The Birmingham Apprenticeship Awards 2020 will celebrate achievement among individuals, their employers and education and training providers.
Our event this year is run in partnership with Ladder for Greater Birmingham, a campaign which is working to create hundreds of new apprenticeships across the region.
The awards will be held online In November as a result of the coronavirus crisis but will still be a stellar celebration of the apprenticeship movement in Greater Birmingham.
There will be 12 separate categories including crowning our overall Apprentice of the Year and here we focus on one of the employer awards to be presented on the night.
Scroll down for more details about the event or click through here to go straight to the nomination form
Small Employer of the Year (1-50 staff)
We are keen to celebrate those businesses, organisations and public sector bodies which go above and beyond to train and nurture their apprentices.
We are looking for those who have designed and implemented an exciting and innovative apprenticeship programme, whether for one person or a team of apprentices.
Judges will reward those which can demonstrate commitment to the apprenticeship scheme and highlight its measurable benefits as well as outstanding leadership when it comes to mentoring staff through to the successful completion of an apprenticeship programme.
The Small Employer of the Year category will recognise those organisations with one to 50 members of staff. Last year's winner was WS Cleaning Solutions.
The success of the Lichfield company’s apprentices has allowed it to grow and diversify into other avenues of cleaning.
It started with its first apprentice in 2016 on cleaning and support services who has since progressed onto a Level 3 management qualification.
The full list of categories and sponsors is:
- Outstanding Apprentice of the Year (Construction and Property)
- Outstanding Apprentice of the Year (Engineering and Manufacturing), sponsored by Birmingham Metropolitan College
- Outstanding Apprentice of the Year (Health, Education and Care)
- Outstanding Apprentice of the Year (Professional Services), sponsored by Performance Through People
- Outstanding Apprentice of the Year (Tech, Digital and Creative Industries)
- Outstanding Apprentice of the Year (Travel, Tourism and Hospitality)
- Apprentice of the Year (chosen from the six category winners above)
- Small Employer of the Year (1-50 staff)
- Medium Employer of the Year (51-249 staff), sponsored by BCTG
- Large Employer of the Year (250+ staff), sponsored by The Development Manager
- Training Provider of the Year, sponsored by The Ladder Foundation
- Education Engagement Award
Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership is also an event supporter.
The awards are run in conjunction with the Ladder for Greater Birmingham campaign, an initiative launched in 2018 aimed at creating 1,000 new apprenticeships in Birmingham and Solihull. To find out more about the Ladder campaign and how employing apprentices can benefit your business, visit ladderforbirmingham.co.uk or call 03332 409 699
