West Yorkshire Apprenticeship Awards 2024: Bradford College announced as headline sponsor for this year's event

Kelly McAllister, head of apprenticeships and business development, said: “Bradford College is proud to be the headline sponsor of the West Yorkshire Apprenticeship Awards 2024.

"Apprenticeships play an integral role in providing opportunities for people of all ages in developing skills and expertise to support them into work or to progress through their career.

"We know that our region is full of amazing examples of apprenticeships being transformative for both individual apprentices and the businesses employing such talent.

"We can’t wait to celebrate these successes at the awards taking place in our city later this year.”

As the deadline approaches, we encourage you to share your apprenticeship journey with us and submit your nominations no later than 6pm on Thursday, March 21.

The awards aim to highlight the importance of apprenticeships in West Yorkshire, showcasing the achievements and accomplishments of apprentices, employers and training providers shaping the workforce of tomorrow.

A spokesperson for FDM, winners of the Diversity and Inclusion award in 2023, said: “Since winning the best in diversity programme award two years in a row, our apprentice community has grown to 35.

"Our first four apprentices have graduated and have all been retained by the business, progressing into graduate-level roles.”

The West Yorkshire Apprenticeship Awards 2024 include 14 categories:

SME Employer of the Year.

Large Employer of the Year.

Diversity and Inclusion Programme, sponsored by FDM Group.

Mentor of the Year, Sponsored by Zenith.

Intermediate Apprentice of the Year.

Advanced Apprentice of the Year.

Higher Apprentice of the Year, Sponsored by Leeds Trinity University.

Degree Apprentice of the Year, Sponsored by Bradford College.

Professional Services Apprentice of the Year, Sponsored by First Intuition.

Health and Public Service Apprentice of the Year, Sponsored by Shipley College.

Construction Apprentice of the Year.

Engineering/Manufacturing Apprentice of the Year.

Technology and Digital Apprentice of the Year.

Training Provider of the Year.

The winners will be announced at a live event on Thursday, May 9, held at the Cedar Court Hotel, Bradford.

Register now at www.wyapprenticeshipawards.co.uk to secure your spot and celebrate the outstanding efforts shaping the future of apprenticeships in our region.