13 December 2022
Go beyond awards shortlist 2022
VGC’s senior directors have announced the shortlist for the 2022 Go Beyond awards. Chief Operating Officer, Ciara Pryce said: “We are delighted to announce the shortlist for the 2022 Go Beyond awards awarded to those that live and breathe the VGC values every day and have delivered exceptional results. Following over 130 nominations, we have
18 October 2022
Anti-Slavery Day 2022
Today is Anti-Slavery day, marked on 18 October every year, which is an opportunity to raise awareness of modern slavery, and encourage organisations, business and individuals to take action to address the issue. VGC actively take action to prevent modern slavery within the business, as well as continuing to educate ourselves through external events, and
5 October 2022
VGC continue to demonstrate highest standards in ethical employment
We have successfully passed the Ethical Employment Audit and received the Ethical Employment Certification from Achilles. This is a new accreditation for VGC and the audit focused on our processes of engagement and employment for both direct and indirectly employed workers. It looked at VGC’s documentation, and reviewed the practical application of these policies
4 August 2022
Apprentice Natalia Lagos achieves distinction
Natalia joined VGC in April 2021 as an apprentice Administrator on SCS. Last week, she achieved a distinction in her NVQ level 3 diploma in Business Administration. Natalia had chosen A-Levels in psychology, history, and sociology, but realised that she would prefer a course of study that had a practical application. In April 2021,
6 July 2022
VGC wins at HS2 Awards
On 4 July 2022, Sean Fitzpatrick, Ciara Pryce, Chris Ryan and Kimberley McGinty were presented with the HS2 Inspiration Award for modern slavery prevention at the House of Commons. The People Legacy Inspiration Awards celebrates the work that the supply chain is doing in equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI), skill employment, and education (SEE),
16 December 2021
2021 Go Beyond award winners
Congratulations to the winners of the 2021 Go Beyond awards announced by CEO Laurence Mckidd at last week's six-monthly meeting.
13 December 2021
Go beyond awards shortlist 2021
The shortlist for VGC's 2021 Go Beyond awards. CEO Laurence Mckidd thanked all who were nominated for living our values.
26 November 2021
VGC Academy is highly commended in REC awards
VGC was Highly Commended for VGC Academy in the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) People Development Business of the Year awards
25 November 2021
Award-winning year for VGC
2021 has been a highly successful year to date, and we’ve continued to win key industry awards for our work and initiatives.
8 November 2021
Costain Blue for HS2 teams
Our west and central teams working on HS2 for client SCS have achieved Costain Defining Blue status for excellence in the first half of 2021
20 October 2021
Highly commended for CN Specialists Training Excellence award
We're delighted that VGC Academy has been Highly Commended in the CN Specialists Training Excellence awards 2021....
18 October 2021
Shortlisted for Better Society awards
We've been shortlisted for two Better Society awards - National Commitment to Skills and Training, and National Commitment to the Community
