CDN Virtual College Awards 2020

The CDN Virtual College Awards took place on Thursday 3 December with over 300 guests virtually celebrating the talent and skills of staff and learners. The awards truly showcased a sector that can innovate and succeed in the toughest of times.

This year we warmly welcomed the hilariously wonderful Elaine C Smith to take the mic as Master of Ceremonies. We were also delighted to be joined by guest speaker Richard Lochhead MSP, Minister for Further Education, Higher Education and Science, who also inducted our latest member of the CDN College Hall of Fame, Richard Sagar MBE.

What a treat we had in store as New College Lanarkshire BA Musical Theatre students performed a breathtaking solo of ‘Always Remember Us This Way‘ and a group rendition from musical ‘Chicago.’ We also enjoyed fantastic performances from the Viana Dance Company and Piper Gordon Fisher, Forth Valley College graduate.

Your Guide to Virtual College Awards is now available to view below. The Guide is full of great content including a fantastic new feature – submission videos – each outlining the individual project plus what the judges really loved about it!

Congratualations to all of the winners:

Climate Emergency Action Award Winner: City of Glasgow College Highly Commended: Edinburgh College Commended: Dumfries and Galloway College
College Colleague of the Year Award Winner: Craig Walker, Fife College Highly Commended: Marion Darling, West Lothian College Commended: Elaine Campbell, West Lothian College
Digital Learning Award Winner: City of Glasgow College ‘Creating a Digital Learning Hub’ Highly Commended: Dumfries and Galloway College ‘Student Friendly App’ Commended: City of Glasgow College ‘Offsite Ready Digital Platform’
Employer Connections Award Winner: New College Lanarkshire Highly Commended: Ayrshire College Commended: Fife College
Essential Skills Award Winner: West College Scotland Highly Commended: Borders College Commended: Dundee and Angus College
Health Promoting College Award Winner: West College Scotland Highly Commended: City of Glasgow College Commended: Forth Valley College
Inclusive College Award Winner: Dundee and Angus College Highly Commended: South Lanarkshire College Commended: Glasgow Clyde College
Innovation Award Winner: Ayrshire College Highly Commended: Fife College Commended: Borders College
Marketing and Communications Award Winner: West Lothian College Highly Commended: West College Scotland Commended: Glasgow Clyde College
Student of the Year Award Winner: Kirstie Ann Duncan, City of Glasgow College Highly Commended: Chloe Flynn, Dumfries and Galloway College Commended: Roseanna Campbell, Edinburgh College
Viewers’ Choice Award 2020 For the first time ever, viewers had the chance to vote for their favourite winning submission. You crowned the winner of the Viewers’ Award as… Kirstie Ann Duncan, City of Glasgow, Winner of the Student of the Year Award
The Judges’ Award 2020 Winner: Ayrshire College for their Innovation Award submission ‘#PassingPositivity: Mental Health United’