Basingstoke College of Technology (BCoT) has been recognised for the mental health support and careers advice it provides students.
The college in Worting Road, has been named as a double finalist at this year’s prestigious Association of Colleges’ (AoC) Beacon Awards, in the NOCN Group Award for Mental Health and Wellbeing and the Careers & Enterprise Company Award for Excellence in Careers and Enterprise.
Over the past year, BCoT has introduced a number of initiatives across its services to provide quality mental health and wellbeing support, as well as careers advice and progression options for students after they’ve finished college, whether that be a job, university place or apprenticeship.
For example, more than 1,000 students have used virtual reality programmes to refine their interview techniques and manage interview anxiety as well as enhancing their social skills such as listening and presenting, improving their self-awareness and confidence.
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