City and Islington College Achievements
City and Islington College’s strong reputation and innovative outlook continue to be recognised in the world of education. Here are just some of our achievements:
- We are accredited by the British Council, which guarantees the quality of our English language provision.
- We are a Highly Trusted Sponsor of the United Kingdom Border Agency, which recognises our track record of good compliance and enables us to offer a wider range of courses to international students.
- We offer outstanding teaching and state of the art facilities and equipment.
- The first further education college to be twice awarded the Queen’s Anniversary Prize for exceptional achievement.
- We hold Beacon status for excellence in post-16 education and training, awarded jointly by the Department for Education and Skills and the Learning and Skills Council.
- We are accredited as a Centre of Excellence for Biotechnology by the National Skills Academy Process Industries.
- We have NEF Assured status for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics subjects. This standard, from the New Engineering Foundation, provides a highly valuable, independent validation of an organisation’s approach to training.
