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Finalists revealed for North East Regional Apprenticeship Awards

Finalists revealed for awards that showcase the best apprenticeship employers and apprentices in the North East.

Caterpillar Peterlee Ltd, Procter & Gamble, Northumberland Fire & Rescue Service and ILS solicitors are all amongst the finalists in this year’s North East RegionalApprenticeship Awards 2015.

The 2015 awards, now in their twelfth year, recognise excellence in businesses that grow their own apprentice talent and apprentices who have made a significant contribution to their workplace.

The North East winners and highly commended entries will be announced at a high profile awards ceremony organised by the National Apprenticeship Service on the 15th October, at The Discovery Museum, Newcastle.

North East finalists include:

Employer Categories

• Caterpillar Peterlee Ltd
• Gestamp Tallent Ltd
• PROPS North East
• Sotech Limited

Apprentice Categories

• Nathan Charrada, Procter & Gamble
• Matthew Collins, Procter & Gamble
• Bethany Cross, Northumberland Fire & Rescue Service
• Victoria English, Caterpillar Peterlee Ltd
• Stephen Gowland, ILS solicitors
• George Ritchie MBE, PX Limited

Anthony Knowles, Head of Employer & Delivery Services for the National Apprenticeship Service, Said: “The National Apprenticeship Awards challenge top apprenticeship employers and apprentices across England to come forward and show how apprenticeships have made a real difference to their organisation and careers. They enable talented apprentices and committed employers to receive the recognition they deserve, drive up quality and encourage others to get involved.“

Anthony continued: “I would like to congratulate all of the North East finalists and wish them all the best for the finals.“

Eleven regional ceremonies will take place across the country in October, and each ceremony will celebrate winners and highly commended entries in 10 categories.

This year’s National Apprenticeship Awards will see almost 200 companies and individuals competing for the prestigious accolades.

The 200 regional finalists fought off competition from over 1000 other entries made to the National Apprenticeship Service, which runs the awards.

After the regional ceremonies, the winners will progress to the next stage of the competition, where their applications will be assessed by a national judging panel. The national finalists will be announced in early December and will be invited to a national ceremony on 26 January 2016, at Grosvenor House, London.

Sponsors of this year’s North East Apprenticeship Awards 2015 include: Access Training, CITB, Engineering Construction Industry Training Board, Hemingway Bailey, Intraining, New College Durham, North East Local Enterprise PartnershipNorthumberland County Council, Progress to Excellence Ltd, PX LimitedRedcar & Cleveland Borough Council, Sage and Northumberland, Tyne & Wear NHS Foundation Trust

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Regional Apprenticeship Awards 2015 .