Celebration of Learning and Skills Awards 2009

The CoLaS Awards 2009....

....the region’s biggest showcase of learning excellence.

For the past three years the CoLaS Awards have taken the North East by storm. Each year the competition to win a coveted CoLaS trophy and attend the glittering awards night at the Sage Gateshead gets more fierce.

This year's event was the best ever; a spectacular evening of entertainment and recognition of achievement.

To view the winners, please click HERE
To view the photos click HERE, or to download the supplement click HERE. 

The 2009 Award Sponsors

Thank you to all this year's award sponsors.  The sponsors were:

•  Young learner of the Year - sponsored by Tyne Metropolitan College
• Adult Learner of the Year - sponsored by Middlesbrough College
• Skills for Work Award - sponsored by North East NHS
• Apprentice of the Year - sponsored by Sembcorp, NEPIC and the National Skills Academy
• Personal Achiever of the Year - South Tyneside College
• Lifetime Achiever - sponsored by Bishop Auckland College, Derwentside College, East Durham College and New College Durham
• Outstanding Achiever of the Year - sponsored by learndirect
• Small Employer of the Year (up to 49 employees) - sponsored by Stockton Riverside College
• Medium Employer of the Year (50 - 249 employees) - sponsored by Darlington College
• Large Employer of the year (250+ employees) - sponsored by Investors in People North East
• Pioneering Recruitment - sponsored by Premium People Recruitment
• Workforce Commitment Award - sponsored by One NorthEast
• Outstanding Employer of the Year - sponsored by Meridian Marketing