This year’s Oxfordshire Apprenticeship Awards took place last night (24 April) at Blenheim Palace in Woodstock, with dozens of young people and businesses celebrating apprenticeship success.
Around 130 guests saw apprentices, schools, training providers, employers and Apprenticeship Ambassadors recognised for their achievements and commitment to apprenticeships in Oxfordshire.
The overall apprentice of the year award went to Katie Chegwin – a business administration apprentice at the University of Oxford – who also won the higher apprentice of the year award.
There are currently around 300 types of apprenticeships in Oxfordshire, covering more than 1,500 job roles in the county.
The Chief Executive of Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership (OxLEP) – Nigel Tipple – spoke of the importance of the area’s continued focus on apprenticeships.
Mr Tipple said: ‘’Oxfordshire businesses are clearly committed to apprenticeships, seeing them as a positive way of developing highly-trained workforces of the future.
‘’Discovering young talent can help organisations to stay ahead of competitors and, in-turn, support young people in making better-informed decisions as they move towards the world of work.’’
See below for a list of all the winners and highly-commended entrants:
School Award – sponsored by Clarkson Evans:
Winner:
- Larkmead School
Highly-commended:
- Icknield Community College
- UTC Oxfordshire
Intermediate Apprentice of the Year Award – sponsored by Barclays
Winner:
- Ryan Treacher-Collins, Activity Leadership Apprentice – Can Do Martial Arts
Highly-commended:
- Charlie Bateman, Plumbing & Heating Apprentice – F G Alden Ltd
- John Hurford, Plumbing & Heating Apprentice – Warburton Building Services Ltd
Advanced Apprentice of the Year Award – sponsored by SST Technology
Winner:
- Aaron Scott, Engineering Apprentice – Science and Technology Facilities Council
Highly-commended:
- Liam Leach, Engineering Apprentice – Schedl Automotive System Service
- Katherine Mordecai, Mechanical Engineering Apprentice - Science and Technology Facilities Council
Higher Apprentice of the Year Award – sponsored by Nielsen
Winner:
- Katie Chegwin, Business Admin Apprentice – University of Oxford
Highly-commended:
- Lauren Livingstone, Leadership for Health & Social Care Apprentice – Home Instead Senior Care
- Trina White, Leadership for Health & Social Care Apprentice – Abbeyfield
Special Recognition Award – sponsored by The Apprenticeship & Training Company
Winner:
- Alanta Hissey-Powell, Apprentice Healthcare Assistant – Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust
Highly-commended:
- Kayleigh Clark, Motor Vehicle Apprentice – Protyre
- Abigail Crawforth, Engineering Apprentice – Williams Grand Prix Engineering
Training Provider Award – sponsored by NatWest
Winner:
- Abingdon & Witney College
Highly-commended:
- HIT Training
- Oxford Energy Academy
Small Apprenticeship Employer of the Year Award – sponsored by High Spec Composites
Winner:
- Popham Hairdressing
Highly-commended:
- La Cucina
- Martin & Co
Large Apprenticeship Employer of the Year Award – sponsored by Darke & Taylor
Winner:
- Wellers
Highly-commended:
- Beard
- Williams Grand Prix Engineering
Apprenticeship Ambassador of the Year Award – sponsored by OxLEP
Winners:
- Olivia Buckingham, Youth Ambition Apprentice, Oxford City Council
- Matthew Thomas, Electrical Apprentice – Darke & Taylor
Oxfordshire Apprentice of the Year Award - sponsored by Liga College
Winner:
- Katie Chegwin, Business Admin Apprentice – University of Oxford
