Christmas Closure Information

Our campuses close on Friday 20th December and re-open on Thursday 2nd January 2025 for the Christmas Break.

Students will return to timetabled lessons on Monday 6th January 2025.

For information on term dates and enquiries please visit our information page using the button below.

Receiving Your Exam Results

When are results days?

We aim to release all results to students on the dates listed below. If you need information on how to view your results, please see the ‘Receiving your exam results’ section below.

Exam/Level:Results Day:
Level 3 ResultsThursday 14th August 2025
Level 1 and 2 ResultsThursday 21st August 2025
GCSE ResultsThursday 21st August 2025

Receiving your exam results

All results should be available to view by midday at the latest on the date(s) listed above.

Please note that there may be exceptions to the date(s) above, so for specific information about results for the qualification that you have studied this year, please see below.

All results will be available to view on the CI Connect App so it is worth downloading this now in preparation for results day. https://www.colchester.ac.uk/ci-connect/

Students will also be able to view their provisional results by logging into their Colchester Institute account online on the Learner Hub here:

We recommend downloading the CI Connect App, or logging into your account using the link above in advance to avoid any problems on results day. If you are unable to log in, please contact iltservicedesk@colchester.ac.uk who can help you. We are anticipating that phone lines will be extremely busy on results days so it’s best to check that you can log in now and contact us in advance if you have any problems.

*Please note that the Awarding Body information below may be subject to change.

GCSE English and Maths

Results: – Thursday 21st August 2025

Provisional results will be available by 12 noon at the latest on the above date.

You can view your provisional results via the CI Connect App or the Online Learner Hub. Information on how to access these can be found above.

Please DO NOT attend your college campus on results day to collect in person.

Certificates

Please see the ‘Collecting your Certificates’ section at the bottom of the page.

BTEC Qualifications

Pearson have created a parent, carers and learners results day guide which you may want to have a look at. It helps to explain the results you’ve been given, and your options:

Pearson Results day guide

Results Day: Thursday 14th August 2025*

*All Level 3 students and most Level 1 and 2 students will be able to view their results on Thursday 14th August 2025.  The exception to this will be Level 1 and 2 students who re-sat exams in May/June 2025.

If you re-sat Level 1 / 2 BTEC exams in May/June, your results day will be: Thursday 21st August 2025.

You can view your provisional results via the CI Connect App or the Online Learner Hub. Information on how to access these can be found in the section ‘Receiving your exam results’ above.

Please DO NOT attend your college campus on results day to collect in person.

Certificates

Please see the ‘Collecting your Certificates’ section at the bottom of the page.

UAL Level 3 and 4 Qualifications

Results Day: Thursday 14th August 2025

You can view your provisional results via the CI Connect App or the Online Learner Hub. Information on how to access these can be found in the section ‘Receiving your exam results’ above.

Please note that students who have reached the mid-point of a two-year course, such as a Level 3 Extended Diploma, will not be awarded a qualification this year and will therefore not have a result to view on the 14th August. Their mid-point grades will be confirmed with centres and banked to support progression for those students.

Please DO NOT attend your college campus on results day to collect in person.

Certificates

Please see the ‘Collecting your Certificates’ section at the bottom of the page.

UAL Level 2 Qualifications

Results: – Thursday 21st August 2025

Provisional results will be available by 12 noon at the latest on the above date.

You can view your provisional results via the CI Connect App or the Online Learner Hub. Information on how to access these can be found in the section ‘Receiving your exam results’ above.

Please DO NOT attend your college campus on results day to collect in person.

Certificates

Please see the ‘Collecting your Certificates’ section at the bottom of the page.

City & Guilds Level 3 Technical Qualifications

Level 3 Technical Qualifications ONLY – Level 3 Engineering (1145) & Level 3 Electrical Installation (8202)

Results Day: Thursday 14th August 2025

You can view your provisional results via the CI Connect App or the Online Learner Hub. Information on how to access these can be found in the section ‘Receiving your exam results’ above.

Please DO NOT attend your college campus on results day to collect in person.

Certificates

Please see the ‘Collecting your Certificates’ section at the bottom of the page.

City & Guilds Level 2 Technical Qualifications

Level 2 Technical Qualifications ONLY – Level 2 Plumbing (8202), Level 2 Electrical (8202) and Level 2 Engineering (1145)

Results Day: Thursday 21st August 2025

You can view your provisional results via the CI Connect App or the Online Learner Hub. Information on how to access these can be found in the section ‘Receiving your exam results’ above.

