Connect Connect Autumn 2017 | Page 12

Celebrating Success Award news We are well represented at the CDN College Awards 2017, with a total of 5 nominations. We have been shortlisted in the following categories: - Developing a Regional Curriculum Award - Employer Connections Award - Inclusive College Award - Innovative College Award - Student Citizenship Award; where former Sports and Fitness student Kayleigh Haggo is a finalist. We are delighted to bring you news that we have been shortlisted at several upcoming award ceremonies Two college representatives have been shortlisted at The Herald and GenAnalytics national Diversity Awards 2017. congratulations to everyone at the College whose excellence is being recognised by being shortlisted for these awards We are a finalist in the Innovating in STEM Education/Training category at The Herald Global Game Changers awards for #ThisAyrshireGirlCan. Employability and Engagement Officer Steven Fegan has been nominated for Diversity Hero of the Year, while Kayleigh Haggo is shortlisted in the Rising Star Diversity Award category. Recently Kayleigh was also a finalist in the Outstanding Contribution from a Student category at The Herald Higher Education Awards. At the Ayrshire Chamber of Commerce Business Awards, we are shortlisted in the Excellence in People Development category for our model of staff-supportive CPD, where our staff are encouraged to share examples of good practice with each other. We have been nominated for two awards at the Green Gown Awards, with the Park Life project shortlisted in the Student Engagement category and our Sport & Fitness students’ work with the Older Adult Group named as a finalist for the Community Award. Former student, engineering apprentice Anna Manson, has been shortlisted in the Apprentice Ambassador category of the Scottish Apprenticeship Awards. 12 Our Get East Ayrshire Active campaign was also nominated in the Outstanding Contribution to the Local Community and Campaign of the Year categories at the same ceremony. The magazine of Ayrshire College