Last night I attended the Dundee College awards ceremony held at The Space. On arrival there was a great atmosphere and it was really good to see the amount of people who turned out for this event. I have never been to the awards ceremony before and up until last year I didn't even know that one took place.

There were over 70 students receiving awards which ranged from construction to cooking, hair dressing to horticulture and business management to beauty. It gave me the opportunity to see the wide range of courses available at Dundee College. More importantly it was an opportunity to recognise the hard work and efforts students go to throughout their academic year. Every student had to walk down the red carpet to achieve their award and on doing this they were greeted with applause. This level of enthusiasm is what is needed, and can go along way to making students feel they have achieved a great deal.

Even though it is not possible to give everyone an award I think events like this are really worthwhile. It can make more people aware of courses and future opportunities, but overall it is giving students praise for what they have achieved.