Welcome to the Graduation Pages where kings and queens of development are made.
Graduation Ceremonies take place once every year in June on or around the last weekend of June of every year.
The captions below shows the last graduation on 22nd June 2019, at which 9 candidates were awarded in attendance, out of 25 completers, in their respective area of qualifications and development. Areas of study: Entrepreneurship, Education, Assessor Qualifications, and the Health Care Sector.
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In 2019 The following were in attendance:Guests of Honour
- The Mayor of Walsall, Cllr Paul Botting and Mayoress Cllr Chris Botting
- Santander Bank,
- Business Chief Executives
- Entrepreneurs
- Academicians
When is the next date for the 2020 Graduation?
It is 20th June 2020, in Walsall at the Central Hall, Methodist Church, Abelwell Street, Walsall, WS2 2EQ, UK
Time: 09.45am till 11:00am (and is usually part of the Celebrating Business Connectivity & Success International Conference of Amaka Ya Bwingi Business Network. Click here for info)
(Notice: The event will be followed by the International Business Conference, CBCS-IX, Hosted by Amaka Ya Bwingi Network the business forum. You have an option to stay for the event at no fee to yourself, if you wish to benefit by the business presentations and also find connections for your employment or business engagement).
Graduation Fees:There is a graduation fee that is required to be paid. The amount you pay depends on; graduation gown hire or buy, and certification fee. This covers the graduation attire or alternatively you can purchase our attire and it becomes yours to keep. Any candidate of the West Midlands Open College locally United Kingdom and those by distance learning outside the UK who have successfully completed their course of study can attend. We also do recognition for those making significant progress towards completion.