Winners
Meet our 2024 Award Winners
Intermediate Apprentice of the Year
Winner: Alin Florin Pop, Unity Plus Healthcare Ltd
Highly Commended: Sam Allen, Conservatory Outlet
Advanced Apprentice of the Year
Winner: Amy Hickie, Muirhead Dental Health
Highly Commended: Maizie Grange, Construction Marine Ltd
Higher Apprentice of the Year
Winner: Leo Girdlestone, Jet2.com & Jet2holidays
Highly Commended: Emilie Marshall, Timeout Homes
Degree Apprentice of the Year
Amaya Beale, Pennine Pneumatic Services Ltd
Engineering & Manufacturing Apprentice of the Year
Winner: Alexandra Johnson, Produmax Ltd
Highly Commended: Maddie Bissett, Unilever
Professional Services Apprentice of the Year
Winner: Emily Reeves, Leeds Colton Vets for Pets
Highly Commended: Cerys Glynn, Jet2.com & Jet2holidays
Health & Public Service Apprentice of the Year
Winner: Bernadette McNichol, Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust
Highly Commened: Faye Irving, Bradford Teaching Hospitals
Highly Commened: Serrina Cooper, Roundhay Road Surgery
Technology & Digital Apprentice of the Year
Stephen Beardsley Covea Insurance
Construction Apprentice of the Year
Lucie Fieldhouse, Versatile Home Improvements
Mentor of the Year
Mark Roper, CML Civil Engineering
Diversity and Inclusion Programme
Zenith
SME Apprentice Employer of the Year
Reliance Precision Limited
Large Business Apprentice Employer
Winner: Together Housing Group
Highly Commended: Jet2.com & Jet2holidays
Training Provider/Programme of the Year
Heart of Yorkshire Education Group – Apprenticeship Team
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2023
Advanced Apprentice of the Year
Danielle Aylward - Yorkshire Housing
Construction Apprentice of the Year
Dan Voke - En:able Futures
Degree Apprentice of the Year
Tegan Hinch - Labcorp
Diversity & Inclusion Programme
FDM Group
Engineering & Manufacturing Apprentice of the Year
George Akton - Bekaert
Higher Apprentice of the Year
Aaron Clegg - Yorkshire Housing
Large Business Apprenticeship Employer of the Year
Bagnalls
Mentor of the Year
Michelle Wooton - Conservatory Outlet
SME Apprentice Employer of the year
EN:able Futures
Technology & Digital Apprentice of the Year
Eliot Ferrier - Intelligency Group
Training Provider/Programme of the Year
Bradford Teaching Hospitals & Bradford College Partnership
2022
Construction Apprentice of the Year
Travis Perkins
Diversity & Inclusion Award
FDM Group
Engineering & Manufacturing
Aman Athwal – Bowers Metrology Group
Joseph Flynn – Syngenta (honourable mention)
Health and Public Service
Ellie Caton – Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust
Higher or Degree Apprentice
Leanne Wilson – Leeds Community Healthcare Trust
Intermediate Apprentice
Muhammad Uddin – Yorkshire Housing
Large Employer
Solenis
Mentor of the Year
Rachael Smith – Zenith
Professional Services
Yousef Hussain – Azets
SME Employer
Produmax
Technology
Matthew Fletcher – Leeds & Yorkshire Housing Trust