When Ayrshire College decided its existing portal wasn’t fit for purpose in 2020, it faced a familiar FE dilemma: ambitious digital goals, limited IT resource, and no appetite for a costly build-from-scratch project. The college needed an out-of-the-box solution that could move fast, integrate cleanly, and genuinely serve 13,000 learners from day one.
The Ambition
Ayrshire College had a clear goal: deliver a digital student experience that genuinely supported 13,000 learners — on campus and off. The college wanted to accelerate its digital transformation and give students a single, connected place to access everything they needed to succeed.
The Challenge
With limited IT resource already committed to other major projects, building something new wasn’t an option. The existing portal wasn’t fit for purpose, but a costly, development-heavy replacement wasn’t the answer either. The college needed a solution that could move fast, require minimal technical lift, and still deliver the functionality students actually needed.
The Solution
Ayrshire College chose myday — an out-of-the-box student engagement platform that could be implemented quickly without draining IT capacity. Starting with a minimum viable product approach, the college got up and running at speed. From there, myday’s developer-enabled capabilities allowed the team to expand the platform and build bespoke applications around the core offering — growing the solution as their ambitions grew.
“We wanted to partner with a supplier that was able to provide that great digital experience online and deliver it quickly.”
Richard Simson
Head of Business Intelligence and Information Systems, Ayrshire College
Find out how they made it work.
Download the full Ayrshire College case study to see how a further education institution with real constraints delivered a digital experience students wanted more of — and built a foundation to keep improving it.
