Shining stars at the Oxfordshire Apprenticeship Awards

This year’s Oxfordshire Apprenticeship Awards took place last night (24 April) at Blenheim Palace in Woodstockwith dozens of young people and businesses celebrating apprenticeship success.

Around 130 guests saw apprentices schools training providersemployers 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 Oxfordshirecovering more than 1500 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 ChegwinBusiness Admin Apprentice – University of Oxford