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ACHIEVEMENTS, AWARDS AND ACCREDITATIONS

Aside from outstanding academic success, the College and its staff and courses have won a string of prestigious awards, accolades and accreditations in recent years.

This shows that quality and excellence run through everything we do and means that you can be confident Weston College is the best choice for you.

Find out more about our achievements

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AWARDS AND ACCREDITATIONS

Here are a few of the highlights from the last few years ...

Winner - South West Apprenticeship Awards 2023 | Apprenticeship Training Provider of the Year 

Finalist - The AoC Beacon Awards 22/23 | Nous Group Award for Education for Sustainable Development

Association of Accredited Learning 2022 | People, Culture and Wellbeing Quality Mark

Gold Status - Carnegie Centre of Excellence 2022 | Further Education Mental Health Award

Finalist - AAC Awards 2022 | Engineering & Manufacturing Apprenticeship Provider of the Year

Finalist - AAC Awards 2022 | Apprenticeship Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Provider Recognition Award

Finalist - AAC Awards 2022 | Apprenticeship Provider of the year

Finalist - AAC Awards 2022 | Apprentice Employer of the Year

Winner - AoC Beacon Award 2022 | Jisc Award for Effective Use of Digital Technology in Further Education

Winner - AoC Beacon Award 2022 | The Careers and Enterprise Company for Innovation in Careers and Enterprise Award

Finalist - AoC Beacon Award 2022 | The Edge Award for Excellence in Real World Learning

Winner - Annual Apprenticeship Conference (AAC) Awards 2022 | Engineering and Manufacturing Apprenticeship Provider of the Year

Winner - National Association for Managers of Student Services (NAMSS) Awards 2022 | Outstanding Contribution to Student Services award (Mandy Lee)

Winner - Bristol and Bath Apprentice Awards 2022 | Training Provider of the Year 2022

Winner - The Professional Association of Catering Education (PACE) awards 2022 | Outstanding Industry Partnerships award winners

Shortlisted - South West Business Leader Awards 2021 | Business in the Community

Winner - FE Week and AELP AAC Apprenticeship Awards 2021 | Promoting Apprenticeships Campaign of the Year

Shortlisted - Bristol Life Awards 2021 | shortlisted for Education and WEIoT for Civic

Shortlisted - TES FE AWARDS 2021 | FE College of the Year Award and Outstanding use of Technology in Delivering Remote Teaching and Learning Award

Commended College - AOC Beacon Award 2020-21 | Effective Use of Digital Technology in FE

Commended College & Winner - AOC Beacon Award 2020-21 | Inclusive Leadership Award

Gold Award Winner - UKBA (UK National Business Awards) 2020 | Wellbeing at Work

Platinum & Champion - Investors in People 2020

National Finalist - TES 2020 | Professional Services Team of the Year HR and Payroll

National Finalist - TES 2020 | Employer Engagement

National Finalist - FE Week and AELP AAC Apprenticeship Awards 2020 | Promoting Apprenticeships campaign of the year

National Finalist - FE Week and AELP AAC Apprenticeship Awards 2020 | Digital Apprenticeship Provider of the year 

National Finalist - FE Week and AELP AAC Apprenticeship Awards 2020 | Apprenticeship Provider of the year

Winner - Training Provider of the Year 2020 | Bristol Bristol & Bath Apprenticeship

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AWARDS AND ACCREDITATIONS

Here are a few of the highlights from the last few years ...

Winner

C2I Awards 2025 | STEM Initiate Award for Increase STEM in Apprenticeships

Winner

Port Skills and Safety Awards 2024 | Best Members' Collaboration Award in collaboration with the Bristol Port Company

Winner

Pearson National Teaching Awards 2025 | The Award for SEND and Inclusive Practice (Abbi Richards)

Winner

South West Apprenticeship Awards 2023 | Apprenticeship Training Provider of the Year

Winner

AoC Beacon Award 2022 | Jisc Award for Effective Use of Digital Technology in Further Education

Winner

AoC Beacon Award 2022 | The Careers and Enterprise Company for Innovation in Careers and Enterprise Award

Winner

Annual Apprenticeship Conference (AAC) Awards 2022 | Engineering and Manufacturing Apprenticeship Provider of the Year

Winner

National Association for Managers of Student Services (NAMSS) Awards 2022 | Outstanding Contribution to Student Services award (Mandy Lee)

Winner

Bristol and Bath Apprentice Awards 2022 | Training Provider of the Year 2022

Winner

The Professional Association of Catering Education (PACE) awards 2022 | Outstanding Industry Partnerships award winners

Gold Status

Carnegie Centre of Excellence 2022 | Further Education Mental Health Award

Finalist

The AoC Beacon Awards 22/23 | Nous Group Award for Education for Sustainable Development

Finalist

AAC Awards 2022 | Engineering & Manufacturing Apprenticeship Provider of the Year

Finalist

AAC Awards 2022 | Apprenticeship Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Provider Recognition Award

Finalist

AAC Awards 2022 | Apprenticeship Provider of the year

Finalist

AAC Awards 2022 | Apprentice Employer of the Year

Finalist

AoC Beacon Award 2022 | The Edge Award for Excellence in Real World Learning

National Finalist

TES 2020 | Professional Services Team of the Year HR and Payroll

National Finalist

TES 2020 | Employer Engagement

National Finalist

FE Week and AELP AAC Apprenticeship Awards 2020 | Promoting Apprenticeships campaign of the year

National Finalist

FE Week and AELP AAC Apprenticeship Awards 2020 | Digital Apprenticeship Provider of the year

National Finalist

FE Week and AELP AAC Apprenticeship Awards 2020 | Apprenticeship Provider of the year

Shortlisted

South West Business Leader Awards 2021 | Business in the Community

Shortlisted

Bristol Life Awards 2021 | shortlisted for Education and WEIoT for Civic

Shortlisted

TES FE AWARDS 2021 | FE College of the Year Award and Outstanding use of Technology in Delivering Remote Teaching and Learning Award

Commended College

AOC Beacon Award 2020-21 | Effective Use of Digital Technology in FE

Platinum & Champion

Investors in People 2020

Association of Accredited Learning 2022 | People, Culture and Wellbeing Quality Mark

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