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FOREWORD
Founder of Multicultural Apprenticeship
Awards and Pathway Group
IT’S that glorious time of year again!
So, in extending a warm welcome, I hope tonight brings some fun and enjoyment to everyone, as we
celebrate our apprentices, learning providers, and of course all the employers ranging from private,
public and charitable sectors, who together recognise and truly back the impact of apprenticeship
programmes.
Thanks to the commitment of so many people, who have given their time and support; our sponsors,
partners, ambassadors and of course our judges whose task gets harder with each passing year, we
are able to gather here and celebrate all the winners.
This year we celebrated Social Mobility Awareness Day with the launch of our rebranded Multicultural
Apprenticeship Awards as well as the Multicultural Apprenticeship Alliance, that took place at our
event headline sponsor Pearson’s head office in central London. I, alongside the team were proud to
be able to share the journey that we have been on; the challenges, the changes, the successes that
originally began in 2016 with The Asian Apprenticeship Awards which later evolved into The BAME
Apprenticeship Awards and now form the awards as you see them today.
The year 2022 also saw the launch of our well-received and now a flagship event; the Festival of
Apprenticeships, a combination of a roadshow and online events – exhibiting, showcasing, and
promoting all things apprenticeships which you will be hearing more about going into next year.
My sincere appreciation to all the team collectively who as before, work tirelessly to make this event
happen and ensure it goes from strength to strength. Thank you sincerely also to everyone else who
has contributed one way or another to putting this event together, these awards wouldn’t be possible
without you all.
Even though the awards name has evolved we remain steadfast on its purpose, which is celebrating
the talent and diversity in apprenticeships.
I would like to finish off and request that this evening bring some light into the darkening days of late
autumn and to everyone here I say: enjoy, YOU deserve it!
Thank you!
Safaraz Ali
Founder & Chair
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As the world’s leading learning company, Pearson is once again proud to support the 2022
Multicultural Apprenticeship Awards. As we look to the future of work, we need to ensure that
apprentices continue to develop their talent to meet the needs of existing and emerging sectors.
It is so important, with awards such as these, to highlight not only the importance and value of
an apprenticeship, but also the diverse range of learners who are entering the workforce and
contributing to economies and businesses as a result.
The concept of apprenticeships has been around for hundreds of years, but the modern version
has a crucial role to play in these changing times, offering an opportunity to help people kickstart
their career, reskill or upskill, in a shifting landscape. As well as providing apprenticeship
solutions for employers, since 2017, Pearson UK has been offering apprenticeships to support
our own talent pipeline – with over 300 colleagues taking courses (apprenticeships) at Advanced,
Higher or Degree/Master levels. It’s been a pleasure to see these colleagues thrive and excel, and
the positive impact they have had in developing career aspirations, confidence and skills is clear.
At Pearson we serve customers in nearly 200 countries with digital content, assessments,
qualifications and data, with 20,000 employees committed to creating enriching learning
experiences designed for real-life impact. Whether it’s at home, on the move, in the classroom or
in the workplace, learning is the key to improving life chances.
Apprenticeships, in particular, offer a diverse range of learners a route into exciting careers in
key sectors. That’s why we look forward to taking this moment each year to celebrate those
inspiring individuals, who have worked hard to overcome adversity to achieve their goals through
apprenticeships.
I’d like to offer my congratulations to all the winners and nominees today - we hope you enjoy
your special moment of recognition.
Best wishes
Freya Thomas Monk
Senior Vice President for Vocational Qualifications & Training at Pearson
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EVENING PROGRAMME
Introduction & Welcome
Anne Ashworth - Pearson
Kasim Choudhry – Event Director
STARTERS
Award Presentations (Apprentice & Employer) for:
Accounting & Finance - Kaplan Financial
Management, Legal & Professional Services – Mindful Education
Charity, Voluntary Organisations & Public Services – NCFE
Health, Medical & Social Care – Royal Navy
Retail, Hospitality & Tourism – Lifetime Training
Construction Services – BMet
Engineering & Manufacturing – JTL
Creative, Media & Marketing – Virgin Media O2
Digital & Technology – Severn Trent
Transport & Logistics – British Army
Intermediate Apprentice of the Year – Bootcamp Media
Judges’ Choice – Lloyds Banking Group
MAINS
After Dinner Speech
Haider Ali – The Unfair Academy
Award Presentations for:
Small, Medium Employer of the Year - Amazing Apprenticeships
Large Business of the Year - NOCN
Learning Provider of the Year - AELP
University of the Year - BT Group
Closing Speech
Safaraz Ali – Awards Founder
Apprentice of the Year Presentation
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HOSTS & ENTERTAINMENT
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
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Huddersfield-born Harpz Kaur was the former presenter of BBC Asian
Network’s Breakfast Show and presented ‘Saturday Mash-Up’ on CBBC. She
has hosted a range of TV programmes for the BBC’s Red Button, such as ‘Radio
1’s Big Weekend’ and ‘Asian Network’s Big Comedy Night’ in Edinburgh. Whilst
her broadcasting career rises she continues to pursue her passion for dance,
and has appeared on major stages performing in front of thousands. Not only is
her broadcasting career rising, but so is her commercial career. Harpz is now
working with England and Wales Cricket Board and is an official ambassador
for the ‘Dream Big Desi Women’ campaign.
HARPZ KAUR @HarpreetUK @harpzkaurofficial
Aurie Styla is a stand-up comedian, and actor from London. His TV credits
include Jonathan Ross’ Comedy Club, Don’t Hate The Playaz and Mo Gilligan’s
Black British & Funny documentary. On Radio he is the host of ‘The Scene’
on BBC Radio London. A topical show in which he has invited guests from
all avenues of entertainment to interview, and discuss current affairs, with a
comical twist. Alongside his comedy work, he’s also cemented himself as an
exceptional host for corporate events and has worked with, amongst others,
Facebook, Jungle Creations, DTV and Da Bounce in Holland. As an actor Aurie
played a co-lead in "The Living Dead’ and is the lead in British comedy
film ‘On The Other Foot’.
AURIE STYLA @AurieStyla
Having turned down offers from top universities like LSE, UCL and Warwick,
Haider made the bold decision to go against the grain to do an apprenticeship
after his A-Levels. After landing a Master’s level apprenticeship with
Engineering giant Rolls-Royce, he’s since gone on to win multiple national
awards including the coveted title of ‘Apprentice of the Year’. Recently
qualifying as one of the UK’s youngest Chartered Management Accountants, he
now produces educational content on TikTok about apprenticeships, reaching
millions of views online.
