The 2025 Apprenticeship Guide Awards shortlist
The Apprenticeship Guide Awards 2025 is our biggest event yet, with hundreds of entries pouring in from all over the country! Our independent judging panel reviewed and scored submissions from all kinds of apprenticeship employers and training providers. Here is the 2025 shortlist:
Key Dates for Your Diary
All the dates you need for the Apprenticeship Guide Awards 2027
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Submission deadline 18 December 2026 -
Shortlist announcement National Apprenticeship Week 2027 -
Awards ceremony 29 April 2027
Shortlist
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Apprentice of the Year
Alice Foster – Cavendish Nuclear
Arran Cooper – Steer Automotive
Evy Jane Williams – Rhotic Media
Fredrick Da Costa – British Airways
Gabrielle Baumberg – AstraZeneca
Gracious Chipeture – University of Northumbria
Sama Mahmood – IBM UK
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- Best Apprenticeship in Agriculture and Food Production
- Best Apprenticeship in Automotive/Transport
- Best Apprenticeship in Construction
- Best Apprenticeship in Education
- Best Apprenticeship in Energy & Utilities
- Best Apprenticeship in Engineering/Manufacturing
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Best Apprenticeship in Financial Services
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- Best Apprenticeship in Hair & Beauty
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Best Apprenticeship in Healthcare
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Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust is a proud partner of the Apprenticeship Guide Awards.
- Best Apprenticeship in Hospitality & Tourism
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Best Apprenticeship in IT
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Best Apprenticeship in Professional Services
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At Mindful Education, we produce flexible, award-winning, professional apprenticeships that continue to set new standards in blended learning.
- Best Employer (large)
- Best Employer (medium)
- Best Employer (small)
- Best Training Provider
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Best University for Apprenticeships
Northeastern University London
University of the Built Environment
City St. George’s, University of London
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- Best College for Apprenticeships
- Excellence in Training Delivery
- Leadership in Apprenticeships Award
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Mentor of the Year
Fiona Chamberlaine – Cripps
Gary Richmond – Mitchells & Butlers
Jane Potter – Bagnalls
Lily Baggott – Baltic Apprenticeships
Nagwan Abd’Allah – Leeds Beckett University
Paoline Joy Funtila – Chelsea & Westminster NHS Foundation Trust
Paris Asquith – Steer Automotive Group
Sharon Ross – DHL Supply Chain
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