Graduation Class of 2021 - Tourism, Hospitality and Business
Hello Class of 2021 and welcome to your Graduation and a special hello to all of your friends and family who are hopefully tuning in to celebrate with you tonight I'm Audrey Cumberford, I'm the principal of Edinburgh College and I am honoured to be introducing your Virtual Graduation ceremony. Now, I am really sorry that we are not able to get together in person this year due to the need to prioritise everyone's safety but we're going to do our very best to virtually celebrate and recognise your wonderful achievements. Graduation is of course all about you it's about the hard work and effort that each of you has put into your studies and it's about commemorating your accomplishments you've all proven yourselves to have the dedication and will to succeed in the most challenging of times which is something that I hope you will carry with you for the rest of your lives I often say that pride and passion are in the DNA of Edinburgh College and you the Class of 2021 have embodied that there is no question that the strength and resilience that you have shown by gaining your qualifications in the most unusual and difficult circumstances will no doubt aid you in going on to do and achieve extraordinary things. Your college education mixed with that strength and resilience is a great foundation to build upon as you take your next steps into the world. The past year has
shown us all that while times may get tough there are no limits to what can be achieved and my ask of you is not to limit yourselves, you know what you're good at, you know what excites you you've got something to offer the world and the world is ready and waiting for it, so go out there and join an alumnus of the former Edinburgh College students who are changing the world and shaping the future as we speak. The day will come when we look back and reflect on these times and when we do I hope that you look back fondly on your time spent as an Edinburgh College student that you will be proud of yourselves and that you will share memories and friendships that will last a lifetime. Now, throughout today's Virtual Graduation you will see some of the familiar faces of those Edinburgh College staff that have supported you during your time with us and we're all extremely proud of how you've embraced remote learning and persevered through tough times and overcame the odds to excel throughout your studies. I remember the excitement of not quite knowing what path my life would take next after my own graduation which was many years ago now and of feeling slightly fearful of the unknown, but knowing that I was equipped with the qualifications but also that ambition to use it and to succeed and I had a fire in my belly, which would fuel my future even if I faced knocks along the way, and I have, so keep your fire burning and you won't go wrong. Now, before we start the ceremony there's one piece of advice that I would like to give to all of our graduates and that's this. Time is all that you have that is truly yours, so please don't waste it invest in it wisely whatever your plans are for the future, you only have one life to live, so live it well and follow your dreams, you have made a very real investment in yourself by coming to college an investment that has equipped you to meet a lifetime of challenges, so please don't waste that investment. Now, today is not only a celebration of what you've achieved but it's also
what is yet to come and I'm excited to see what is next for all of you and I look forward to hearing of your future successes. Now, however you're celebrating today I hope that our virtual ceremony goes some way just a little way and showing all of you just how proud we are to add your names to our Edinburgh College alumni so thank you Class of 2021 for being a brilliant wonderful cohort of students and of course for being you. Now, without further ado we will now commence the Edinburgh College Class of 2021 Virtual Graduation. Please enjoy! Hello on behalf of the staff from the Faculty of Tourism, Hospitality and Business I would like to congratulate our graduates. We are all very proud of you, what you have achieved during such challenging times displays great resilience we wish you well on the next chapter of your work and life learning journey.
Hi I'm Carrie Nelson I'm lecturer for HND Beauty Therapy at the Granton Campus and we just wanted to say a huge congratulations on your Graduation so well deserved you all worked so incredibly hard and then difficult circumstances this year but you all kept going and you were determined to get your qualifications and what's more you all went into industry at the end of it and you all got employment which in this current climate is is just absolutely fantastic you should be so proud of yourself we are all so proud of you and just wanted to thank you for your hard work all the very best with your career going forward please keep in touch and enjoy tonight. These days time passes quickly so fast that celebrating your achievement may seem insignificant so Miriam, Khadija, Missoon, Christine, Mhairi, Fiona, Kent, and Amelia I want you to know how important is to celebrate so let me start the celebration by saying congratulations because you deserve it. You are finally receiving recognition for all your hard work it's quite an achievement to say that I'm happy for you all is an understatement looking at you today I am simply beaming with pride I know you have worked hard for this achievement so you should be proud of yourselves your achievement here is nothing but inspiring what you are able to accomplish will never cease to amaze me you have all proved that hard work really pays off the road to this success was literate obstacles whilst others gave up you all pushed your way through, it takes courage to stay true to your goals especially when odds were stacked against you, but each time I watched you achieve one of these goals I saw that stack getting smaller and smaller, I'm overwhelmed with pride when I think about what you've been able to accomplish in such a short amount of time.
