BTEC students at Capital City College Group prepare for bright futures following exceptional results

Students from Capital City College Group (CCCG) are celebrating excellent BTEC results across an extensive array of courses and subjects after receiving their results on 15 August. For many of the students, successfully completing their BTEC courses means that they are now able to progress into their chosen career or Higher Education course.

Following a tremendously successful academic year, an impressive 78 out of the Group’s 113 BTEC courses received a 100% pass rate. This included courses from a broad range of subject areas such as:

• Accounting and Bookkeeping
• Art and Design
• Animal Care
• Business Studies
• Computing and IT
• Childcare
• Engineering
• Health and Social Care
• Hospitality and Culinary Arts
• Music Performance and Production
• Performing Arts
• Public Services
• Science and Forensics
• Sports Science
• Teaching and Teacher Education
• Travel and Tourism

A further 20 of the Group’s BTEC courses received a high pass rate of 90%-99%, further demonstrating the hard work of both students and teachers in achieving excellent results.

The College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London 

Students from the IT department at The College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London (CONEL) achieved great results which have actively enabled academic progression – with 92% of Level 3 BTEC Extended Diploma students progressing to university.

Two students in particular, Kanaan Al Shaif and Paule Massacdo Sime from the Access to Computer Science course are looking forward to starting degree courses at the highly competitive Russell Group University, Queen Mary.

Westminster Kingsway College

Students who completed Business courses at Westminster Kingsway College (WestKing) were also jumping for joy. Charlie Martin accepted an offer to study Law at the University of Exeter, and Helen Yengil has accepted an offer to study Accounting and Finance at Queen Mary

Gledisa Muca, who completed the BTEC Extended Diploma in Engineering received extensive support from the college’s Careers and Employability team. Thanks to her strong portfolio of sketches and artwork, she was offered a conditional offer to study Architecture at The University of East London.

Westminster Kingsway College (WestKing) students from the School of Hospitality and Culinary Arts, which is based at the college’s Victoria Centre, have also been looking forward to exciting next steps.

A group of four students who have completed Level 3 courses have been accepted for 12-month internships at various Country Clubs in the USA. Three students have been successful in securing month-long internships at the Glenfiddich estate in Scotland, where they will experience hands-on learning covering all aspects of the brand’s work, from making barrels to hosting fine dining hospitality events. 

The majority of students from Hospitality and Culinary Arts courses have gained industry-based positions at both new and established venues.

• Student Elliot Tyler will be working within the restaurant at the famous Claridges Hotel.
• Elise Wyse will be taking up a position with the well-known chef Gordon Ramsay.
• Geraldine Torres, who recently won the 2024 Nestlé Professional Toque d’Or competition, will be working at the recently opened Cornus Restaurant in Belgravia.
• Jayden Stalick is going on to work at the Michelin Star Notting Hill brasserie, Dorian.

Other learners have been successful in gaining positions at esteemed venues such as The House of Commons and Annabel’s, with front-of-house students moving into management training programmes at The Waldorf Hilton and The Cadogan.

City and Islington College

City and Islington College (CANDI) students have also been celebrating success on their BTEC courses and looking forward to their next steps.

Evelyn Carmona Molina completed a Uniformed Protective Services – Level 3 National Extended Diploma and hopes to become a prosecutor. During her course, Evelyn demonstrated her skills as an outstanding advocate and formidable opponent while taking part in workshops delivered by the UCL Centre for Access to Justice, organised as part of the Careers Department Legal Action Programme. Evelyn has received offers to study Law at all the universities she applied to.

Another CANDI student, Ruben Bonomo, will be embarking upon a Higher-Level Apprenticeship in Commercial Risk and Reinsurance Broking with Aon in September. During his time at the college, Ruben took part in three of the college’s flagship career enrichment programmes: Lloyds Junior Scholars, Big Alliance Mentoring and Career Ready. Ruben also attended employability masterclasses, completed a work experience placement at Lloyds Banking Group mentoring programme and a four-week summer internship with SMBC Banking. 

Sarah Khatun, an Applied Science – Level 3 Extended Diploma student, received a Distinction and two Merits and is going on to study Biomedical Science at the University of Westminster. Sarah said: “I’m really happy. When I saw the message that I got into uni I was screaming.” She also said: “With BTEC, everyone kind of thinks that it’s lower than A Level but they [the college] made sure to tell you that you will get into uni – they really make you feel comfortable with BTEC.”

Adam Davies-Shahjahan, who completed the Uniformed Protective Services – Level 3 Extended National Diploma, achieved a triple Distinction star and will study International Relations at Goldsmiths before entering the Royal Air Force as an officer. He said: “I would say that it’s been fantastic, especially my lecturers. It’s been very personal, very good. My subject, especially, has been fantastic. Genuinely speaking, I wouldn’t have got these grades without that so thank you to the whole Protective Services Department on that front.”

Speaking on results day, which took place on 15 August, Daniella Plummer, Head of STEM at CANDI said: “I’m really excited for all of our students. I knew they were going to do really well so seeing them queuing up at 8am to come in was just incredible to see. Everyone was extremely happy walking out of here, and if they weren’t they knew what they wanted to do and were prepared for that. We had the careers team on hand to support students with information and advice. Overall, I’m really happy to see that the students are happy.”

Congratulations to all students on your excellent BTEC results!

Our wide offering of Vocational Technical (BTEC) courses offers students clear pathways towards their chosen career or Higher Education opportunities. Find out more about our excellent range of courses!

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