South Staffordshire College students have celebrated the end of their studies, at the Further Education Graduation Awards Ceremony, held over three days at Drayton Manor.

The graduation awards recognised the students for their achievements in Construction, Engineering, Science, Health, Care and Public Services, Art, Media, IT, Land-Based studies, Business and Skills for Working Life students. Over 50 students also received special Outstanding Achievement and Outstanding Student awards in a variety of subject areas.

They were joined by family and friends, senior College Staff, Governors and Special Guest Speakers including Steve Orchard and Mark O'Sullivan from Touch FM, Programme Director James Walshe from Kerrang!Radio, Regional Director at the National Farmers Union David Collier and Lewis Moore, Winner of the 2010 Midlands Hairdresser of the Year.

Students were congratulated on stage by the College's Chief Executive Principal Graham Morley who presented them with their Graduate Award Certificates.

"We are proud of our learners and what they have achieved and are confident they will utilise the skills they have learnt as a result of College practice and teaching.

At the events, we also celebrated our own success as we are now recognised by the Data Service as the most successful College in Staffordshire for 16 - 18 year old education.

As we end another successful FE graduation, we hope that all our learners found inspiration from the real life experiences the College offered them and will now confidently enter the workplace and continue to learn from industry experts within their chosen field, move on to higher education or continue their further education studies".

New students at South Staffordshire College can look forward to high standards of teaching in world-class facilities, including the newly constructed learning and teaching Foster Centre building, located at the Rodbaston Campus.