HAIDER ALI @haidera1i_
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OLGA BOTTOMLEY (CHAIR OF JUDGING PANEL)
Olga is Managing Director of Straight4ward Solutions. She has over 30 years’
experience in the work based learning industry, and is part of the Army
Apprenticeship team that manages and quality assures one of the largest and most
successful national employers apprenticeship scheme. She is also a trustee of CVQO which
support young nationally using the cadets and other youth movements to achieve a range of
competence based qualifications to achieve their potential.
JULIE ASHER-SMITH
Julie joined JTL’s Human Resources function in 2004, becoming Director in 2015.
Previously, she worked in the banking, healthcare and HR software sectors. Julie is
responsible for JTL’s staff journey and performance management, welfare, remuneration
and development – plus equality and diversity, safeguarding, health & safety, and head
office support teams.
LOUISE ALLEN
NOCN Group Director of Sales and Business Development, Louise has over 20 years
experience in strategic business development. She has extensive knowledge establishing
new sales channels, creating new partnerships and negotiating high value contracts. For
the past 10 years Louise has worked in senior positions throughout the education sector
managing and developing sales teams of various sizes.
DAMIEN CORNEAL
Damian is an IBM Partner with over 20 years’ experience helping clients with large scale
transformational programmes. He is Vice Chair of the London Apprenticeship Ambassador
Network and Co-founder of iCompassUK.org.
JUDGES
Dan has worked in the employability and skills sector for over 12 years. Passionate about
the life-changing power of education, Dan actively collaborates with key influencers
in the skills and employability industry to ensure everyone has access to the best
curriculum, products, and services to give equal access to learning for all. He is a member
of the Institute of Directors and has been awarded a fellowship of both the Institute of
Employability Professionals, and Chartered Management Institute.
DAN HOWARD
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Jasmine is a learning and development professional with over 17 years’ experience of
steering and managing training in corporate business at senior executive level, having
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business partner. She is now independently consulting with businesses to design and
build digital learning content, including Diversity & Inclusion initiatives with the House
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JASMINE KUNDRA
Lucy has worked in the training and education sector for over 20 years, and for the past
8 years she has been working in the Apprenticeship arena. First leading the business
development teams at 2 London FE colleges and for the past 4 years working for Health
Education England offering strategic support to the NHS on all aspects of apprenticeship
development, delivery, and implementation. She is passionate about apprenticeships
as a great tool to recruit new talent to the NHS but also as a way to upskill the existing
workforce.
LUCY HUNTE
JAMES ADELEKE
Nigerian Born, Dyslexic Social entrepreneur, James Adeleke is on a mission to change
the world (at least to make it fairer). He is CEO and Founder of Generation Success,
an award-winning social enterprise that works with 70 employers in the UK and the
Republic of Ireland to tackle the social inequalities in society and connect diverse talent
to their dream careers.
DURDANA ANSARI OBE
Durdana is an entrepreneur, public speaker and activist for female empowerment.
She is a former charity director, journalist, presenter and producer at the BBC World
Service. Durdana was awarded ‘Order of the British Empire’ (OBE) in 2012 for creating
an economic development program for Muslim women and in 2018 was honoured with
‘Honorary Commander Royal Navy’, becoming the first Muslim to reach the rank.
Errol has worked in the further education sector for over 25 years. He joined Bromley
College in April 2000, as Head of Engineering and Motor Vehicle, having progressed as
a teacher and curriculum manager at several large London FE colleges. Errol has held a
range of senior management roles, including his previous role of Assistant Principal of
Quality due to his knowledge and experience gained as an additional inspector, and as a
senior examiner for Pearson and City & Guilds.
ERROL INCE
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Lesley is the Managing Director of multi award-winning Michaeljohn Training School
Manchester. Lesley’s responsibilities include strategic leadership and management,
with specialist responsibilities in equality, safeguarding, prevent and COVID-19. For over
39 years she has ensured that MJTS embraces the ethos of welcoming people from all
and walks of life and backgrounds and inspiring learners to achieve their aspirations,
high success rates and job outcomes.
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Major Muhammad MBE joined the Royal Corps of Signals Army Reserve in December 1987.
Trained as a Communications Systems Operator and commissioned in 2007, he embarked on
the first of his Full Time appointments as Second in Command of the Birmingham Group of
recruiting offices enlisting some of the highest numbers of recruits into the Regular Army.
He was awarded an MBE in 2016. In addition, he is at the forefront of engaging with BAME
communities across the UK specifically focused around the role of the Armed Forces.
MAJOR NAVEED MUHAMMAD MBE
Sunreal is a Senior Business Development and Account Manager for the London Progression
Collaboration, a levy apprenticeship transfer project, supporting SMEs and Londoners. The
project is currently being incubated by the Institute of Public Policy Research.
SUNEAL RAM KISSUN
Sharon is a Director at Careermap and is seen as a thought leader in the apprenticeship
and career space. Careermap is the leading provider of apprenticeship opportunities for all
ages supported by quality, independent career information. As Editor of Careermap’s family
of Careermag publications, Sharon regularly engages with employers, learning providers
and education organisations to form positive partnerships to inform about careers and
qualifications in all sectors.
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Jenny is the Director of Apprenticeship Development and Diversity at Kaplan, a major
provider of Accountancy & Tax, Financial Services and Data & Technology apprenticeships.
Jenny also leads at Kaplan on “Brighter Futures” which focuses on social mobility of
apprenticeships and the creation of internships and scholarships. She contributes to the
sector through apprenticeship trailblazer groups and sector forums and is honoured to be
part of the judging panel. Outside work, she is a school governor; a governor of a higher
education organisation and a mentor for the charity Career Ready.
JENNY PELLING
Mark set up Mindful Education with the aim of making media-rich professional courses
and apprenticeships that would allow students to choose how, when and where they want
to study. Prior to setting-up Mindful, Mark trained and qualified as a Chartered Accountant
with Deloitte LLP, going on to become a Senior Manager at the firm. After 7 years of
advising and working with clients at Deloitte in London, he studied for a full-time MBA with
Melbourne Business School.
MARK MCKENNA
Sqn Ldr Khan first enrolled with the Royal Air Force as a teenager after wishing to follow
in his father’s footsteps of serving in the armed forces. Throughout his 35-year career in
the RAF, Khan has travelled all over the world - from Norway to Bosnia to Iraq to Turkey to
Afghanistan - learning something new from each place he visited. Khan currently works for
the RAF’s Ethnic Minorities Recruiting Strategy and is a proud representative for the Armed
Forces Muslim Association.
