Almost 2,000 GBS UK students have today graduated from a range of courses, all aimed at making them valuable assets for employers from across a range of sectors.

It comes a week after 1,500 GBS UK students from across Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds, graduated at Birmingham’s Symphony Hall.

Students have graduated from Business, Healthcare, Construction, and Digital Technologies, ranging from HNDs to Bachelor Degrees, to address the demand in the UK for a skilled workforce.

To accommodate the large number of graduating students, three separate ceremonies were held throughout the day, allowing friends and family to witness their loved ones cross the stage. Each ceremony featured an esteemed guest speaker:

• Sir Alastair Cook – Former captain of the England Cricket Team and one of the most accomplished batsmen in Test cricket history.

• James Murray – Member of Parliament for Ealing North since 2019 and former Deputy Mayor for Housing at City Hall, where he led the Mayor’s £4.8 billion affordable housing programme.

• Virendra Sharma – Member of Parliament for Ealing Southall from 2007 to 2024 and a long-standing member of the International Development Select Committee.

 

GBS UK CEO, James Kennedy, said GBS UK is having more of an impact on its communities with each year that passes.

“We work to widen participation, address skills shortages and ultimately enable social mobility – today, we see this first-hand,” said Mr Kennedy.

“These students we see here today will go on to have a significant impact on their local communities, which in the long-term will also have an impact at a national level.

“Business, healthcare, construction and digital technologies are all crucial sectors for the UK economy, growing at a rapid rate and offering increasing employment opportunities.

“We stand ready to address this demand, with mature-age graduates with unique lived experience, that makes them a well-rounded choice for employers.”

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