On your way to success not everybody will stop and praise your achievements but I want you to know that I'm always watching and rooting for you, I am certainly thrilled at what you have accomplished and look forward to seeing you tackle even bigger things in the future any achievement is a time to take a step back and reflect on how far you've come to this moment and to think ahead of what the future holds for you all. I am so proud of the work you have put in, I'm proud of your sheer determination and striving for excellence. Congratulations once again on your fantastic achievement and many wishes for the continued success. Hello everyone I am delighted and privileged to be part of your Graduation but so disappointed that I cannot be with you in person so many congratulations on achieving your HNC and your HND and Enterprise and Commerce especially in an online environment environment and with all the difficulties and probations associated with all the lockdowns. Well done. It was not easy for
you but I hope you can draw strength from your achievement and go on to face future challenges, so I wish you well for the future in further study in employment and in your personal life. I hope we're not a stage where we can begin to look forward in anticipation of economic growth and all the benefits that go with that so please keep in touch let us know how you're doing. Congratulations and I send you my very best wishes for the future. Hello to our CMI ILM and CIPD graduates of 2021 to say it's been a challenging year for you all is a real understatement I know that many of you have been juggling jobs had caring responsibilities been key workers and some of you even had homeschooling responsibilities all of this while studying for your professional qualifications. No mean feat. For quite a number of you this has been an undertaking of two years or more, we were so looking forward to celebrating your success with a real live graduation but this obviously was not possible. I really hope that you
can take some time out of your busy lives to get together with friends and family and to have a real celebration of your own. The teaching team and I would like to take this opportunity to offer you our congratulations and to say that we are very proud of each and every one of you. Congratulations. Shout out to all HNC and HND Beauty Therapy classes of 2021. Today is your Graduation you did it despite all the obstacles this pandemic has put in your place so be very proud of your achievement. For me personally it's been an honour and a privilege to watch you develop and grow into amazing therapists and I'm so very proud of you all I know Virtual Graduation is possibly not what we all hoped for, but please be assured that myself and the rest of the team will be celebrating with you all from afar. Enjoy your special day you've worked so very hard for this,
celebrate with those that you love and be proud of all that you've done. You are our future so spread your wings and keep the industry alive, have a wonderful wonderful day stay safe and well. What a year but you all got there with lots of hard work. Congratulations guys we're so proud of you sorry we're not able to celebrate in person but we'll have a drink for you and best wishes for your future career. From Laura and the team at Milton Road well done HNC Class of 2021, it's been an absolute pleasure to teach you all each and every one of you, so enjoy your day with your family and friends enjoy your celebrations keep in touch with us we all know that you're going to do quite different career paths some uni, some staying with us going into HND second year, and others have got fantastic career, promising careers ahead so have a lovely day and well done.
Just following on from Kirsty also to pass on my congratulations on achieving your HND and HNC in Beauty Therapy especially under the challenging circumstances that you have faced so huge congratulations and wish you all the best and success in your future. Well done girls. Bye! Hi listen it was a pleasure and a privilege teaching you all last year all be it under difficult and unusual conditions now to be in the Graduation you've all done exceptionally well I'm sure you'll succeed and forge the future you want I'd just like to wish you all the best and please keep in touch. Events and retail graduates of 2021 shortly a picture will pop up on your screen of some of your lecturers out toasting your success. To gain a higher national qualification is a fantastic achievement but to do so in these uncertain times is credit to your hard work dedication and your ability, you should be very proud of your achievement just as we are of you, so what's next in the cards perhaps you're going to continue on with your academic studies or perhaps you're going to go out into industry. Whatever you do, make sure you smash it the same way you have your studies, so go all forward keep in touch with us and we wish you every success so from everybody and the events and retail team and everybody who supported your journey at Edinburgh College we wish you every success congratulations and well done. Thank you!
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