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Euan is the Founder & CEO at Multiverse. Founded in 2016, their mission is to create a
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EUAN BLAIR
Sue is the Managing Director of Gordon Franks Training having started off there as a retail
assessor in 1991. Sue has overhauled and strengthened Gordon Franks Training delivery
moving the business forward. Sue has a personal focus on targeting learners from
central Birmingham and neighbouring areas with significant levels of deprivation and high
numbers of young people not in education, employment or training.
SUE FIELDING
Paul is the Chief Executive of Skills and Education Group, consisting of ABC
Awards, emfec and Certa. He has over 30 years’ experience in the post-16 skills
sector, including seven years as a lecturer and 13 years managing work based
learning with colleges and independent providers. Previously, Paul has worked
at the Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) as Director of
Sector Reforms and 14 to 19.
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Neil is Chief Executive of WorldSkills UK, which is a partnership between governments,
employers and education to help accelerate young people’s career development.
This is done through experiential careers events and national and international skills
competitions.
DR NEIL BENTLEY-GOCKMANN OBE
DAME ASHA KHEMKA OBE, DBE, DL
Dame Asha is International Educationalist, Change Maker & Leader, Speaker, Non Exec
Director & Deputy Lieutenant. In 2006 she was appointed Principal and CEO of West
Nottinghamshire College. Over a decade at the helm she led the College with a deep
conviction and created an institution that is an example of learning and bedrock of
communities in North Nottinghamshire. In 2008, she founded the Inspire and Achieve
Foundation. After receiving an OBE 2009 she was made a Dame Commander in 2014 for
her services to Education. She is also a member of the Education Honours Committee and
Diversity Committee.
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JILL WHITTAKER OBE
Jill is the award-winning Managing Director of HIT Training. HIT employs over 500 people,
supports over 10,000 apprentices and 3,300 employers a year. In 2014, 2015 and 2018, HIT
Training was listed in the Times’ Top 100 Best Companies to Work For. On a personal level
Jill was named Institute of Directors’ Director of the Year for the South East & London and
was listed in the Shine Awards 100 Most Influential Women in Hospitality.
Sanjeev was the former Deputy Chief Executive Officer at LEAD – LEMA, where he was
responsible for LEAD’s employer engagement activities nationally and played a key role in
the success of LEAD’s wider strategic objectives. Having worked in the further education
sector for over 30 years, he has previously held roles in the private training sector and
Chambers of Commerce and Dudley College.
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Stewart was the previous CEO of the Association of Employment and Learning Providers
(AELP). Stewart has worked in the funded work based learning sector for over 20 years,
and in particular has supported AELP since its formation.
Paul is a serial entrepreneur and considers himself a ‘Son of Birmingham’. He has a
portfolio of companies wholly owned or partly with others. Paul is currently the Co-
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organisation and supply chain owner. Previously, Paul was the Managing Director of
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Susanna started her career as a psychology graduate and went on to work with adults with
learning difficulties. Susanna then had to complete an NVQ in Care to prove her practical
competencies – and her involvement in vocational training began. Susanna prominently
speaks about the need for diversity and inclusion in apprenticeships.
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four decades, first starting with Thorn EMI. He now sits as a non-Executive Director on five
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Apprenticeships have become more and more important to our economy. The need to rapidly
up-skill the next generation of industry leaders has proven to be a success in delivering not
only for the apprentices but for businesses and the economy. In some multicultural British
communities sadly, there is a stigma attached to apprenticeships and it is seen as something
lesser than a degree or getting into employment straight away.
JAMES CAAN - CEO OF HAMILTON BRADSHAW FORMER STAR OF
DRAGONS’ DEN
Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to stimulate the growth of any successful company.
Apprenticeships are a very valuable entry point for fresh, young, diverse talent and a good
tool for improving social mobility. Apprenticeships can create career paths, as we saw with
the WPP Fellowship programme, and strengthen the talent pipeline from apprentice to the
top levels of any company. These awards identify strong role models in the industry and
showcase great talent from all backgrounds. Congratulations to all the finalists and winners.
SIR MARTIN SORRELL - FOUNDER EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN OF S4 CAPITAL
I was delighted to read about the continued success of The Multicultural Apprenticeship
Awards since their launch in 2016, and to read about the background to the project and
your achievements since. I applaud your commitment to recognising, highlighting and
celebrating apprenticeship successes, and in addressing the challenge of encouraging
multicultural British communities to participate in apprenticeship schemes. Celebrating
the best of multicultural British apprentices, as well as their employers and trainers, will
inspire others and raise the profile of apprenticeships, which in turn will help achieve an
increase in multicultural apprentices.
ANNE MILTON - FORMER MINISTER OF STATE FOR SKILLS
APPRENTICESHIPS
CHARLIE MULLINS - CEO OF PIMLICO PLUMBERS
I’m honoured to support The Multicultural Apprenticeship Awards. I started off my career
as an apprentice and know the real value they can bring. A good quality apprenticeship
can change lives. We do need more role models from diverse backgrounds to promote
apprenticeships and these awards are a perfect opportunity to do so.
HELEN GRANT MP - FORMER CHAIR OF THE APPRENTICESHIP
DIVERSITY CHAMPIONS NETWORK
The Multicultural Apprenticeship Awards are about giving recognition to top employers
and shining a light on those who are delivering exceptional programmes. The
Apprenticeship Diversity Champions Network is about doing just that. The ADCN is a
Network of employers who are going above and beyond to make positive changes for
apprenticeship diversity amongst employers and encourages more people from under-
represented groups to consider apprenticeships.
DAME CAROLYN FAIRBAIRN DBE – FORMER DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF CBI
The Multicultural Apprenticeship Awards, now in their seventh year, are a great way to
celebrate the talent and diversity of learners in our country. With diversity increasingly
seen as a key driver of high performance in businesses, it is vitally important that the
great careers that apprenticeships offer are available to every community and seen
as important. The awards help us to celebrate success and build the reputation of
apprenticeships as a fantastic option for any young person.
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ANDY STREET - METRO MAYOR FOR WEST MIDLANDS
We are keen to increase the number of high-quality apprenticeships available across the
West Midlands and ensure that all our communities are aware of, and have access to,
the fantastic opportunities available. Across the West Midlands, we want more degree
and higher-level apprenticeships and more apprenticeships in key growth sectors like
engineering, design and digital.
