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Apprenticeship awards to honour top 100 employers

Applications are now open to find England's top apprentices and apprentice employers, who will be heralded at the National Apprenticeship Awards ceremony in London on 29 June 2011.

The National Apprenticeship Awards 2011, run by the National Apprenticeship Service, are open to all organisations that employ apprentices, and to apprentices themselves.

Nomination categories are:

• Young Apprentice of the Year (school year 11 only)
• Apprentice of the Year
• Advanced Apprentice of the Year
• Higher Apprentice of the Year
• Small Employer of the Year (1 - 24 employees)
• Medium Employer of the Year (25 - 249 employees)
• Large Employer of the Year (250 - 4,999 employees)
• Macro Employer of the Year (5,000 + employees)

For this year's Apprenticeship Awards, the National Apprenticeship Service, in partnership with City & Guilds, will be listing England's Top 100 Apprenticeship employers. As well as four employer category winners, the 24 best other employers in each category will be honoured in the published Top 100 Apprenticeship employers list.

John Hayes, minister of state for further education, skills and lifelong learning said: "I have put Apprenticeships at the heart of our skills strategy because they encourage ambition and enterprise, and help drive economic and social progress.

"These awards offer a great platform for young people and employers to gain recognition not just for excelling in their chosen field, but for playing a leading part in that vital process."

Simon Waugh, chief executive of the National Apprenticeship Service said: "The Apprenticeship Awards recognise the achievements of individuals engaged in training and the organisations that invest in them.

"Apprentices provide a real boost to Britain's economy, helping businesses secure a supply of people with the skills and qualities often not available on the external job market. They bring fresh ideas and innovation to organisations and help to increase staff retention."

To find out more about how to enter, visit apprenticeships.org.uk/awards or call 08000 150 600. Entries close on 25 March 2011.

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