College Awards and Achievements
CAVC made it to the finals of the Association of College’s UK-wide Beacon Awards in the Jisc Effective Use of Digital Technology in Further Education category
The Classroom retained its AA College Rosette – Highly Commended award
Estyn, His Majesty’s Inspectorate for Education and Training. Published an inspection report highlighting the positive work of CAVC’s apprenticeship provision
The College jumped from 7th to 3rd in the National Centre for Diversity’s Top 100 Most Inclusive Employers Index
CAVC retained its Microsoft Showcase College status and its CyberFirst Gold College status
The College’s Families Learning Together won a prestigious Inspire! Award for the positive impact they have had on communities across the Capital Region
Foundation Learning Lecturer Dave Moody won the Pioneer Award in the WorldSkills UK Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Awards
The Classroom made it to the Finals of the AA College Restaurant of the Year competition
John Fairgrieve of CAVC’s Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) Department won a Jisc Community Champion Award for his work with their ER (Enhanced Reality) community
Student Awards and Achievements
CAVC learners won 34 medals in Skills Competition Wales – including a record 19 gold medals
The Basketball Academy made history by becoming the first Welsh team to win the UK-wide Association of Colleges Sport Championships
Former HND Hospitality Management learner Ruby Pile was selected to represent the UK at WorldSkills Lyon 2024
Performing Arts learner Emily Jones won this year’s Best Actress Award at the It’s My Shout Awards
A Levels learner Ben Voisey competed for the Medal y Dysgwyr – Young Learners Medal – at this year’s Eisteddfod yr Urdd
Brickwork learner Josh Nicholls came third in the Guild of Bricklayers Welsh Finals on the same day he picked up his gold medal for Brickwork from Skills Competition Wales
The Men’s Rugby Academy were 2024 WRU Welsh Schools College Development League Champions and came fourth in the Welsh Schools and Colleges A License League 2023
CAVC Rugby Academy alumni Evan Lloyd and Mackenzie Martin were selected for the Wales squad for the Six Nations
Leaners Sean Early and Sara Head won Agored Access to HE Learner of the Year for Outstanding Academic Achievement and Outstanding Commitment respectively. Sara also won the UK Wide Keith Fletcher Memorial Award for Access learners
Level 3 Culinary Arts learner Maddison Evans represented Wales in the World Chef Olympiad in India
Former Cyber Security learner Jospeh Dancer won gold in the WorldSkills UK IT Support Technician Finals
Skills for Progression Learner Ceinwen Hopkins won in the Young Writers Fright Club competition and their short story was published in the book Ghost Stories, Creeping Shadows
Former A Levels learner Rhydian Brown won a Medal of Excellence in Web Design at the EuroSkills 2023 competition
Level 3 Esports learners took part in the Welsh Colleges Esports Cup and by the semi-finals had knocked out all of the competitors. Noah Avoth came out on top, having not dropped a single game in the tournament
College Awards
CAVC Group Principal Kay Martin was awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for Services to Education
CAVC and Sgil Cymru’s CRIW film and television apprenticeship was shortlisted for the FE Week AELP AAC Apprenticeship awards
CAVC was shortlisted in the Association of Colleges Beacon Awards for the AoC Excellence in Governance Award
The Careers and Ideas team won a Careers Wales Award for Careers Development (Post 16)
The Classroom won Romantic Restaurant of the Year at the Wales Restaurant Awards
CAVC won a Princess Royal Training Award for Outstanding Training and Skills Development Programmes
The Classroom made it to the top three in the AA College Restaurant of the Year Competition
The College was re-accredited for Leaders in Diversity status by the National Centre for Diversity
Project SEARCH Lecturer Kerri Ince won an Inspire! Tutor Award
The CAVC Wellbeing team won silver in the Mental Health and Wellbeing Wales Awards for Outstanding Impact in Education
The College retained its Microsoft Showcase College status
Student Awards
CAVC learners won a record 36 medals in Skills Competition Wales – seven gold, 15 silver and 14 bronze
The CAVC Rugby Academy were back-to-back Welsh Schools and Colleges champions, winning the Cup Final for the second year in a row
At the WorldSkills UK Finals, Ieuan Morris-Brown won gold in Automotive Body repair and Ruby Pile won silver in Restaurant Service
Year 3 BEng Aircraft Engineering learners entered Kingston University’s Bright Ideas competition, sweeping the board in one category and coming second in another
CAVC Foundation Learning Football was placed 4thin the AoC UK Pan Disability Football National Championships
CAVC’s Basketball Academy won the AoC South West League
Creative Media Production and Technology learner Zac Smith won an RTS Cymru Student Award in the Undergraduate Factual category
Performing Arts learner Katie Pritchard won Best Young Actor at the It’s My Shout Awards
Construction and Building Services student David Taylor came second in the Welsh heats of the Guild of Bricklayers competition
Former student Ewan Heppenstall won an Inspire! Young Adult Leaner of the Year Award
Hospitality learners Callum Patterson, Louis Rochon and Jack Mathews won a Transport for Wales competition to create menus for its first-class Blas menu
Former learner Ewan Heppenstall won an Inspire! Award for Young Adult Learner of the Year
Electrical Installation apprentice Duncan Kinnaird won the Welsh heats of Sparks Learner of the Year
Heating and Ventilation apprentice Nathan Kelly won the Welsh heats of HIP Learner of the Year
College Awards
Student Awards
CAVC students won 25 medals in Skills Competition Wales – 10 gold, seven silver and eight bronze
Cai Pugh won a Career Ready Student of the Year Award
College Awards
CAVC was crowned the best in the UK in the Support for Learners category at the TES FE Awards 2021
CAVC moved up from 12 to 2 in the National Centre for Diversity’s Top 100 Most Inclusive Workplaces Index at the Centre’s 2021 Fairness, Respect, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Engagement (FREDIE) Awards. It also won FE College of the Year
CAVC achieved re-accreditation for its Leaders in Diversity status
CF10 – the College’s catering and retail providers – was placed in the UK’s Best Companies to Work For li
The College was also re-accredited for the Matrix Quality Standard Award for whole college provision
CAVC was awarded the National Cyber Security Centre's Gold CyberFirst School Award
Student Awards
College Awards
Student Awards
College Awards
Student Awards
College Awards
Student Awards
Shortlisted/nominated
College Awards
Student Awards
Shortlisted/nominated