Please DO NOT attend your college campus on results day to collect in person.

Certificates

Please see the ‘Collecting your Certificates’ section at the bottom of the page.

City & Guilds (All Other) Qualifications

Results: Will be received during the period July to September

We will process results and certificates when we receive them from the awarding body. These results are not released on set results days like other qualifications.

You can view your provisional results via the CI Connect App or the Online Learner Hub. Information on how to access these can be found above.

Please DO NOT attend your college campus on results day to collect in person.

Certificates

Please see the ‘Collecting your Certificates’ section at the bottom of the page.

OCR Cambridge Technical Qualifications

Results Day: Thursday 14th August 2025

You can view your provisional results via the CI Connect App or the Online Learner Hub. Information on how to access these can be found in the section ‘Receiving your exam results’ above.

Please DO NOT attend your college campus on results day to collect in person.

Certificates

Please see the ‘Collecting your Certificates’ section at the bottom of the page.

NCFE-CACHE Qualifications

Results: Will be received during the period July to September

We will process results and certificates when we receive them from the awarding body. These results are not released on set results days like other qualifications. Most results should, however, be visible from 21st August 2025.

You can view your provisional results via the CI Connect App or the Online Learner Hub. Information on how to access these can be found above.

Please DO NOT attend your college campus on results day to collect in person.

Certificates

Please see the ‘Collecting your Certificates’ section at the bottom of the page.

IMI Motor Vehicle Qualifications

Results: Will be received during the period July to September

We will process results and certificates when we receive them from the awarding body. These results are not released on set results days like other qualifications. Most results should, however, be visible from 21st August 2025.

You can view your provisional results via the CI Connect App or the Online Learner Hub. Information on how to access these can be found above.

Please DO NOT attend your college campus on results day to collect in person.

Certificates

Please see the ‘Collecting your Certificates’ section at the bottom of the page.

GATEWAY Qualifications

Results: Will be received during the period July to September

We will process results and certificates when we receive them from the awarding body. These results are not released on set results days like other qualifications. Most results should, however, be visible from 14th August 2025.

You can view your provisional results via the CI Connect App or the Online Learner Hub. Information on how to access these can be found above.

Please DO NOT attend your college campus on results day to collect in person.

Certificates

Please see the ‘Collecting your Certificates’ section at the bottom of the page.

AAT Qualifications

Results: Will be issued to students directly by AAT via MyAAT.

Certificates are sent directly to students by AAT.

LIBF Qualifications

Results Day: Thursday 14th August 2025

You can view your provisional results via the CI Connect App or the Online Learner Hub. Information on how to access these can be found in the section ‘Receiving your exam results’ above.

Please DO NOT attend your college campus on results day to collect in person.

Certificates

Please see the ‘Collecting your Certificates’ section at the bottom of the page.

Collecting your Certificates

The exams team will be in contact with you once they have received your certificates. You will be given some dates and times that you can come in to collect your certificates. Some awarding bodies don’t send certificates to us until October/November time so don’t panic if you don’t hear from us straight away.

Please keep checking your emails, and this webpage, for information on how to collect your certificates.

If you are unable to collect during the above dates and times, please do not worry!

If you have a friend / family member who will be available to come and collect your certificate(s), they can do this. They must bring their ID and written confirmation from you to show that you consent to them collecting your certificate.  This must be signed and dated by you, and it must confirm the person collecting’s full name.

If you are unable to get anyone to collect your certificate, we will be able to send these out to you in the post instead. Information on how to arrange postage will be included in the communication that you are sent from the exams team.

PLEASE NOTE: If you do not collect your certificate, or arrange for this to be posted to you, your certificate will be destroyed after a period of 12 months. After this date, you would be required to contact the awarding body and pay for a replacement.

If you have any queries regarding the collection of your certificate(s), please email the team who will be happy to help with your query:

Email Exams Office

If you have lost your old certificates

If you have lost your old certificates

You will need to contact the relevant awarding body to order a replacement certificate. If you need confirmation of which awarding body you studied with, we may be able to help you. Please email us with your full name, date of birth and the information that you need and we will do our best to assist you.

Email Exams Office

We will do our best to respond to any requests within 10 working days.