Flexible learning success puts Bluestone College in line for national awards!

The SME National Business Awards have announced that local business Bluestone College have made it through to the National Finals in the Best Enterprising Business and Business Person of the Year categories, to take place at the iconic Wembley Stadium later this year. Having competed against hundreds of businesses from across the UK, this is a marvellous achievement and everyone’s fingers are crossed that they will lift a trophy on the night.

Bluestone College specialise in providing vocational education that challenges the current industry norms and enables learners to achieve their dreams! Bluestone College provides fast-track, flexible learning in live environments.

On receiving the good news Joe Turner CEO of Bluestone College said ““This is an extremely proud moment for Bluestone College, for our hard work to be recognised nationally within the industry is a big achievement in itself. We are continuing to revolutionise our business, growing our team and proving highly influential in securing new clients, we have worked tirelessly to build upon that success. This year we have enabled more primary and second careers than ever before, helping and encouraging our learners to achieve their dreams and ultimately changing their lives. The fitness industry often attracts people with a real passion for fitness which is often lost during standard education models. We have proved that we not only share that passion, we actively engage it to secure our learner’s success.”

Now in their third year, these prestigious national awards celebrate the very best of SME’s on an even playing field, judged by influential business people from all different disciplines these awards are truly transparent and independent.

Speaking on behalf of the organisers, awards director Damian Cummins said: “We have had a huge increase in the number of entrants this year, making the judges job a lot more difficult than previous years. Early indications are that the calibre of entrant is top notch, mirroring the fact that the SMEs in the UK are clearly driving the economy”.


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About Bluestone College

Bluestone College is a vocational education provider challenging industry norms and enabling learners to achieve their dreams. We should win Small Business of the Year because we are giving people the tools to change their lives. We provide fast-track, flexible learning, focusing on industry-lead education. Our learners have gone on to set up their own businesses, working within the sports industry, coaching and on cruise-ships all over the world. By developing fast-track, Ofqual-approved and YMCA-accredited courses, that can be completed in just 16 weeks, we are giving people the ability to ‘earn and learn’ whilst studying for the career of their dreams. This means that learners from 17 to 65 can retrain for the primary and secondary careers they’ve always wanted. Our courses are taught in state-of-the-art Village Gyms across the country, meaning that our learners are taught in real-life industry facilities.


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