CDN College Awards 2021

The Awards recognise the talent, innovation and achievement demonstrated by our colleges, their staff and their learners

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The CDN College Awards took place on Thursday 9 December at Radisson Blu in Glasgow with guests celebrating the talent and skills of staff and learners. The awards recognise the skills of staff and students, and following two years like no other we showcased a sector that has shown itself to be resilient and responsive, innovative and impactful.
This year we warmly welcomed the wonderful Amy Irons to take the mic as Master of Ceremonies.
We were also delighted to be joined by guest speaker Jamie Hepburn, MSP, Minister for Higher Education and Further Education, Youth Employment and Training who also inducted our latest member of the CDN College Hall of Fame Jai McDowall.
All the inspirational submissions and testimonials can be viewed in the interactive guide here.
Photographs for the evening can be viewed via Facebook here.

Congratulations to all the winners below:

Gold Sponsors:

College Colleague of the Year Award

Winner: Sophy Mitchell, Dundee and Angus College
Highly Commended: Joe Rafferty, West College Scotland
Commended: Lindsay Henderson, North Highland College UHI
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College Community Learning Award

Winner: West College Scotland
Highly Commended: Glasgow Clyde College
Commended: Ayrshire College
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Digital Learning Award

Winner: West Highland College UHI, Inverness College UHI and North Highland College UHI
Highly Commended: Edinburgh College
Commended: New College Lanarkshire
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Employer Connections Award

Winner: West Lothian College
Highly Commended: Borders College
Commended: South Lanarkshire College
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Health and Wellbeing Award

Winner: Fife College
Highly Commended: West Lothian College
Commended: West College Scotland
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Inclusive College Award

Winner: Ayrshire College
Highly Commended: Edinburgh College
Commended: Perth College UHI
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Innovation Award

Winner: Fife College
Highly Commended: West Lothian College
Commended: City of Glasgow College

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Learning and Teaching Colleague of the Year Award

Winner: Mercedes Richardson, Glasgow Clyde College
Highly Commended: Isobel Donald, West College Scotland
Commended: Katy MacDonald, West Highland College UHI
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Marketing and Communications Award

Winner: City of Glasgow College
Highly Commended: West College Scotland
Commended: Dundee and Angus College

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Skills Development Award

Winner: Glasgow Kelvin College
Highly Commended: Dundee and Angus College
Commended: Fife College

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Student of the Year Award

Winner: Violet Hejazi, City of Glasgow College
Highly Commended: Tiffany Burnett, North East Scotland College
Commended: Aaron Hume, West Lothian College
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Sustainability Action Award

Winner: Dumfries & Galloway College
Highly Commended: Dundee and Angus College
Commended: City of Glasgow College
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Judges’ Award

This award recognises the very best overall submission voted by the judges

Winner: West College Scotland for their College Community Learning Award Submission: ‘West College Scotland & West Dunbartonshire Council Community Learning Partnership’
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