Today marks the launch of the national Apprenticeship Awards 2010 and applications are now open! It’s the 7th annual Apprenticeship Awards which look to congratulate, honour & celebrate the very best of British apprenticeship talent as well as the employers that make it happen.
The Apprenticeship Awards nominations are open to businesses & employers of all sizes and they can also nominate their apprentices. The prizes are judged across the 9 Apprenticeship Award regions before a national ceremony in July 2010.
Apprenticeship Awards 2010 – apprentice categories
There are 2 apprentice categories at the Apprenticeship Awards;
- Apprentice of the Year
- Advanced Apprentice of the Year
Apprentices must be working towards, or have completed, an Apprenticeship or an Advanced Apprenticeship and must have been in funded learning in April 2007 or started their apprenticeship since that date.
A record total of 234,000 people started apprenticeships last year according to the Office of National Statistics (ONS). 126,900 people completed apprenticeships within the same period (academic year) which was the largest number of apprenticeship scheme completions and starts.
Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, has unveiled plans to create 400 new bus driver apprenticeships every year in the London. The apprenticeship agreement between Transport for London (TfL) and the bus company First Group will give new bus drivers the chance to further develop their skills as well as work towards nationally recognised qualifications.
Young people aged 18-24 are being urged to apply for jobs in social care, one of the UK’s fastest growing sectors. This age group currently makes up less than 10% of the social care workforce so with more opportunities than ever before, there has never been a better time to consider social care as a career.