Winners
Meet our 2026 Winners
Intermediate Apprentice
Joe Deas, Bagnalls - Training Provider - Newcastle College
Advanced Apprentice
Winner - Lucy Box, Newcastle University
Highly Commended - Megan Emerson, Gibson & Harris Plumbing & Heating - Training Provider - New College Durham
Higher Apprentice
Winner - Emily Hailes, Nexus - Training Provider - LDN Apprenticeships
Highly Commended - Jake Lightowler, Healthworks - Training Provider - Newcastle University
Degree Apprentice
Winner - Amy Norton, South Tyneside Council - Training Provider - Teesside University
Highly Commended - Daniel Cooper North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
Construction Apprentice
Megan Emerson, Gibson & Harris Plumbing & Heating - Training Provider - New College Durham
Engineering / Manufacturing Apprentice
Ethan Taylor, Pearson Engineering - Training Provider - University of Sunderland
Health and Public Service Apprentice
Dan Riseborough, Newcastle Clinical Trials Unit, Newcastle University - Training Provider - Northeastern University London
Professional Services Apprentice
Winner - Joe Hudson, Commercial Maintenance Services LTD - Training Provider - Apprentify
Highly Commended - Amelia Skevington, J Barbour & Sons Ltd. - Training Provider - BPP
Highly Commended -Emily Russell, ECBS Energy - Training Provider - We Are Zenith
Technology and Digital Apprentice
Matthew McGregor, Durham University - Training Provider - Newcastle University
Mentor of the Year
Winner - Adrienne Clark, South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust
Highly Commended - Alexandra Crowther, Sunderland City Council - Training Provider - New College Durham
Apprentice Ambassador of the Year
Winner - Neil Mawson, Pearson Engineering
Highly Commended - Hannah Mehr, Arup - Training Provider - Newcastle University
SME Employer of the Year
Apex RadioSystems - Training Provider - We Are Zenith
Large Employer of the Year
North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
Training Provider/Programme
New College Durham - Firefighter Apprenticeship Programme