The AEA Apprentice Awards 2023

Last week we recognised the outstanding work achieved by our fantastic apprentices at our annual Apprentice Awards ceremony. It was an excellent opportunity to celebrate all our apprentices who worked hard and exceeded expectations in their apprenticeships in 2022.

This year, our Apprentice of the Year Award has been renamed in memory and tribute to our Apprentice, George Hart, who sadly lost his battle with cancer in late 2022. The George Hart Apprentice of the Year Award recognises the commitment and dedication shown by George during his apprenticeship. George continued to work on his training and attend his workplace throughout his chemotherapy treatment when he was able to. Renaming this award is a fitting tribute to George’s memory, who undoubtedly inspired us all here at the Apprentice Employment Agency and DSV Air & Sea.

Our Award Winners & Nomination reasons:

The Rising Star Award – Paul Cowdroy (DSV)

“Paul has played a lead role in automating many software packages. Paul has personally built and rolled out this automation now being used in several countries. This has led to huge cost savings & totalling up to hundreds of man hours being saved.

Paul has gained huge recognition within his division and the wider DSV business. Paul’s team can’t speak highly enough of him, to such an extent that at around halfway through his apprenticeship, he was already at a stage where his manager would have hired him into the role with absolute confidence.” 

The Being Their Best Award – James McCann (VPI)

“James is a first-year apprentice and his apprenticeship teaching team shared that he’s a bright and capable apprentice. He regularly displays a quality of thinking that takes him outside the norm. He is very conscientious and will also help others. James exceeds expectations with the quality of his contributions, questions, and application. He is fully engaged in lessons and is fully committed to ensuring that he achieves the best he can in his apprenticeship.”

The Future Leader Award – Lola Turner (VPI)

“Lola is a second-year apprentice, currently at college for one day per week, with 4 days on-site. She has been working shift patterns throughout the past 6 months and has proven herself as a capable and confident apprentice. Lola often challenges the status quo to develop new and positive outcomes for herself and her surrounding colleagues. She is working diligently towards the completion of her apprenticeship and actively participating in many VPI apprentice initiatives.”

The George Hart Apprentice of the Year Award – Chloe Genney (Tronox)

“Chloe’s line manager and workplace colleagues at Tronox have said Chloe always demonstrates her commitment to learning, consistently delivering work at the highest standards. Her attitude to work is outstanding, and her behaviour towards colleagues is mature and respectful. She sets an example for others showing her passion, determination, and diligence.

Chloe consistently shows her dedication to work; she is the first person to help others and finds ways to achieve what is best for the department and her colleagues. She constantly challenges herself and already develops two new test initiatives in the laboratory. Chloe has also undertaken quality management testing at Tronox in Europe. She loves solving many projects and is highly respected & a valuable part of the team.”

We want to thank the employers who supported and participated in our awards ceremony: Tronox, VPI, Prax, DSV, deminor and Triton Power.

We would also like to pay a special mention to all our nominees who should be incredibly proud of their efforts: Joseph (Tronox), Lloyd (Tronox), Adam (Tronox), Matthew (Prax), Emmanuel (deminor), Ethan (Triton Power) & Thomas (VPI).

 

We thank employers for recognising the value of investing in their apprentices, training providers for helping them grow academically and emotionally, and the fantastic apprentices that worked so hard to achieve these accolades.

It’s thanks to these extraordinary individuals that this event was such a huge success! We congratulate each award winner and nominee for setting an example of excellence. We wish you all the best for the future!

 

For all things apprentice or if you have any queries, please contact Jakki Lovewell
via email at jakki.lovewell@apprentice-employment.co.uk or visit our website.

 

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