Around 130 guests attended the Oxfordshire Apprenticeship Awards on Thursday 4th April and enjoyed a wonderful evening at Jurys Inn Oxford to celebrate the achievements of our local Apprentices and those that support them.

The overall Apprentice of the Year Award went jointly to Nairne Barker, Administrative Support Officer at Oxfordshire County Council and Shaun Morton, Chartered Manager Degree Apprentice at Nielsen. All the winners and highly commended finalists are listed below.

Intermediate Apprentice of the Year - sponsored by Darke & Taylor

Winner:

Josephine Allen, Business Admin Apprentice, Oxford Learning Institute, University of Oxford

Highly commended:

Robin Morrisen, Business Admin Apprentice, Oxfordshire County Council
Tom Pritchard-Pitts, Shepherd Apprentice, Blenheim

Advanced Apprentice of the Year – sponsored by Clarkson Evans

Winner:

Nairne Barker, Administrative Support Officer, Oxfordshire County Council

Highly commended:

Tristan Canfer, Electronic Engineering Apprentice, STFC
Hafsah Rana, Business Admin Apprentice, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Higher Apprentice of the Year - sponsored by High Spec Composites

Winner:

Shaun Morton, Chartered Manager Degree Apprentice, Nielsen

Highly commended:

Leona Weston, PR & Communications Apprentice, OxLEP
Emma Hancock, Digital and Technology Solutions Profession Degree Apprenticeship, STFC

Special Recognition Award – sponsored by Blenheim

Winner:

Frederika Kaja, Data Analyst Apprentice, Oxfordshire County Council

Highly commended:

Imogen Hill, Beauty Therapy Apprentice, The Skincare Clinic
Libby Orum, Hairdressing Apprentice, Popham Hairdressing

Shining Star Award - sponsored by Integration Technology

Winner:

Adam Barrett, Technical Highways Engineer, Oxfordshire County Council

Highly commended:

Emily Joyce, Administrative Manager for Graduate Admissions, University of Oxford
Mahrya Zulfaqar, Nursing Associate Trainee, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Apprenticeship Employer Award (less than 50 employees) - sponsored by Popham Hairdressing

Winner:

The Burnside Partnership

Highly commended:

Assure UK
Gareth Clark Hair For Men Ltd

Apprenticeship Employer Award (50+ employees) - sponsored by Barclays

Winner:

Oxfordshire County Council

Highly commended:

Nielsen
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

School Award – sponsored by The Careers & Enterprise Company

Winner:

North Oxfordshire Academy

Highly commended:

John Mason School
Wood Green School

Apprenticeship Ambassador Award – sponsored by OxLEP

Winner:

Jordan Morris, University of Oxford Print Studio

Oxfordshire Apprentice of the Year Award – sponsored by headline sponsors UKAEA

Winners:

Nairne Barker, Administrative Support Officer, Oxfordshire County Council
Shaun Morton, Chartered Manager Degree Apprentice, Nielsen

Sponsors

We are really grateful to our sponsors, including our headline sponsor UKAEA, category sponsors Darke & Taylor, Clarkson Evans, High Spec Composites, Blenheim, Integration Technology Ltd, The Careers & Enterprise Company, Popham Hairdressing, Barclays and OxLEP and to our other generous sponsors and supporters, who are listed below:

Awards Sponsor (venue) - Jurys Inn Oxford
Awards Sponsor (design & print) - University of Oxford Print Studio
Awards Sponsor - Oxford Brookes University
Awards Sponsor - Qube learning
Awards Supporter - The Apprenticeship & Training Company
Awards Supporter - Blake Morgan LLP
Awards Supporter - JSP Ltd
Awards Supporter - Nielsen