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Newcastle College up for Five Education Awards

Newcastle College has been shortlisted for a number of awards at this year’s Educate the North Awards, across its further and higher education provisions.

The Educate the North Awards is a prestigious annual event which celebrates, recognises and shares best practice and excellence in the education sector in the North.

Newcastle College has been shortlisted for two awards in the Business and Industry Collaboration in the HE/FE sector, for its work with Responsive Engineering (part of the Reece Group), to upskill 10 members of its existing workforce through a bespoke delivery of a Foundation Degree and for a collaboration with The Launch Group to help those not currently in education or training access employment opportunities in the aviation sector.

Its partnership with the ORE Catapult and the launch of the world’s most advanced immersive Hybrid Reality (iHR) training system for the offshore wind industry in Newcastle College’s Energy Academy has also been shortlisted in the Business Collaboration and Partnerships category.

Newcastle College University Centre is in the running for a further two categories – Student Experience in the FE/HE Sector (for its Student as Producer Initiative) and Research Team of the Year.

Principal Tony Lewin commented: “It is a brilliant achievement to be shortlisted in so many categories at this year’s Educate the North Awards.

“Industry and employer collaboration is at the centre of everything we do at Newcastle College and to make the shortlist for two of these key partnerships is great recognition that they have a positive impact on students and on combatting skills gaps in the relevant areas.

“It is also fantastic to see Newcastle College University Centre recognised for the student experience it offers as a higher education provider within a college setting.

“These nominations put Newcastle College and the University Centre in the spotlight alongside prestigious institutions.”

Winners will be announced at the awards ceremony in Manchester on 25 April 2019.

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