FE Week & AELP AAC Apprenticeship Awards

AWARDS

AACApprenticeship Awards 2022

Part of the Annual Apprenticeship Conference

A celebration of excellence in apprenticeship delivery in the UK

Ceremony Pictures 2022 Winners

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The awards were established in 2017 as a joint project by FE Week and AELP.

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About AAC Apprenticeship Awards

The FE Week and AELP AAC Apprenticeship Awards are a celebration of excellence in apprenticeship delivery in the UK and provide an opportunity to give the recognition employers and providers deserve.

Awards

National awards for all apprentice employers & providers in the UK

Categories

Over twenty award categories covering a range of areas

Celebrate

National awards ceremony and gala dinner evening on Tuesday 22 March

Free

There is no entry fee for any of our awards

The Awards were established in 2017 as a joint project by FE Week and AELP, with the national awards ceremony taking place at the Annual Apprenticeship Conference Gala Dinner.

Open to all apprenticeship providers and employers in the UK, the apprenticeship awards are competitive with two types of awards, Route Awards and National Awards. The Awards recognise activity up to the end of July 2021.

Our national finalists will be recognised at a special celebratory reception at the Houses of Parliament on Monday, February 21^st, hosted by the Rt Hon. Robert Halfon MP.

The National Ceremony will take place on Tuesday 22 March at the Annual Apprenticeship Conference Gala Dinner and Awards Evening.

Awards sponsors

Thank you to our Awards Sponsors for 2022

Health and Science Sponsor

Digital Sponsor

Promoting Apprenticeships Campaign Sponsor

Outstanding Contribution sponsor

Transport & Logistics sponsor

Business & Administration sponsor

Construction, Employer & Provider of the year sponsor

Engineering & Manufacturing sponsor

Care Services sponsor

Education & Childcare sponsor

Diversity & SEND sponsor

National Ceremony Partners

Drinks Reception Partner

Gala Dinner Partner

Awards Judges

A huge thank you to our 2022 judging panel.

Ben Blackledge, Deputy CEO, WorldSkills UK

Sharon Blyfield, GB Apprentice Lead, Coca-Cola European Partners

Charlotte Bosworth, CEO, Innovate Awarding

Thomas Burton, Group Director (Apprenticeships), NOCN

Rob Colbourne, Chief Executive Officer, Performance Through People Training

John Cope, Director of Strategy, Policy, & Public Affairs, UCAS

Patrick Craven, Director, City & Guilds

Sharon Green, Professor of Vocational Education and Deputy Head of School, NCFM

Jane Hadfield, National Senior Programme Manager – Apprenticeships, Health Education England

Jane Hickie, CEO, AELP

Jason Holt, Chair, Apprenticeship Ambassador Network

Susanna Lawson, Founder, OneFile

Anne Milton, Former Skills Minister

Sharron Robbie, MD, Devon & Cornwall Training Provider Network

Stewart Segal, Board member, AELP Board

Sue Taylor, Joint Chair, Association of Learning Providers Surrey

Awards Timeline

The key dates for AAC Apprenticeship Awards 2021

Nominations Open
The search for the winners of the 2022 FE Week & AELP AAC Apprenticeship Awards officially commences, with a call for nominations. Entry to the awards is free of charge and submissions can be submitted through our online platform.

November 11, 2021
Nominations Close
All nominations must be submitted, in full, by the end of Friday 7 January 2022. Stage one of the awards process for 2022 is complete.

This is the final deadline for the 2022 entires.

January 7, 2022 23:59
Review process commences
All nominations will be reviewed to ensure they’ve been completed correctly and met key award criteria. A long list will then be created in advance of a review from our judges.

January 10, 2022 00:00
Judging Panel Convenes
Judges will meet to fully review this year’s nominations. During the day judges will select a shortlist and select winners for each category.

January 19, 2022
National Finalists Announced
The National Finanlists will be announced in edition 375 of FE Week.

January 21, 2022
Parliamentary Reception
A parliamentary reception to recognise this year's national finalists will take place at the House of Commons.

February 21, 2022
National Ceremony
The national awards ceremony will be on Tuesday 22 March at the Annual Apprenticeship Conference Gala Dinner & Awards Evening. Join us for a fabulous evening celebrating this year's winners. Over 550 people attended the evening in 2020.

March 22, 2022