ANDY STREET CBE - MAYOR FOR THE WEST MIDLANDS
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SIR DIGBY JONES - INTERNATIONAL BUSINESSMAN FORMER
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These awards are excellent! Young people with self-esteem, self-respect and a ticket they
know will set them on a path of realisation of aspiration, will be the immediate beneficiaries
of the aura and esteem these awards give, but our country and our city will be the long-
term beneficiary and that is a wonderful thing.
RT HON JUSTINE GREENING MP – FORMER SECRETARY OF STATE
FOR EDUCATION
I was delighted to learn about the awards – it is great that you are bringing together a
diverse range of apprentices, businesses and providers to celebrate their successes.
RT HON. JUSTINE GREENING – FORMER SECRETARY OF STATE
FOR EDUCATION
STEPHEN MARTIN - FORMER DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE
INSTITUTE OF DIRECTORS (IOD)
Apprenticeships offer an invaluable path to a successful career. The Multicultural
Apprenticeship Awards are an acknowledgement of the success and achievement of
apprentices and a celebration of the diversity of the UK workforce. It is crucial to the future
success of our economy that we remain open to every community and provide high-quality
training opportunities for people of all backgrounds. The learners who have benefited from
apprenticeship training and whose achievements are being recognised by these awards are
a marker for the value of vocational training and the talent within Britain.
DR. NEIL BENTLEY - GOCKMANN OBE - CEO OF WORLDSKILLS UK
DR. NEIL BENTLEY-GOCKMANN OBE - CEO OF WORLDSKILLS UK
I strongly believe that more needs to be done to showcase the fantastic opportunities that
an apprenticeship can offer all young people, and that is why I am excited to be working
with the Multicultural Apprenticeship Awards. I hope that we can unravel some of the
myths that exist and inspire more young people, from all backgrounds, to consider an
apprenticeship as a route to a successful and rewarding career.
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For too long technical learning delivered through an apprenticeship has been seen as
the second choice. Yet we know now that many apprenticeships deliver better career
outcomes than degrees from the best universities. And I am always impressed by how
many former apprentices make up the leadership groups of some of the UK’s largest firms.
Apprenticeships have the added bonus of being much greater engines of social mobility
than other forms of learning – often taking young people at 16 or 18 from less well-off
backgrounds and propelling them into a career with a sense of purpose, and a good income.
For all these reasons, it is vital we celebrate the success stories, inspire firms to do more
and sell apprenticeships to more young people. In a short period of time, the Multicultural
Apprenticeship Awards have done all three, with increasing effects.

On-programme
learning including a
wealth of mandatory
and supporting
qualifications
A marketing leading
end-point assessment
(EPA) service
Give your apprentice the best chance of success
ncfe.org.uk/end-to-end
Apprenticeship
solutions that
support you from
start to finish
Pre-programme
assessment
including robust
skills assessment
and diagnostic tools

Augustus Mohan – Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
(Kingston University London)
Elena Golita – Marston Holdings (Smart Training and Recruitment)
Harika Sihota – Career Ready (Multiverse)
Haroon Nazim – HM Revenue Customs (HMRC)
Iman Rajan – Multiverse (Multiverse)
Jennifer Jones-Rigby – Health Exchange (Aston University)
Kiran Bibi – Walsall Council (Performance Through People)
Lauren Clough – DBC Training (DBC Training)
Manjit Kaur – Walsall Council (University of Wolverhampton)
Mohammed Nadimul Islam – Action for Children (Queen Mary University of London)
APPRENTICE EMPLOYER
Leicester City Council Housing Services
London Early Years Foundation (LEYF)
Oxford Aunts
CHARITY, VOLUNTARY PUBLIC SERVICES
SPONSORED BY :
MANAGEMENT, LEGAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
NOMINATION SHORTLIST
SPONSORED BY :
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ACCOUNTING FINANCE
Aaron Thompson – BDO LLP (BPP)
Abdul Zaheer – Deloitte (Kaplan)
Aiman Naseer – Lloyds Banking Group (Kaplan)
Aisha Manaal Ahmed – EY (Kaplan)
Alina Shahzad – Natwest Group (BPP)
Ankita Rangad – Natwest Group (QA)
Crystal Manuel – Yuzu Training (Kiwi Education)
Damon Baldwin – WTW (Growth Company)
Jai Singh Sikka – EY (ICAEW CIOT)
Rennae Lewis – EY (Kaplan)
Anita Ibrahim – QA (Cranfield School of Management)
Anita Paymaster – Lloyds Banking Group (Hart Learning)
Dilraj Singh Bharj – SevernTrent(CharterInstituteofProcurementSupply)
Hannah Rashidi – BT Group (QA)
Jainna Bhalla – Leonardo (Coventry University)
Khamal Miah – IBM (Manchester Metropolitan University)
Nathan Taitt – Severn Trent (TSP Learn)
Salim Farah – Leigh Day (University of Law)
Sigourney Lomax – Lincoln House Chambers (Manchester Metropolitan
University)
Weaam Shawesh – Atos (QA)
APPRENTICE
APPRENTICE
EMPLOYER
EMPLOYER
EY
KPMG
Lloyds Banking Group
The Private Office
Wilson Solicitors LLP
WTW
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Congratulations!
