Success for NCC adult learners in qualifying rounds
Two talented AAT Accounting students from New City College Hackney have secured places in the National Finals of the WorldSkills UK 2025 competition.
Victor McKenzie Rodriguez Gonzalez and Zia Uddin Md Umar will represent NCC in the Accounting Technician category at the finals, which are taking place in Wales later this year. The winners will be revealed at a special ceremony in Newport on Friday 28 November.
WorldSkills is a prestigious competition that showcases the very best technical and professional skills in numerous practical and academic categories from students and apprentices across the country.
The competition mirrors real-life business challenges and is judged by working professionals, making it a valuable experience for all involved.
Adult learners Victor and Zia impressed judges during the tough qualifying rounds, which tested not only their technical accounting knowledge, but also teamwork, communication, problem-solving and presentation skills.
Their achievement reflects the hard work and support of their classmates, below, and the Accounting, Business and Enterprise teachers at New City College, who all contributed to the set tasks and team challenges.
It’s been a year of success for Victor, who has also received this year’s Hackney Campus Accounting and Business Student of the Year Award. He said the WorldSkills competition had been “a challenging but rewarding and inspiring experience.”