The Oxfordshire Apprenticeship Awards 2022 recognised the best talent in the county with a special live-streamed event on Thursday 19 May, followed by an in-person celebration evening at Williams F1 Conference Centre on 26 May, where finalists were presented with their trophies.
The Oxfordshire Apprenticeship Awards 2022 recognised the best talent in the county with a special live-streamed event on Thursday 19 May, followed by an in-person celebration evening at Williams F1 Conference Centre on 26 May, where finalists were presented with their trophies.
The Shining Star Award recognises individuals who have made outstanding progress in their career since completing their Apprenticeship and have the potential to achieve even more. It was won by Ryan Taylor, an Apprentice Support Technician at the Banbury coffee factory of Jacobs Douwe Egberts UK&I.
The award was kindly sponsored for the fourth year running by Integration Technology Ltd - a pioneering designer and developer of ultra-violet curing solutions for ink jet printing, as well as other emerging technologies.
Simon Roberts, Managing Director at Integration Technology, judged the category. Simon said: “Ryan has grown to be a well-respected member of the maintenance team at JDE Banbury. What shines through is Ryan’s passion and enthusiasm for Apprenticeships. He is a true ambassador for the programme.”
“Ryan is a truly impressive individual. He should be very proud of his achievements and he has now come full circle. Being an Apprentice trainer, giving hands-on training for up to 20 Apprentices - he provides them with moral support too as someone who has been there and done that! He has even gone back to his school to promote Apprenticeships!”
Ryan is pictured with Michael Rafferty, Careers Leader at Ryan’s former school, The Warriner School, who won the Careers Champion Award in 2022.
In addition to Ryan’s success, Apprentice Lauren Hansen was highly commended in the Advanced Apprentice of the Year Award and JDE Banbury were highly commended in the Apprenticeship Employer of the Year Award (250+ employees).
We are delighted that JDE Banbury have chosen to be the 2023 headline sponsor.
JDE has been proudly manufacturing coffee in Banbury for over 55 years, producing household favourites such as L'OR, Kenco, Tassimo and Douwe Egberts. Passionate about advancing early careers, their apprenticeship programme began in 1983 and they have over 50 former Apprentices across the business up to the manufacturing leadership team level.
JDE Banbury are leading the way as trailblazers across OxLEP Skills' ambitious Social Contract programme, having pledged over £50,000 in unspent Apprenticeship levy funds to support local organisations. Nearby to their Banbury coffee factory, this pledge will support Apprenticeship training for key roles including - on this occasion - the NHS and primary education.
About the Oxfordshire Apprenticeship Awards 2023
The awards will be open for entries and nominations until midnight on the evening of Friday 17 February 2023. Finalists will be announced during Oxfordshire Apprenticeships Hour (hashtag #OAHour) on Twitter @OxonApprentice from 13:00 on Thursday 20 April 2023. Winners will be announced at a special awards ceremony on Thursday 18 May 2023.
Visit our Oxfordshire Apprenticeship Awards 2023 page
If you would like the opportunity to support the Awards, please get in touch.
Join us for Oxfordshire Apprenticeships Hour (#OAHour) on Twitter @OxonApprentice from 13:00 every Thursday for latest on the Awards and join in the conversation using the hashtag #OAAwards2023.