Good luck to everyone at the BAME
Apprenticeship Awards 2021
www.kaplan.co.uk

Chloe Giles – Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
(Cambridge Spark)
Diljeet Rai – Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (JTL Training)
Donna Mack – Manchester City Council (Manchester Metropolitan
University)
Esther Jimoh – Great Ormond Street Hospital (BPP)
Heeba Maheem – East London NHS Foundation Trust (Realise Training)
Jaqueline Pires – Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation
Trust (University of Hertfordshire)
Khush Najran – Well Pharmacy (Staffordshire University)
Olivia Hannah Kippax – GSK (University of Kent)
Sumita Saigal – NHS England (Manchester Metropolitan University)
Zahra Arefa – Great Ormond Street Hospital (Dynamic Training)
Aimen Fatima – The University of Manchester (Manchester Metropolitan
University)
Asiba Safi – Mott MacDonald (University of Warwick)
Beverley Ngo – Jaguar Land Rover (WMG – The University of Warwick)
Harshani Dhanda – Rolls-Royce (Derby College)
Imran Ali – Severn Trent (Coventry University)
Joseph Sebastine – Dyson Technology (University of Warwick)
Kale Shokar – Devon County Council (Exeter University)
Morgan Kasiera – GSK (Anglia Ruskin University)
Parris Small – Jaguar Land Rover (University of Warwick)
Tej Naidoo – BAE Systems (BAE Systems)
Ibrahim Khan – Darke Taylor (JTL Training)
Jaydee Singh – Wates Living Space (JTL Training)
Julius Lewis – Watkins (Croydon College)
Manohaar Mungra – Eleciserve Electrical (Presidency London College)
Mohammed Talha Wadud – Tony Gee Partners LLP (Solihull College)
Nemiah Holden – Globe Scaffolding Cambridge (Simian Risk Management)
Renni James – Mace Group (University College of Estate Management)
Rushil Vekaria – Mace Group (University College of Estate Management)
Sundeep Bhudia – Jacobs (London South Bank University)
Tristan Cox – Silverstar Scaffolding (Simian Risk Management)
EMPLOYER
EMPLOYER
EMPLOYER
East London NHS Foundation Trust
Great Ormond Street NHS
Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
Alstom
Otis Ltd
Severn Trent
Complete Fixing Solutions
Mace Group Ltd
Tarmac
Travis Perkins Plc
APPRENTICE
APPRENTICE
APPRENTICE
ENGINEERING MANUFACTURING
CONSTRUCTION SERVICES
SPONSORED BY :
HEALTH, MEDICAL SOCIAL CARE
SPONSORED BY :
SPONSORED BY :
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Born in Newport, South Wales
Joined the Royal Navy
1986
2005
Level 2 NVQ in Aeronautical Engineering
CMI Level 3 Certificate in 1st
Line Management
Certificate of Higher Education in Aeronautical Engineering
Avionics accredited by Kingston University
CMI Level 5 Certificate in Management and Leadership
Avionics Engineering Foundation Degree accredited by Kingston University
First Class BEng (Hons) Degree Apprenticeship in Electronic Engineering with the
University of Portsmouth
GAV’S STORY
Leading Hand
Petty Officer
Selected for Commission to Officer
British Maritime Technology Award for Performance by Design
Winner of the Naval Service Higher Apprenticeship Award 2019
2006
2008
2010
2015
2016
2018
2009
2015
2017
2018
2019
“Being in the Royal Navy means getting stuck in from the start, gaining qualifications
you never thought possible, and getting paid for it from day one of the training”.
QUALIFICATIONS
PROMOTIONS
AWARDS
BACKGROUND
The Royal Navy, Royal Marines and Royal Fleet
Auxiliary offer 23 different Apprenticeships
across 6 Sectors. As one of the largest
UK Employer – Providers there is a role to
suit all aspirations including Engineering,
Hospitality and Digital. All new recruits join the
Apprenticeship programme.
To find out more about the programme,
please scan the QR code.
• Top achievement rate in the UK for apprenticeship providers with over 1000 apprentices
• Ranked 3rd in the Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers of 2020
• Learning Organisation: over 12% of all sailors on an Apprenticeship Standard
ROYAL NAVY
APPRENTICESHIPS
LEARN DEVELOP INSPIRE

Abdur Rahman – Lloyds Banking Group (QA)
Eisosa Abdullahi – Salesforce (Ada. National College for Digital Skills)
Geetanjalie Chadee – IBM (Kent university)
Jessica Okonkwo – Financial Times (Multiverse)
Ranjodh Singh Bains – PwC (University of Leeds)
Sabreen Anwar – Lloyds Banking Group (Manchester Metropolitan
University)
Swizel Cardozo – Google (Makers Academy)
Teyah Davis – Accenture (University of East London)
Zain Nazar – BT Group (Ravensbourne University)
Ziana Butt – Accenture (University of East London)
Badraddine Ouassine – Google (Multiverse)
Dalila Monteiro – Nemesis (Aston University)
Dimple Shergill – Joules (DBC Training)
Keira Lynch – Builders Merchants Federation (Heart of England Training)
Maryam Qadri – Swift Childcare (Swift Digital Marketing)
Nilma Solanki – Pennine Events (Manchester Metropolitan University)
Sanaa Choudhry – Google (Multiverse)
Shannice Billings – The Opportunity group (The Opportunity Group)
Siham Hussain – Google (Multiverse)
Yasmin McColl-Benzerari – Multiverse (Multiverse)
Aleem Hussain – Greene King (Lifetime Training)
Aryaan Mohammad – Vito Hair Beauty (Reflections Training Academy)
Bally Purewal – Compass Group (Aston University)
Daniel Miller – Nespresso (Manchester Metropolitan University)
Dylan Patel – Compass Group (Westminster Kingsway College)
Kemelius Boyea – Royal Navy (Royal Navy)
Maria Guillen-Lugo – McDonald’s (Manchester Metropolitan University)
Monique Malin – Whitbread (Lifetime Training)
Raki White – Reflections (Reflections Training Academy)
Somya Nazir – Whitbread (Lifetime Training)
EMPLOYER
EMPLOYER
EMPLOYER
IBM UK
Simply Business
Virgin Media O2
BBC
Financial Times
Google
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
Compass Group UK Ireland
Whitbread Plc
APPRENTICE
APPRENTICE
APPRENTICE
CREATIVE, MEDIA MARKETING
RETAIL, HOSPITALITY TOURISM
SPONSORED BY :
SPONSORED BY :
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
SPONSORED BY :
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Construction
At the Multicultural Apprenticeship Awards
To find out more about
apprenticeships at BMet,
please contact training@bmet.ac.uk

Anushka Suman – Vodafone (Blackpool and The Fylde College)
Dan Khan – EY (BPP)
Destiny O’Shaughnessy – Accenture (University of East London)
Elton Araunjo – IBM (Global Knowledge Apprenticeships)
Priyanka Kaintura – Salesforce (Multiverse)
Saachin Bhatt – Accenture (University of East London)
Shuja Mehdi – GSK (University of Kent)
Sunny Yang – EY (Kaplan)
Tasmia Niazi – Lloyds Banking Group (The Manchester
Metropolitan University)
Umayr Tanveer – BT (Ravensbourne University London)
SPONSORED BY :
SPONSORED BY :
Abbas Najafi – HS2 (Newham College)
Khyrie Lowe – Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (Remit Training)
Lloyd Murray – Go-Ahead Group (Go-Ahead London)
Ndandaya Moyo – Royal Logistic Corps (Pearson TQ)
Derick Adu Poku – Amazon (Babington)
Lakan Brown – Amazon (MTC Apprenticeships)
Maro Sakpere – Go-Ahead Group (Chartered Institution of Railway
Operators)
Tomasi Ratu – Royal Logistic Corps (Pearson TQ)
EMPLOYER
APPRENTICE
Go-Ahead Group
HS2
The Royal Logistic Corps
TRANSPORT LOGISTICS
APPRENTICE
JUDGES’ CHOICE
LEARNING PROVIDER OF THE YEAR
Access Skills
Gordon Franks Training
HIT Training
JTL
Learning Curve Group
Multiverse
Swift ACI
Tarmac
The Development Manager (TDM)
Umbrella Training
SPONSORED BY :
Areeba Kainat – Skills and Education Group (Derby College)
Iqra Vasseem – Openreach (Realise Training)
Shevon Welch – CFS (London South East Colleges)
Umar Zaka – Lancashire South Cumbria Foundation Trust
(UCLan NMC)
Arshad Sadique – Tesco Maintenance (Dudley College of Technology)
Priya Bhullar – Royal Navy (Royal Navy)
Taslima Begum-Miah – Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation
Trust (West Suffolk College)
Zahraa Khan – Openreach (Realise Training)
SPONSORED BY :
INTERMEDIATE APPRENTICE OF THE YEAR
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THEJOB.
