Two Prestigious Awards for New College Lanarkshire

That the Parliament congratulates New College Lanarkshire on its success at The Herald Higher Education Awards 2021, winning the Outstanding Business Engagement in Colleges category for its Lanarkshire Business Hub and the Innovative Use of Technology award for its Virtual Autodesk Digital Construction Challenge; understands that, for over 10 years, the Business Hub has provided a forum for the business community, bringing together key partners, industry experts and businesses for monthly events and workshops and that, since the COVID-19 lockdown, it has successfully transitioned to an online forum, enabling members to learn, network and collaborate for the benefit of the area's economy; notes that it has 500 members, representing businesses ranging from large multinationals to sole traders, across 62 different sectors; understands that the Virtual Autodesk Digital Construction Challenge was led by lecturer, Michael McGuire, who is the WorldSkills UK training manager for Building Information Modelling (BIM), and Philipp Mueller at Autodesk, who devised and delivered a virtual version of a UK-wide BIM competition in the months following the lockdown to ensure that students would not miss out on the chance to compete against their peers; recognises the hard work and dedication by all involved in both initiatives, and wishes them, and all at New College Lanarkshire, well in all their current and future endeavours.