Apprenticeship awards will honour top 100 employers

Jan 2011

The National Apprenticeship Service, in partnership with City & Guilds, will be listing England's Top 100 Apprenticeship employers as part of this year's awards.

As well as four employer category winners, the 24 best other employers in each category will be honoured in the published Top 100 Apprenticeship employers list.

Applications begin on 18 January 2011 and close on 25 March 2011. Nomination categories are:

• Young Apprentice of the Year (school year 11 only)
• Apprentice of the Year
• Advanced Apprentice of the Year
• Higher Apprentice of the Year
• Small Employer of the Year (1 - 24 employees)
• Medium Employer of the Year (25 - 249 employees)
• Large Employer of the Year (250 - 4,999 employees)
• Macro Employer of the Year (5,000 + employees)

John Hayes, Minister of State for Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning said:

"I have put Apprenticeships at the heart of our skills strategy because they encourage ambition and enterprise, and help drive economic and social progress. These awards offer a great platform for young people and employers to gain recognition not just for excelling in their chosen field, but for playing a leading part in that vital process."

The awards, run by the National Apprenticeship Service, are open to all organisations that employ apprentices, and to apprentices themselves. The awards ceremony will be held in London on 29 June 2011.

For more email apprenticeshipawards@apprenticeships.gov.uk or visit www.apprenticeships.org.uk.