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Excellence Awards

Quality Assured
Warwickshire College has been recognised, endorsed and given many accolades from the highest levels

Training Quality Standard
We have achieved certification in the Training Quality Standard (TQS). TQS is an assessment framework designed to recognise and celebrate the best organisations delivering training and development solutions.

Ofsted Inspection
Grade One 'Outstanding' College.
Ofsted's verdict is that we are outstanding in five of the six categories their inspectors analysed and good, in one category.

National Beacon Status in Employer Engagement
We are one of the country’s leading Beacon Status colleges on employer engagement activity.

Landex
Warwickshire College is a member of Landex and recognised for providing an excellent quality provision to land-based learners. Our membership demonstrates our excellent range and quality of work to assure rural communities and the land-based industries of our commitment to the future.

Matrix Accreditation
The Student Services team has achieved the matrix Quality Standard for its information, advice and guidance service which is available to everyone.

Quality Award
by unionlearn, the TUC's learning arm, making Warwickshire College the TUC's preferred supplier of workplace-based basic skills training in Coventry and Warwickshire.

A member of the 157 Group
Represents the larger more successful colleges. First Chairman, Warwickshire College's Principal Ioan Morgan CBE

Warwickshire College Affiliations
Board members QIA and QCA
Member of Minister of State FE Advisory Group
Member of LSC/DfES FE Reputation Group

Accounting
ACCA International Gold Status 2009

 

Excellence Awards for our students

Our students have achieved many prestigious awards on a national and international level.

Beauty Therapy
Olympic World Gold
National Beauty Skills Challenge - 1st

Blacksmiths
Royal Show - 1st

International Baccalaureate Diploma
International Commended Award

Care
UK Skills Challenge Gold

Construction
Carpentry - Skillbuild Regional Competition - 1st
Guild of Bricklayers West Midlands Regional Senior Winner 2007 and 2009
Skill Plumb Midlands Winner - 2008

Engineering
EEF Apprentice of the Year Awards - 1st
Lead College in National Manufacturing Skills Academy - launched in 2007 by Rt. Hon Alistair Darling

Equine
Beacon BECTA Award 2004 'Health and Safety with Horses'

Farriers
Best Theory Paper - Worshipful Company of Farrier Diploma 2008

Floristry
Royal Show - Silver Gilt and Lantra Trophy 1st 2008
National Floristry Skills Challenge Gold

Garden Design
Malvern Spring Show - Silver Gilt 2008
BBC Gardeners'  World Live - Silver Gilt 2008

Hairdressing
Association of Hairdressers & Therapists UK Student Competition - Best College in the Midlands 2007 and first and second place in 2009 national finals.
Advanced Section of the National UK Skills Challenge - Gold 2007, Silver 2008

Sport
Captain of the England Colleges Football team 2009
Captain of the England Colleges Hockey team 2009
England Representative Under 18 Football
European Under 20 Triple Jump Champion
Badminton Mixed Doubles - British College Championships Gold 2007
Triple Jump Gold Medal Winner, European U23 Athletics Championships 2007

Sports Turf Management
National Apprenticeships Award -
Advanced Apprentice of the Year

Welding
ISME National Awards - 1st

Woodwork
WoodEx  - 1st, 2nd & 3rd