Finalists
Meet our 2025 Finalists
Intermediate Apprentice of the Year
Amy Scott, Hollybank Trust
Mckenzie Stephenson, Tiny Tots Day Nursery
Advanced Apprentice of the Year
Deryn Keeney, Kitlocker.com
Haaris Malik, AESSEAL Marine
Lilly O'Loughlin, AESSEAL plc
Rebecca Beever, Straaltechniek UK Ltd
Taylor Foster, OLS Ltd
Higher Apprentice of the Year
Daniel Andrew, The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust
Ebony Woodhall, Glass Technology Services Ltd
Degree Apprentice of the Year
Ava Kennedy, Total Access Health Ltd
Brendan Wilcock, Arnold Magnetic Technologies
Hashim Din, The Rotherham Foundation Hospital Trust
Nicholas Murdoch, Waldeck Consulting
Tara Cusworth, Glass Technology Services Ltd
Construction Apprentice of the Year
Nathaniel Bradbury, NG Bailey
Samuel Jinks, Dalton Roofing Ltd
Health and Public Service Apprentice of the Year
Augustinas Slučka, NHS England South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
Christine Hazlehurst, NHS Rotherham Trust
Courtney Ellis, Rotherham, Doncaster, and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH)
Emilie Littlewood, The University of Sheffield/ Sheffield Teaching Hospitals
Emily Grainger, Bluebell Wood Hospice
Michelle Heaversedge, Rotherham, Doncaster, and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH)
Rosie Herold, Rotherham, Doncaster, and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH)
Stacey Mullee, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals
Engineering/Manufacturing Apprentice of the Year
Alex Whinfrey-Gibson, H+H UK Limited
Bailey Turner, Power Control & Automation Solutions Ltd
Bradley Cooper, OLS Ltd
Erica Davison, Siemens Healthineers
Harry Clayton, E and S Swift
Joseph J Woodhead, ITM Power
Professional Services Apprentice of the Year
Connor Wilson-Bow, Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals / NHS
Nicola McKinlay, S.M.I.L.E Day opportunities - City of Doncaster Council
Technology and Digital Apprentice of the Year
Leon Martin, 3Squared
Rebecca Beever, Straaltechniek UK Ltd
SME Employer of the Year
Dalton Roofing Ltd
Dearneside Fabrications
EDGEPS Limited
One2Call Ltd
Waldeck Consulting
Large Employer of the Year
Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Equans
St Leger Homes of Doncaster Ltd
William Hare Limited
Apprentice Ambassador of the Year
Charlotte Elliott, Founder & CE of Affinity2020
Gary Sollitt, William Hare Limited
Joseph J Woodhead, ITM Power
Leanne Bott, Equans
Mentor of the Year
Adam Moody, Far'n'Beyond
Cameron Sinclair, First Intuition Yorkshire and Humber
Charlotte Gee and Jagdish Pichaimuthu, Nufarm UK
Jonathan Pucci, South Yorkshire Police
Nicole Woodford, University of Sheffield
Rachel Barry & Helen Moorhouse, Liverpool University Hospital Trust
Rhian Burrows, Unilever
Training Provider/Programme of the Year
First Intuition Yorkshire and Humber
Health & Social Care Apprenticeship Provision - Sheffield Hallam University
Lavender International NDT
Lifetime Training Ltd
The University of Sheffield
Total Training Provision
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