Carshalton College IT student, Thierno Diallo, was awarded the prestigious Best Learner Award at the House of Lords on Thursday 23 May 2013.

The South London Colleges’ Best Learner Awards ceremony celebrated the achievements of learners across South London and was hosted by Lord Tope. The awards are organised by the Committee of South London Principals (COSLP) who represent colleges in Croydon, Kingston, Bromley, Richmond, Sutton and Merton and work together to share good practice and to improve post 16 and adult learning. Thierno Diallo joined Carshalton College in 2008 on the Entry 3 IT Skills in Working Life. Thierno has since gone on to complete the Level 2 Diploma in IT and is now in the second year of completing the Level 3 Extended Diploma in IT.

During the first year of his BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in IT Thierno gained 9 distinctions.

“I have really enjoyed studying at Carshalton College. You get a lot of freedom for self-study and using computer facilities which has really made the difference, as the more effort I put in, the more experience I gain. The friendly staff have helped and supported me to achieve the qualifications that I needed to progress in to University.” Thierno Diallo Thierno brings an energetic and determined style of learning to the classroom. He takes delight in discovering new facts and industry trends in computing and has a deeply enquiring mind. He has excelled at Carshalton College through both his own love of learning, and for his role he has undertaken as a classroom representative and a student ambassador. In both these roles Thierno is reliable, professional and always enthusiastic.

‘Thierno has an easy going and cheerful outlook and uses this disposition to great advantage, even in the most difficult projects; he can be relied upon to shine.’ College IT Tutor, Kevin Burgess.