Deadline for Birmingham Apprenticeship Awards 2020

THE deadline to enter the Birmingham Apprenticeship Awards 2020 is fast approaching.

There are now just three weeks to submit nominations for this year’s event which is run by the Post’s sister website BirminghamLive in partnership with the Ladder for Greater Birmingham apprenticeship campaign.

The awards will celebrate employers of all sizes, training providers and individual excellence in six different business sectors before crowning our overall Apprentice of the Year.

The annual event will be held online only this year in November as a result of the coronavirus restrictions and the deadline for entries is September 18.

There are also still opportunities for commercial partners to get involved in the ceremony as an event sponsor.

BirminghamLive editor Anna Jeys said: “We have already welcomed some excellent nominations but we’re looking forward to receiving even more in the final three weeks before deadline passes.

“These awards will shine a light on the growing strength of the city region’s apprenticeship movement.

“Even though we can’t hold a ceremony in person, we know the evening will still be a stellar celebration of our region’s apprentices, their employers and those training providers helping them to succeed.”

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 )

Large Employer of the Year (250+ staff ), sponsored by The Development Manager

Medium Employer of the Year

(51-249 staff), sponsored by BCTG

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