Shortlist announced for regional apprenticeship awards

YORKSHIRE COAST HOMES, Hull City Council, Yorkshire Water and Portakabin are all amongst the finalists in this year’s Yorkshire and the Humber Regional Apprenticeship Awards 2015.

The 2015 awards, now in their twelfth year, recognise excellence in businesses that grow their own apprentice talent and apprentices who have made a significant contribution to their workplace.

The Yorkshire and the Humber winners and highly commended entries will be announced at a high profile awards ceremony organised by the National Apprenticeship Service on October 8, at Northern Ballet, Leeds.

Yorkshire and the Humber finalists include:

Employer Categories

 Genix Healthcare Ltd

 Hull City Council

 Lloyds Banking Group

 Margaret & Michael Naylor & Associates

 Portakabin Ltd

 Sheffield Media and Exhibition Centre Limited

 Wakefield Council

 Yorkshire Water

 Yorkshire Coast Homes

Apprentice Categories

 April Bell, Monica F Hewitt Florists Ltd

 Martin Kennedy, Portakabin Group

 Ruby Magson, HemingwayBailey Ltd

 Karolina Polniaszek, Superdrug (A.S.Watson)

 Kathrine Rundell, Third Energy UK Gas Ltd

 Matthew Weeks, Bluefin Insurance Services Ltd

Clare Bonson, head of employer and delivery services for the National Apprenticeship Service, said: “The National Apprenticeship Awards challenge top apprenticeship employers and apprentices across England to come forward and show how apprenticeships have made a real difference to their organisation and careers.

“They enable talented apprentices and committed employers to receive the recognition they deserve, drive up quality and encourage others to get involved.”

She continued: “I would like to congratulate all of the Yorkshire and Humber finalists and wish them all the best for the finals.” 

Eleven regional ceremonies will take place across the country in October, and each ceremony will celebrate winners and highly commended entries in 10 categories.

This year’s National Apprenticeship Awards will see almost 200 companies and individuals competing for the prestigious accolades.

The 200 regional finalists fought off competition from over 1000 other entries made to the National Apprenticeship Service, which runs the awards.

After the regional ceremonies, the winners will progress to the next stage of the competition, where their applications will be assessed by a national judging panel.

The national finalists will be announced in early December and will be invited to a ceremony on January 26, 2016, at Grosvenor House, London.

Sponsors of this year’s Yorkshire and the Humber Regional Apprenticeship Awards 2015 include: