Apprentice categories
There are two Apprentice of the Year Award 2010 categories;
- Apprentice of the Year sponsored by EDI
- Advanced Apprentice of the Year sponsored by EAL
Are you an apprentice with a difference?
If you’ve used the skills gained from your Apprenticeship to make a difference to your employer and you’re proud of your achievements – we want to know.
Who should enter?
Apprentices must be working towards, or have completed, an Apprenticeship or an Advanced Apprenticeship. Applicants must have been in National Apprenticeship funded learning in April 2007, or started on their Apprenticeship since April 2007.
What makes a winner?
Both the Apprentice Awards seek to acknowledge and celebrate apprentices’ exceptional contributions to their workplace.
Judges are looking for apprentices’ that make a real difference to the organisation they work in by going beyond everyone’s expectations and delivering measurable benefits.
You might have introduced a new idea or initiative that has had a positive impact on the business, for example doing something that has improved procedures and systems, or made an important contribution to the development of a product or special project.
In particular, judges are looking for entries that demonstrate the following;
- Commitment to personal development and progression through learning
- Outstanding contributions to the workplace, in particular areas or projects where expectations have been exceeded
- Examples of achievement and attainment in learning and work
- Inspirational qualities
How does the competition process work?
The Apprenticeship Awards are a competitive process and applicants will firstly be nominated and judged for the status of Regional Apprentice of the Year.
Winners from the nine Regional Awards, plus the winner of the National Employer Service’s Workforce Development Awards, will then proceed through to the finalist stage where one winner will be awarded National Apprentice of the Year.
Winning and Prizes
As a Regional finalist you will enjoy;
- Regional Apprentice of the Year award status
- Recognition for your hard work through regional media activity
- £250 worth of prizes for the regional winner
- and two Highly Commended entrants will also receive £100 worth of prizes each
The National finalists will receive;
- National Apprentice of the Year Award status
- £1000 worth of prizes for the National winner
- £500 for each of the two Highly Commended entrants
- Publicity in national media including the possibility of appearances on radio and television
- Plus invites for you and your family to attend an Oscar-style celebratory awards ceremony at the Westminster Plaza in London on the evening of the 15th July 2010.
What happens after the Awards site has closed to entries?
Every application is read and assessed then entrants will then be notified about the decision concerning their application by the end of March 2010.
The first stage judging panels commence at the end of March through to mid April 2010. Those selected as a finalist will be invited to their regional ceremony, being held between the end of April and early June, when the Regional winner will be announced. Further details will be sent to applicants during April 2010.
The winners of each of these regional panels will then naturally proceed through to the national finalist judging stage where one winner will be awarded the National winner at an Oscar-style celebratory awards ceremony at the Westminster Plaza in London on the evening of the 15th July 2010. Notification about the decisions made at the national stage of the compeition will be sent out early June 2010.
Last Updated: 10/03/2010