ICHOSEAN
APPRENTICESHIP,
BECAUSEIWANTEDTO
Meet Serena, Project Engineer.
Not only does she play a part in bringing wonderful
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community and the environment.
At Severn Trent we do more, because we care.
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Manchester Metropolitan University
Queen Mary University of London
Sheffield Hallam University
UNIVERSITY OF THE YEAR
Altogether Care
Edgbaston Nursery
Oxford Aunts
The Private Office
SMALL MEDIUM EMPLOYER OF THE YEAR
SPONSORED BY :
LARGE EMPLOYER OF THE YEAR
Alstom
BBC
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
Compass Group UK Ireland
East London NHS Foundation Trust
EY
Financial Times
Go-Ahead Group
Google
Great Ormond Street NHS
HS2
IBM UK Ltd
KPMG
Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Leicester City Council Housing Services
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
Lloyds Banking Group
London Early Years Foundation (LEYF)
Mace Group Ltd
Otis Ltd.
Severn Trent
Simply Business
Tarmac
The Royal Logistic Corps (The RLC)
Travis Perkins Plc
VirginMediaO2
Whitbread Plc
WTW
SPONSORED BY :
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Huge congratulations to all nominees
and winners from Amazing Apprenticeships
and The Genie Programme
As early careers professionals it’s moments like these that really bring our work to life.
Recognition of talent, rewarding success and the opportunity to appreciate the moment.
We work with motivated individuals from leading businesses to develop knowledge, broaden
perspective, identify opportunity and gain the confidence and conviction to change how their
organisation attracts, supports and develops talented apprentices.
If you are passionate about social mobility, equality, diversity and inclusion get in touch with the team
to see how The Genie Programme can help you develop your EDI strategy, and become a changemaker
within your business.
www.amazingapprenticeships.com @amazingappsUK
“It’s just brilliant. I was so excited before the programme started, and it has
delivered. It’s making me think about things that I’ve just not had time to give
headspace to before. It’s given me the structure and the time I needed to dig into
all of these issues more.” - Sharon Blyfield OBE, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
The Genie Programme empowers apprenticeship professionals to understand the social and business
impact that can be achieved by widening such opportunity to as diverse a talent pool as possible.

DELEGATES
TABLE 1 - ALSTOM
James Gray
Jon Middleton
Tracey Rigby-Snaddon
Saeda Maihanwal
Jagoda Kurzawa
Hani Abla
Mike Sutton
Muhammad Isa
Kalen Ruddock
Khadija Argoub
Alstom
Alstom
Alstom
Alstom
Alstom
Alstom
Alstom
Alstom
Alstom
Alstom
Jane Hickie
Nicki Hay
Rob Colbourne
Dom Gill
Kristina Preston
Chris Kirk
AELP Guest
AELP Guest
AELP Guest
AELP Guest
AELP
Estio
Performance Through People
PPG Consulting
Peridot
UCAS
TABLE 3 - AELP
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TABLE 2 - AMAZON
Derick Adu Poku
Lakan Brown
Brian Butler
Liz Kingston
Ian Grant
Olivia Perriam
Emma Morgan
Casey Forbes
Helen Hobson
Andrew Hobson
Amazon
Amazon
Amazon
Amazon
Amazon
Amazon
Amazon
Amazon
Amazon
Amazon
TABLE 7 - NOCN
Graham Hasting Evans
Maggie Hasting-Evans
Louise Allen
Laura Randall
India Allen
Thomas Burton
Lisa Hibbard
Genna Thomas
NOCN
NOCN
NOCN
NOCN
NOCN
NOCN
NOCN
NOCN
NOCN
NOCN
NOCN
NOCN
TABLE 8 - BRITISH ARMY
Sue Thain
Amber Henshaw
Lt Col Andrew Richardson
Major Jason Goodchild
Capt Rachel Gahan
Capt Nasif Mugisha
Lt Max Bauer
Lt Allister Boosey
WO1 Zeshan Khan
WO2 Abdu Boye
Maj John Lam
British Army
British Army
British Army
British Army
British Army
British Army
British Army
British Army
British Army
British Army
British Army
TABLE 4 - PEARSON
David Lee
Claire Riddle
Neil Crawford
Adam Crawford
Jason Davis
Debbie Lewis
Anne Ashworth
Richard Lambden
Jason Lancaster
Paul Crisp
Pearson
Pearson
Access Skills
Access Skills
Pearson
Access Skills
Pearsona
Cambridge Spark
Newcastle Stafford Colleges Group
Just IT
TABLE 5 - AMAZING APPRENTICESHIPS
Anna Morrison CBE
Lucy Springett
Emma Parris
Nick Slater
Matthew Gordon
Saja Rauf
Morgan Gore
Nicola Drury
William Gay
Amazing Apprenticeships
Stonewall
Care Leaver Covenant
Luton Borough Council
Jaguar Land Rover
Amazon
St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School
TABLE 6 - VIP GUESTS
Safaraz Ali
Masood Butt
Dame Asha Khemka
Dr Ashok Khemka
Nasir Awan MBE
Babar Saddiq
Durdana Ansari OBE
Joanna Hughes
Amir Khan
Zabida Choudhry
Pathway Group
MB Legals
Awards Ambassador
Awan Marketing
Big John’s
Royal Navy
Joanna Hughes
RAF
Thinkfest

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Over 6,000 complete a British
Army Apprentice Programme
each year
Leads to a guaranteed job with
starting salary of over £18K
Over 40 accredited roles
ranging from IT to engineering,
from catering to healthcare
The British Army inspires ordinary
people to exceptional achievements
through world leading training.
