The High Sheriff of the West Midlands is rallying local businesses to showcase their rising stars with this year’s National Apprenticeship Awards.
Louise Bennett OBE DL said the awards, now in their 18th year, provide a great opportunity for companies across the region to share their success stories and promote their young talent.
This year’s Awards are open for entries until July 28th.
With nine categories to choose from, Ms Bennett said the awards were a great way for companies show their appreciation to their apprentices who have continued to make an invaluable contribution to business and industry throughout the pandemic.
She said: “This year has been particularly exceptional as we continue to navigate our way through Covid19 and the awards are a great way for employers to showcase their apprentices and indeed their own businesses on a regional and maybe national level.”
The nine categories include:
SME of the Year (1 to 249 employees)
Large Employer of the Year (250 to 4,999 employees)
Macro Employer of the Year (5,000+ employees)
Recruitment Excellence (Selected from Employer of the Year entries and awarded to an organisation which has built a diverse and high quality apprenticeship workforce)
Intermediate Apprentice of the Year (level 2)
Advanced Apprentice of the Year (level 3)
Higher or Degree Apprentice of the Year (level 4 or higher)
Rising star of the Year (Apprentices that have demonstrated impressive progress to date and show potential to go even further – nominations come from employers)
Apprenticeship Champion of the Year – Individuals who go above and beyond to champion apprenticeships).
Entries are made via the National Apprenticeship Awards website.
The winners from each region will be announced online in October.
The national winner will be announced in a ceremony in London in December.
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Log on to https://appawards.co.uk/ for further details.
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