Welcome to the Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin Apprenticeship Awards

What a great night we had, 250 people all gathered together to celebrate some of the best apprentices and supporting businesses in the County. The Telford Mecure Hotel was home to these inaugural awards. The atmosphere on the evening was buzzing and it was especially refreshing to see so many young people cheering each other along.

Congratulations to all our winners on the night….

Manufacturing & Engineering apprentice of the year award

Abigail Jones

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IT & Digital Industries apprentice of the year award

Christa Bridges

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Health & Social Care apprentice of the year award

Chris Sheldon

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Construction apprentice of the year award

Luke Courtnell

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Business, Legal & Finance apprentice of the year award

Kieran Jones

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Creative & Media apprentice of the year award

Rhea Draycott

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Early Years & Education apprentice of the year award

Kiran Kaur

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Small Apprentice employer of the year award

Connexis

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Medium Apprentice employer of the year award

Pave Aways

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Large Apprentice employer of the year award

WR Partners

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Telford & Wrekin Apprentice of the Year award

Luke Courtnell

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Shropshire Apprentice of the Year award

Kieran Jones

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The awards would not have been possible without our amazing sponsors. Many thanks to them all for their generosity and support.

Overall, the event was such a great success, so much so that we have already started to plan our awards 2025

SAVE the date Thursday 2 October 2025

To Apply

The Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin Apprenticeship Awards celebrate outstanding apprentices, and their employers, and are FREE to enter.

There are categories for small, medium, and large firms, plus a wide range of individual categories.

An overall champion apprentice for Shropshire, and a champion for Telford & Wrekin, will also be selected from all the entries.

It’s a celebration of the brightest and best apprentices in the county, and the businesses which go the extra mile to support the next generation of skilled staff.

Who can apply?

To qualify for an individual award, candidates must be either a current apprentice, or have completed an appenticeship within the past two years, with a company based in either the Shropshire, or Telford & Wrekin local authority areas.
To qualify for a company award, businesses must have at least one operational base in either Shropshire or Telford & Wrekin, and employ current or past apprentices.