An employer provider of quality
Apprentice Programmes for over
13 years, the British Army is
forward looking and technologically
advanced, ready for the challenges
at home and overseas.

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TABLE 9 - ROYAL LOGISTIC CORPS
Pte Tomasi Ratu
Pte Ndandaya Moyo
SSgt Sarvjit Singh
Sgt Natalie Moody
Cpl Anil Gurung
Cpl Orian Bennett
Cpl Hamish Gorsuch Wright
Cpl Holly Barden
Cpl Chamandeep Singh
Cfn Amarjot Singh
Royal Logistic Corps
TABLE 10 - COCA COLA EP
Khyrie Lowe
Matt Marsden
Sharon Blyfield
Zeeshan Rafiq
Avnish Grewal
Jasmine Okonkwo
Kim Wilton-Woodhouse
Malique Tomlinson
Rachael Harvey
Leah McClean
Coca Cola Europacific Partners
TABLE 15 - KAPLAN
Kathy Walton
Surj Kanani
Poppy Laila
Jenny Pelling
Kaye Meadows
Michelle Conway
Anna Brookes
Qasim Iqbal
Alice Bate
Nikki Brant
Sarah Prtichard
Haider Ali
Kaplan
Kaplan
Kaplan
Kaplan
Azets
PwC
PwC
HSBC
RSM
RSM
Deloitte
The Unfair Academy
TABLE 14 - NCFE
David Redden
Suzanne Slater
Sue Fielding
Emma Clee
Suneal Ram Kissun
Nancy Ram Kissun
Jeff Greednidge
Clive Rubenstein
Crystal Manuel
Jonathan Hayward
NCFE
NCFE
London Progression Collaboration
London Progression Collaboration
AOC
British Gas
Yuzu Training
Kiwi Education
TABLE 11 - PATHWAY GROUP
Alan Hill
Carole Hill
Elizabeth Taylor
Scott Parkin
Lindsay McCurdy
Foysal Ahmed
Nicki Lewis-Downing
Kevin Davis
Uniqua Brown
Lyn Drinkald
Paul Cadman
Richard Fallon
Pathway Group
Pathway Group
ERSA
IEP
Apps 4 England
Serco
Serco
The Vine Trust
WMCA
Accelerate People
Technology Supply Chain
Technology Supply Chain
TABLE 16 - SEVERN TRENT
Dilraj Singh Bharj
Imran Ali
Jade Pearson
Dawn Gallacher
Shahid Saiyad
Bilal Ali
Tina Parmer
Harneet Bharj
Nazia Hamide
Krishna Alluri Reddy
Severn Trent
Severn Trent
Severn Trent
Severn Trent
Severn Trent
Severn Trent
Severn Trent
Severn Trent
Severn Trent
Severn Trent
TABLE 17 - VIRGIN MEDIA O2
Tia Holland
Nosheen Choudhry
Bindal Lakhani
Adela Heribanova
Natalia Swiecia
Vince Taak
Lauren West
Mickey Robson
Pete Monks
Rob Hickmen
Aaron Jefferies
Virgin Media o2
Virgin Media o2
Virgin Media o2
Virgin Media o2
Virgin Media o2
Virgin Media o2
Virgin Media o2
Virgin Media o2
Virgin Media o2
Virgin Media o2
Virgin Media o2
TABLE 12 - LIFETIME TRAINING
Monique Malin
Somya Nazir
Shaida Parveen
Janet Malin
Richard Brooks Harley
Charlene Clark
Amanda Nicholson-Hirst
Matty Summerbell
Phil Prior
Pete Grantham
Whitbread
Whitbread
Whitbread
Whitbread
Whitbread
Whitbread
Lifetime
Lifetime
Lifetime
Lifetime
TABLE 13 - LIFETIME TRAINING
Matt Metcalfe
Matt Robinson
Dan Sullivan
Ilona Hodson
Karen Elliott
Aleem Hussain
Jadey Hall
Adam Borrie
Emma Hankin
Claire Golding
Lifetime
Lifetime
Lifetime
McDonalds
McDonalds
Greene King
Greene King
Lifetime
Lifetime
Lifetime
TABLE 18 - ROYAL NAVY
Cdr Sara Balls
Lt Fleur Spencer
CPO Mark Carlson
PO Margaret Hill
Ms Sarah Porter
CPO Jason Lees
AB Priya Bhullar
Ms Annie Bhullar
CS Yannick Ryan
CS Kremelius Boyea
Royal Navy
Royal Navy
Royal Navy
Royal Navy
Royal Navy
Royal Navy
Royal Navy
Royal Navy
Royal Navy
Royal Navy

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TABLE 22 - EY
Mandy Chana
Nisha Mistry
Simon O’Neill
Matthew Jeffery
Rennae Lewis
Andrea Lewis
Aisha Manaal Ahmed
Aisha Manaal Ahmed
Zeying Yang
Zeying Yang
Dan Khan
Jai Sikka
EY
EY
EY
EY
EY
EY
EY
EY
EY
TABLE 23 - MINDFUL EDUCATION
Mark McKenna
Raj Kumaran
Jonathan Ward
Dario Alvarez
Katherine McKenna
Anna Jackson
Jan Myatt
Denise Brown
Jenny Craig
Neil Coates
Mindful Education
Mindful Education
Mindful Education
Mindful Education
Mindful Education
BMeT
BMeT
South Essex College
Bucks College Group
LSEC
TABLE 24 - MINDFUL EDUCATION
Debra McDermott
Tanya Baney
Nadine Sherwood
Laura Wedgebury-Glew
Oliver Matthews
Mel Yeomans
Catherine Williams
Gaynor Edgar
Amy Ammar
Patrick Belinga
LSEC
HART
HART
Harlow College
Solihull College
Kidderminster College
AAT
Mindful Education
TABLE 25 - BMET
Suzie Branch-Haddow
BMET
BMET
BMET
BMET
Jamil Shabir
Dee Kundi
Olga Bottomley
Keith Frazer
Sharon Walpole
Lucy Hunte
Susanna Lawson
Bmet
Bmet
Bmet
Bmet
Bmet
Bootcamp Media
Find Me A solicitor
Head Judge
Youth Justice Board
Careermap
Health Education England
One File
TABLE 19 - JTL
