Apprenticeship Awards 2007

Sponsors

QCA is the authority for qualifications, curriculum, assessments and standards. The range of QCA's activities in developing curriculum and qualifications for learners of all ages, regulating assessments and qualifications and modernising the delivery of tests and examinations. QCA's overarching purpose is to create a set of circumstances in which people of every age and stage of life are inspired to participate in learning. QCA is carrying out fundamental and substantial work on 14-19 Education and Skills Reform. It is intended that the 14-19 education reforms will increase participation rates beyond the age of 16 increasing opportunities for individuals and enhancing the nation's competitiveness.

Mary Curnock Cook, Director of Qualifications and Skills at QCA said: “Apprenticeships are extremely valuable in equipping learners with occupational skills and giving them the opportunity to learn from industry in supportive, practical settings, firing their imagination and stimulating their learning. QCA is proud to sponsor the important Apprentice of the Year Award. It is time that we celebrated the very real achievements of young people in this country."