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Virtual College wins Tech4Good trophy at Northern Tech Awards

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Virtual College was presented with the Tech4Good trophy at the Northern Tech awards, held on 22 March in Edinburgh, one of Europe’s tech hub hotspots. This award category recognises companies that use their technology and business model to bring about positive changes in society.

Virtual College Managing Director, Hannah Brindle, is presented with the Tech4Good Award
Virtual College Managing Director, Hannah Brindle, is presented with the Tech4Good Award 

The Northern Tech Awards have been running since 2011 and highlight the fastest growing technology companies in the North.

The Awards provide a unique way of celebrating the innovative technologies and businesses developed in the region, and recognise those who have contributed to their success.

The event is invitation-only, attended by CEOs, entrepreneurs and business leaders in the digital economy and provides an opportunity for like-minded entrepreneurs to make contact and exchange ideas.

GP Bullhound in partnership with Tech North, the government backed tech sector initiative, jointly find, recognise and celebrate the region’s biggest tech success stories by compiling the Northern Tech 100 League Table.

The Top 100 Fastest Growing Technology Companies, including Virtual College, are ranked in the Tech 100 League Table by revenue growth over the last three years.

From the Fastest Growing Technology Companies, the judges select companies worthy of special Judges’ Awards.

Virtual College received the Tech4Good Award in recognition of its success in delivering mass online training programme aimed at improving outcomes in the health and social care sectors.