Finalists
Meet our 2025 Finalists
Intermediate Apprentice of the Year
Alex Jones, Fierce Hairdressing Limited
Anthony Clayton, Birmingham City Council
Harry Bown, Fairlawns Hotel and Spa
Jacob Robinson, Sandwell and West Birmingham hospitals
Rubie Fletcher , Fierce Hairdressing Limited
Advanced Apprentice of the Year
Abigail Barton, Cavan Vets
Aimee Archer, Chuckery Primary School
Brooke Coles, Black Country Transport
Chloe Whittingham, Air Care Compressors Limited
Ellie Mountford, Music Box Nursery Darlaston
Isabella Harrison, TMT First Limited
Higher Apprentice of the Year
Kate Benton, Bilston Dental Practice
Kelly Anne Russell, City of Wolverhampton Council
Liam Downing, City of Wolverhampton Council
Paul Hampshire, Carwood Diesel Systems
Degree Apprentice of the Year
Anya Devaney, Birmingham City University
Gurjot Kaur, School Of Coding & AI
Lucy Barford, City of Wolverhampton Council
Matthew Randle, Dreamland Bedding Centre
Natasha Parbhakar, School Of Coding & AI
Construction Apprentice of the Year
Jasmine Johnson, M & A Doocey Civil Engineering Ltd
Tom Hardman, Lovells
Engineering/Manufacturing Apprentice of the Year
Anthony Nicholls, European Heathyards
Divya Kaur, Carwood Motor Units Limited
Jessica Stote, AluCast
Joshua Hampton, Black Country Transport
Leighton Roberts, WHS Plastics
Health and Public Service Apprentice of the Year
Daniel Picken, Walsall College
Kelly Anne Russell, City of Wolverhampton Council
Sarah Fones, Dudley College of Technology
Professional Services Apprentice of the Year
Chloe Ward, Fred Smith & Sons Ltd
Ifeoluwa Opasanya, Sandwell College
Liam Downing, City of Wolverhampton Council
Lucy Barford, City of Wolverhampton Council
Technology and Digital Apprentice of the Year
Adam Slade, Dudley Council
Ashley Lovatt, TMT First Limited
Luke Markham, Pathway First Ltd
Natasha Parbhakar, School Of Coding & AI
Mentor of the Year
Des Chambers, M & A Doocey Civil Engineering Ltd
Henry Leavy-Howes, TMT First Limited
Paul Smith, Carwood Motor Units Limited
Tammy Mallet, Fierce Hairdressing Limited
Tony Poulton, M & A Doocey Civil Engineering Ltd
Apprentice Ambassador of the Year
Clare Palmer, Dudley Council
Kirstie Stuart, M & A Doocey Civil Engineering Ltd
SME Employer of the Year
Carwood Motor Units Limited
Fred Smith & Sons Ltd
Maple Tree Nursery
Penny Post Group Credit Union (PPG)
Rhymes Day Nursery Dudley
Sandwell Accountancy Services
TMT First Limited
Large Employer of the Year
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust - Apprenticeship Team
City of Wolverhampton Council
M & A Doocey Civil Engineering Ltd
Sandwell Council
Specsavers Fulfilment Services Ltd
Training Provider/Programme of the Year
Crosby Management Training's Specialist Apprenticeships
HIT Training Ltd
Lifetime
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust