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Centre of Excellence

The International Centre of Excellence Award is given to centres who have demonstrated excellence in a wide range of areas including quality of operations, learner experience and industry engagement. It celebrates the exceptional contribution made by the recipients and the positive impact they have made on City & Guilds’ learners.

Representatives of all centres were invited to attend the Lion Awards ceremony in London on 7 July. The Lion Awards is City & Guilds’ most prestigious awards ceremony, where we celebrate the achievements of our outstanding centres, tutors and learners.

You can hear what this year’s winners had to say about their achievements below.

Winners 2016-2017

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Pacific

City & Guilds are proud to announce this year’s International Centre of Excellence winner from our Asia Pacific region – Wellington Institute of Technology!

This award recognises WelTec’s dedication to providing excellence in their training and learning programmes. The quality of the teaching has been exemplified in the success of their students, with many being offered employment even before finishing their courses!

‘We are thrilled and very proud that the School of Hospitality has received international recognition from City & Guilds.  This accolade recognises not only our world-class campus situated in the heart of New Zealand’s culinary capital, but also our award winning staff who teach to the highest professional culinary and hospitality standards.’ - Roger Sowry Council Chair, the governing body of the Wellington Institute of Technology.

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South Asia

City & Guilds are proud to announce this year’s International Centre of Excellence winner from South Asia – Sri Lanka Telecom Training Centre!

This award celebrates Sri Lanka Telecom Training Centre’s commitment to developing highly skilled, world class engineers. Their focus on providing the next generation of engineers with the skills they need to succeed has resulted in them twice winning the prestigious City & Guilds International Learner of the Year Award.

‘We are excited that our hard work is paying off and has been rewarded internationally. This is really encouraging’- Asiri Indika, Deputy General Manager/Training and Development.

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Africa

City & Guilds are proud to announce this year’s International Centre of Excellence winner from Africa – the Institute of Culinary Arts!

This award celebrates the ICA’s commitment to producing world class chefs and recognises the innovation and creative flair they have brought to the field of gastronomy.

‘To be named Africa’s Centre of Excellence at the same time as celebrating 21 years of outstanding training, pays tribute to the ICA’s true dedication and perseverance in the drive to uphold a simple philosophy of excellence in each and every aspect of the culinary arts, underlining an unsurpassed level of quality and distinction. The ICA is humbled and extremely proud to receive this accolade from City & Guilds as evidence of our unparalleled training ethos.’

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Middle East

City & Guilds are proud to announce this year’s International Centre of Excellence winner from the Middle East – the International Centre for Culinary Arts (ICCA Dubai)!

This award celebrates the exceptional contribution made by ICCA Dubai to the culinary arts and the impact their vocational education programmes have had in creating progression opportunities for City & Guilds learners.

‘We are much honoured by this international recognition and are passionate about what we do, are driven by innovation, strive to excel, are application focused and remain committed to providing the opportunity for our students to realise their dreams. Our laurels, achievements are a testimony to this commitment and resolve​’ - Sunjeh Raja, Director and CEO, ICCA Dubai.

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Europe & Caribbean

City & Guilds are proud to announce this year’s International Centre of Excellence winner from our Europe and Caribbean regions – Ballyfermot Training Centre!

This award celebrates Ballyfermot’s dedication to innovation, and also recognises the exceptionally high quality standards that they provide for their learners.

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