The World Federation of Colleges and Polytechnics (WFCP) is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2026 Awards of Excellence.
The Awards of Excellence recognize outstanding contributions to technical and vocational education and training around the world. This year’s finalists represent institutions and individuals who are advancing innovation, inclusion, sustainability, global engagement, student achievement, and leadership across the TVET sector.
All finalists will receive an award during the 2026 World Congress Awards Ceremony in Nairobi, Kenya. The Congress will take place from 23–27 November 2026. Whether finalists receive a Gold, Silver, or Bronze award will be revealed during the ceremony.
Organizational Award Categories
Applied Research Award
- Camosun College, Canada
- Duoc UC, Chile
Digital Learning Innovation Award
- CIFP Miguel Altuna LHII, Spain
Global Engagement and Partnership Excellence Award
- Burton and South Derbyshire College, United Kingdom
- Federal Institute of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Hudson Valley Community College, United States
Mental Health and Wellbeing Leadership Award
- Burton and South Derbyshire College, United Kingdom
- Duoc UC, Chile
Sustainable Development & SDG Integration Award
- Burton and South Derbyshire College, United Kingdom
- Duoc UC, Chile
- Taishan Polytechnic, China
Individual Award Categories
Finalists have been selected in the following individual award categories:
- Leadership in Diversity and Inclusion Award
- Outstanding Educator Award
- Outstanding Student Achievement Award
- Strategic Leadership Award
The individual finalists are:
- Trovene Hartley, Capital City College, United Kingdom
- Holldrid Odreman, Niagara College, Canada
- Nyaruon (Rose) Deng, Chisholm Institute, Australia
- Yumin Bi, Taishan Polytechnic, China
- Gaohua Zhou, Tourism College of Zhejiang, China
WFCP warmly congratulates all 2026 Awards of Excellence finalists and looks forward to celebrating their achievements in Nairobi.