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- Beacon Awards 2023/24 finalists announced
Beacon Awards 2023/24 finalists announced

The finalists for the 2023/24 Beacon Awards have been revealed at the Association of Colleges Annual Conference in Birmingham.
The colleges will be visited by independent assessors over the next months, with the winners announced in February.
The AoC Beacon Awards capture and celebrate the best and most innovative practice among UK further education colleges. The aim of the awards programme is to demonstrate and promote the far-reaching impact of colleges on their students and the communities they serve.
Congratulations to all of the colleges listed below.
The Inenco Award for Education for Sustainable Development
Suffolk New College
New City College
Shipley College
The Careers & Enterprise Company Award for Excellence in Careers and Enterprise
Middlesbrough College
Basingstoke College of Technology (BCoT)
Coleg Sir Gar and Coleg Ceredigion
The RCU Award for Support for Students
Bridgwater & Taunton College
Coleg Cambria
The City & Guilds Award for College Engagement with Employers
Telford College
Capital City College Group
New College Durham
The NOCN Group Award for Mental Health and Wellbeing
Kirklees College
Basingstoke College of Technology (BCoT)
Barnsley College
The Jisc Award for Effective Use of Digital Technology in Further Education
Cardiff and Vale College
Hull College
The Edge Award for Excellence in Real World Learning
South Eastern Regional College
Cambridge Regional College
Education Partnership North East
The AoC Award for Widening Participation
Lancashire Adult Learning (Nelson and Colne College Group)
Capital City College Group
New City College
Gower College Swansea
The AoC Award for Excellence in Governance
East Kent Colleges Group (EKC Group)
Barnsley College