2024 Finalists Announced

On Friday 15 December, the national finalists for the FE Week and AELP AAC Apprenticeship Awards were announced.

All National Finalists will be invited to a parliamentary reception hosted by the apprenticeships minister, Rt Hon Robert Halfon MP, in February.

The winners of this year’s awards will be announced at a stunning gala dinner and awards evening at the Annual Apprenticeship Conference on Tuesday, 27 February.

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 2023.

National Finalists

Agriculture, Environmental and Animal Care Apprenticeship provider of the year

Plumpton College | The Cornwall College Group

Business and Administration Apprenticeship provider of the year

Ginger Nut Training | PTP training Ltd – Business & Professional Sector

Care Services Apprenticeship provider of the year

Apprenticeships at Salford City College | Paragon Skills

Catering and Hospitality Apprenticeship provider of the year

University College Birmingham | Performance Learning Group

Construction Apprenticeship provider of the year

Juniper Training Ltd | University of East London

Creative and Design Apprenticeship provider of the year

Bauer Academy (Bauer Radio Ltd) |Westminster Adult Education Service

Digital Apprenticeship provider of the year

University of East London | Gloucestershire College

Education and Childcare Apprenticeship provider of the year

Best Practice Network | Aspiration Training

Engineering and Manufacturing Apprenticeship provider of the year

Wigan and Leigh College | Remit Training

Hair and Beauty Apprenticeship provider of the year

Learning Curve Group | Michael John Training School

Health and Science Apprenticeship provider of the year

Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust | CSR Scientific Training Limited

Legal, Finance and Accounting Apprenticeship provider of the year

BPP Education Group | First Intuition

Protective Services Apprenticeship provider of the year

Staffordshire University | University of South Wales

Sales, Marketing, Procurement Apprenticeship provider of the year

SCL Professional | Impact Futures Training Limited

Transport and Logistics Apprenticeship provider of the year

TRS Training Ltd | Learning Curve Group

The Widening Participation Recognition Award

Liverpool University Hospital Foundation Trust | West London NHS Trust – AHP Team | Coach Core Foundation | Staffordshire & Stoke on Trent Integrated Care System

Apprenticeship Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Provider Recognition Award

Coach Core Foundation | Bedford College | Davies | Kaplan

Apprenticeship Champion of the Year

Kieren Buxton | Diane Purslow | Robert Ramsay Gosling-Kennedy | Neil Burrows

Apprentice Employer of the Year

Hob Salons | Labcorp | Torus | Osborne Clarke

Apprenticeship Provider of the year 

BPP Education Group | Bauer Academy (Bauer Radio Ltd) | In-Comm Training | Apprenticeships at Salford City College