WESTON College is in the running to be crowned the Access to Higher Education Centre of the Year in the AIM Empowering Futures Awards 2023.

The awards were created to celebrate the achievements of end-point assessment organisations, AIM-recognised centres and employers.

The winners will be announced during the Empowering Futures Conference on November 9, which will take place at the East Midlands Conference Centre, Nottingham.

 AIM qualifications and assessment group’s chief executive officer, Kevern Kerswell, said: “We’re delighted that for these inaugural awards, we have received so many entries dedicated to celebrating the achievements of AIM’s centres and partners.

"All the entries are of a really high standard and demonstrate great commitment to supporting and empowering individuals to go on to do amazing things.

"Congratulations to all finalists. We look forward to celebrating their success as an industry on November 9.”

Weston College's Access to Higher Education programmes start twice a year in September and January and pathways include Animal Science, Business, Criminology, Medical Sciences, Nursing and Midwifery, Social Sciences and Teaching.