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Who will be hosting?

Comedian, performer and TV and radio star, Lucy Porter, has been confirmed as the host for this year’s ������ϲ�����ͼ�� Apprenticeship Awards.

Lucy has been a huge hit with comedy audiences up and down the country for over 10 years with her distinctive, bouncy, feel-good comedy. Lucy is a regular face and voice on TV and radio panel shows and is a glutton for a good quiz show. She remains amongst the most sought-after comedy writers in Britain and was one of the lead writers on ITV1’s prime-time Sunday night satirical animation series Headcases.

Alongside the announcement of Lucy as the host of this year’s ������ϲ�����ͼ�� Apprenticeships Awards, the finalists for this year’s awards have also been confirmed. 

Who are the finalists?

Over 30 finalists have been announced across the 11 categories. These finalists signify the great and the good of all things apprenticeships in the county. This year marked the highest number of online entries ever received for the ������ϲ�����ͼ�� Apprenticeships Awards, with a large number coming for degree apprentice of the year. 

This has resulted in a new category being introduced to ensure that degree apprenticeships can be properly celebrated due to the large uptake in degree apprenticeships in recent years.

You can find a full list of the finalists at the bottom of this page.

The categories

The 2023 award categories are:

Apprentice Awards

• Intermediate Level Apprentice of the Year – sponsored by FAUN Zoeller (UK) Limited
• Advanced Level Apprentice of the Year – sponsored by Phosters (FM) Ltd
• Higher Level Apprentice of the Year – sponsored by Yamazaki Mazak UK Ltd
• Degree Level Apprentice of the Year – sponsored by University of Worcester

Employer Awards

• Small and Medium Apprenticeship Employer of the Year (< 50 employees) – sponsored by Herefordshire & ������ϲ�����ͼ�� Chamber of Commerce
• Large Apprenticeship Employer of the Year (> 250 employees) – sponsored by The Development Manager VLE Middleware

Support Awards

• School of the Year – sponsored by Heart of ������ϲ�����ͼ�� College
• Training Provider of the Year – sponsored by West Midlands Apprenticeship Ambassador Network 
• Apprentice Champion of the Year – sponsored by Worcester Bosch

Where are the awards being held?

Alongside the announcement of Lucy and the finalists, the ������ϲ�����ͼ�� Apprenticeships team are also delighted to share details of the sponsors for this year’s awards. The sponsors of the Apprenticeship Awards allow the prestigious celebration to be possible and are key supporters of the apprenticeship agenda. 

The popular celebration event will culminate in the two illustrious overall awards of ‘������ϲ�����ͼ�� Apprenticeship Employer of the Year’ sponsored by Sanctuary, and ‘������ϲ�����ͼ�� Apprentice of the Year’ sponsored by Redspeed International Ltd.

Celebrating the amazing work of all involved

Lucy Porter, Comedian, performer and TV and radio star and host of this year’s apprenticeship awards said: “It is with great pleasure that I am able to be the host for the 2023 ������ϲ�����ͼ�� Apprenticeships Awards. Apprenticeships offer a pathway to start, develop and reinvent a career and there are so many fantastic individuals and organisations who work tirelessly to deliver and support apprenticeships. 

“I am thoroughly looking forward to the awards and celebrating the amazing work of all those involved in making apprenticeships a success in ������ϲ�����ͼ��.” 

Mark Fitton, Strategic Director for People at ������ϲ�����ͼ�� County Council, said: “I am thoroughly looking forward to celebrating this year’s ������ϲ�����ͼ�� Apprenticeships Awards. I would like to congratulate all of this year’s finalists for their brilliant efforts to drive the apprenticeship programme forward in the county.

“������ϲ�����ͼ�� County Council looks forward to celebrating the exemplary work of all those involved in apprenticeships later this year.” 

Gary Woodman, Chief Executive of the ������ϲ�����ͼ�� Local Enterprise Partnership, said: “It is brilliant news to have Lucy Porter confirmed as the host for this year’s ������ϲ�����ͼ�� Apprenticeship awards. As well as this I would like to wish all the finalists the best of luck ahead of the awards evening in November, you should all be immensely proud of what you are doing to champion the apprenticeship pathway.

“I’d also like to thank all of our sponsors, without their support, this awards evening would not be possible, and we would not be able to celebrate all those involved with making apprenticeships a success in the county.” 

List of finalists

The finalists for the 2023 ������ϲ�����ͼ�� Apprenticeships are:

Apprentice Awards

Intermediate Level Apprentice of the Year 

• Haydn Williams – PG Brickwork
• Katie Davies – Sanctuary
• Katie Hellaby – Wychavon DC

Advanced Level Apprentice of the Year 

• Cameron Gallamore – Doncasters
• Courtney Tuckey – Open GI
• Dominic Jones – Hewett Recruitment
• Jacob Carswell – Wienerberger
• Josh Harvey – Olpro

Higher Level Apprentice of the Year 

• Ciara Murphy – Phosters
• Gaynor Roberts – Herefordshire and ������ϲ�����ͼ�� NHS Health and Care Trust
• Matthew Wright – Sanctuary

Degree Level Apprentice of the Year 

• Danni Simmonds - TDM
• Georgia Little – Citizen Communications
• Jodie Purser – Iso Quality Service Ltd

Employer Awards

Small and Medium Apprenticeship Employer of the Year (< 50 employees)

• Blackwell Adventures
• Olpro 
• Bransford Garden Plants

Large Apprenticeship Employer of the Year (> 250 employees) 

• Open GI    
• H&W Health and Care NHS Trust  
• Phosters FM
• ������ϲ�����ͼ�� County Council 
• Community Housing 

Support Awards

School of the Year 

• The Chase High School
• Hanley Castle High School
• Stourport High School 

Training Provider of the Year 

• Heart of ������ϲ�����ͼ�� College
• HWGTA 
• Kidderminster College
• Pershore College (Warwickshire College Group) 
• The Development Manager (TDM) 

Apprentice Champion of the Year 

• Danny Pardoe – Kidderminster College
• Michelle Wood - Sanctuary
• Sheri Moule – Herefordshire and ������ϲ�����ͼ�� NHS Health and Care Trust