Your Success& BeyondIn this section• Further Education Awards• Apprenticeship Awards• Getting you into University• Getting you into Work
Celebrating Your SuccessEvery year, we celebrate our students’ fantastic achievements with two glamorous eveningawards ceremonies, called the Further Education (FE) Awards and Apprenticeship Awards.Further Education AwardsOver 200 students, staff and special guests came tothe 2013 FE Awards. Nearly 60 students from acrossSomerset and Dorset won awards for OutstandingAchievement, Personal Achievement and representing the<strong>College</strong> in regional, national and internationalsporting competitions.There were nine top trophies and shields presented. The14-16 Student of the Year prize went to Daniel Amatt.Ryan Jones was presented with the Stephanie PirongsAward for Personal Achievement, while Lysa Penlingtonreceived the Nicola Locke Award for Outstanding PersonalAchievement. <strong>Two</strong> top prizes recognised contribution tothe community. The Jan Howell Award for OutstandingPersonal Contribution to the <strong>Yeovil</strong> <strong>College</strong> Communitywent to Patryk Jadzinski and Chelsea Board received theFred Janes Award for Outstanding Contribution to <strong>College</strong>Life. The winner of the Nikki Baker Cup for StudentEndeavour was Victoria Batley, who could not attend asshe is working in America. Academic achievement wasalso recognised, James Thorn was named winner of theLawrence Cove Shield for Engineering Excellence andJoanna Churn won the Roger Elvin Award for ModernLanguages. Catherine Wilkinson was this year’s TonyAllum Award for Creative and Essay Writing.The guest speaker was Lynne Sedgmore CBE, ExecutiveDirector of the 157 Group of FE <strong>College</strong>s and Whitehalladvisor. She said “Tonight, this award ceremony,is about you and your success and achievements.Whatever award you received tonight, whateverskill or accomplishment you are being recognised for,I hope it feeds into your sense of achievement andpride and that it stands you in good steadin the future.”Apprenticeship AwardsNearly 40 top apprentices and their employers werecelebrated at the second annual <strong>Yeovil</strong> <strong>College</strong> andNorth Dorset Technical <strong>College</strong> Apprenticeship Awardsin November 2012. Apprentices from across Somerset,Dorset, Wiltshire and Devon received awards in 24categories, nearly double the number presented in 2011.The awards included those for Intermediate and AdvancedApprenticeships in Carpentry, Plumbing, BusinessAdministration, Contact Centres, Customer Service,Health & Social Care, Childcare, Hairdressing, ProfessionalCookery, Engineering, ICT and Print.<strong>Two</strong> overall Apprentice of the Year Awards were alsopresented. Kieron Lees was named IntermediateApprentice of the Year. He completed an Apprenticeshipin Electronic Security & Emergency Systems and isemployed by CIA Fire & Security. As well as excellingduring his training, he was part of the team which wonfirst prize at the IFSEC Apprentice Skills Challengecompetition in Birmingham earlier this year.The Advanced Apprentice of the Year was ICTProfessional Competence student Nathan Briggs, who isemployed by Dorset County Council. Staff described himas completing his work to an exceptional standard andmaintaining progress throughout his training, reachingsuch a standard that he is now mentoring the secondapprentice in his cohort. The guest speaker, Rupert Cox,Chief Executive of Somerset Chamber of Commerce,said “We are very lucky that some of the bestcolleges in England are here in Somerset and that<strong>Yeovil</strong> <strong>College</strong> is part of a great network of trainingproviders. Your apprenticeship is the start of yourworking life, not its conclusion. Use your apprenticeshipas a currency of attitude, commitment and attainment.It says something very important about you. Attitudeis a big issue for employers and your attitude to workis the reason you’ve been successful.”For further information call 01935 423921 or visit www.yeovil.ac.uk. Information correct at time of print. 121