Capital City College students triumph at Greater London Skills Competition 2026

Capital City College (CCC) students are celebrating after securing wins at the Greater London Skills Competition 2026, taking top spots in cyber security and culinary, and earning runner‑up positions in engineering and beauty.

For a third year in a row, the competition has brought together colleges across London to compete. This year the competitions grew, with 15 colleges represented by 300 students participating in the challenges. Students competed in beauty, bricklaying, carpentry, cyber security, media, engineering, hairdressing, science, and more.

Endorsed by WorldSkills UK, and sponsored by employers including Atos and Digital Garage, the competition sees colleges host professional, industry‑level assessments on their own campuses, showcasing the talent and potential of London’s future workforce.

This year, CCC students once again made their mark. The college placed joint first in cyber security, first in culinary, and finished as runners‑up in both engineering and beauty.

In the culinary competition, nine students had to create a three-course meal of a cold starter, dressed crab and chocolate mousse. Industry judges included representatives from Gaucho and the Chefs’ Association. CCC student Oscar impressed the judges with his dishes showcasing modern British cuisine.

In the cyber security competition, held our our Mosaic@Soho campus, student teams put their theoretical knowledge into practice by working as consultants for a fictional cyber security firm. They were challenged to solve realistic, scenario‑based problems that required teamwork, creativity and problem-solving skills.

Stefan, a Full Stack Software Engineer at 01Founders and judge of the cyber security competition, said: “These kids, in four or five hours, they’ve managed to essentially create presentations to exploit vulnerabilities, to patch them, to recommend changes, infrastructure and so on. Not going to dive deep into the technical side, but if they have managed to achieve this in four or five hours, imagine what they can achieve
in a full time position.”

‘Last year I thought it was good. This year was exceptional.’

Carl Boyd, Assistant Principal of Innovation – Principals & Directors, said: “It has been an amazing day, with teams competing from various colleges across London. It’s been a lot of enthusiasm, a lot of high skill. So with this, the second time we’ve hosted this cyber security competition, and the level of skill has been significantly higher than last year. Last year, I thought it was good. This year was exceptional. Our joint winning teams did very well in both the presentation and the analysis of the defend and attack scenario, and learners are looking forward to applying for World Skills, which is next on the agenda, so a good stepping stone. Congratulations to all the winners.”

Toby Clark, Deputy Principal at CCC, said: “What makes the Greater London College Skills Competition special is that it raises the bar. Students step beyond coursework, compete using WorldSkills methodology, and show the level of skill, determination and professionalism that young people in our sector are capable of.”

Well done to all of the colleges and students for taking part in this fantastic competition!

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