JTL Chief Executive
Andrew Eldred
Diljeet Rai
Simran Rai
Ravinder Rai
Ryandeep Mann
Omran Darr
Howard Bailey
Mark Rudling
Rachel Jagger-Thomas
Tanya Parkin
JTL Guest
JTL
JTL
Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust
Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust
JTL
JTL
JTL
Develop Training
JTL
TABLE 20 - JTL
Julie Asher-Smith
Martin Hick
Ibrahim Khan
Hakeem Omar
Luke Cook
Jaydee Singh
Kourtney Seaton
Rajinder Singh
Demi Morris
Joel Dalhouse
Kirstine Ginger
JTL Guest
JTL
JTL
Darke Taylor
Darke Taylor
Equans (Wates)
JTL
JTL
TABLE 21 - HS2
Abbas Najafi
Samiya Yesmin
Stephen Powell
Triya Patel
Karen Davis
Charlotte Chilman
Mike Lyons
Isabella Whitworth
Branwen Brighton
Elizabeth Longinotti
HS2
HS2
HS2
HS2
HS2
HS2
HS2
HS2
HS2
HS2
TABLE 26 - BT GROUP
Umayr Tanveer
Zain Nazar
Hannah Rashidi
Jim Fowl
Zeeshan Nazar
Faz Rasool
Paul Sobers
Haseeb Irfan
Anisaa Khatunn
Hussain Rahman
BT Group
BT Group
BT Group
BT Group
BT Group
Umayr Tanveer +1
Zain Nazar +1
Hannah Rashidi +1
BT Group
BT Group
BT Group
BT Group

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TABLE 27 - BT JLR
Zahraa Khan
Iqra Vaseem
Naser Mohammed
Ikram Mohamed
Jack Barrett
Karl Pendleton
Openreach
Openreach
Parris Small
Beverley Ngo
Dominic Simon
Tenika Reid
Openreach
Openreach
Zahraa Khan +1
Iqra Vaseem +1
Openreach
Openreach
JLR
JLR
JLR
JLR
TABLE 28 - LLOYDS BANKING GROUP
Sam Owo
Kathryn Marshall
Tasmia Niazi
Roheel Islam
Daman Nagra
Barry Jones
Anita Paymaster
Samir Paymaster
Sarah Salahuddin
Richard Clayton
Lloyds Banking
Lloyds Banking
Lloyds Banking
Lloyds Banking
Lloyds Banking
Lloyds Banking
Lloyds Banking
Lloyds Banking
Lloyds Banking
Lloyds Banking
TABLE 29 - LLOYDS BANKING GROUP
Sharon Morgan
Elaine Cowen
Aiman Naseer
Ian Speakman
Ranil Boteju
Billy Hillyer
Louie Patching
Francisco Ferreira
Abdur Rahman
Bushra Saba
Lloyds Banking
Lloyds Banking
Lloyds Banking
Lloyds Banking
Lloyds Banking
Lloyds Banking
Lloyds Banking
Lloyds Banking
Lloyds Banking
Lloyds Banking
TABLE 30 - COMPLETE FIXING SOLUTIONS
Shevon Welch
Steve Wakelin
Lamara Martin
Milton Walcott
Ebony Beckford
Tommy Carter
Devantay Hall
Cormac O’Brien
David O’Brien
TBC
TABLE 31 - LEARNING CURVE GROUP
Lizzy Owen
Louise Allinson
Brenda McLeish OBE DL
Glenn Edmenson
Emma Barrett-Peel
Steve Barrett-Peel
Brian Edwards
Tony Davis
Shona Davis
Owen Allinson
TABLE 32 - ACCENTURE
Mehreen Khan
Diahann Abraham
Karen Marshall
Magdalena Kostka
Atif Ahmad
Richard Caudwell
Anthony Malumbe
Ziana Butt
Niala Butt
Irfan Butt
Saachin Bhatt
Saachin Bhatt
Accenture
Accenture
Accenture
Accenture
Accenture
Accenture
Accenture
Accenture
Accenture
Accenture
Accenture
Accenture
TABLE 33 - SIMPLY BUSINESS
Louise Rushmere
Hasani Jess
Fiona Bond
Bridget Alhassan
Cherelle Wilson
Orlane Doumbe
Nagore Valero
Laetitia Studer
Saiyukta Rai
Michael Nsiah
Simply Business
Simply Business
Simply Business
Simply Business
Simply Business
Simply Business
Simply Business
Simply Business
Simply Business
Simply Business
TABLE 34 - SKILLS EDUCATION GROUP
Areeba Kainat
Imogen Shelley
Sharon Penny
Neil Robertson
Paul Eeles
Sharon Eeles
Lakeisha Carter
Laura Cresswell
Andrea Pollicott
Michael White
Skills Education Group

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NHS
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TABLE 42 - NHS
Jacqueline Pires
Chloe Giles
Taslima Begum
Thamim Ahmed
Dayna Badaro
Henry Guests
Umar Zaka
Farzana Kauser
Maryam Suhail
Rukayya Isa
Natalie Bradley
Clare Southworth
Cambridge University Hospitals
Lanc South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
TABLE 35 - GO-AHEAD GROUP
Lauren Clough
Ian Clough
Emma Grey
Vicki Zolkiewicz
Maro Sakpere
Lloyd Murray
Anupa Devi
Ahad Miah
John Trayner
Caroline Welch
Rhoannan Hartley-Downer
Joseph Sutton
DBC Training
DBC Training
DBC Training
DBC Training
Go-Ahead Group
Go-Ahead Group
Go-Ahead Group
Go-Ahead Group
Go-Ahead Group
Go-Ahead Group
Go-Ahead Group
Education Appointments
TABLE 36 - NATWEST
Danielle Ashcroft
Zachariah James
Thatthep Kantangkul
Elena Golita
Sue Poulton
Ankita Rangad
Alina Shahzad
Debbie Barlow
Rajkumari Rangad
Nazma Ghafoor
Shahzad Ahmed
Charlotte Adams
Otis
Otis
Otis
Marston Holdings
Marston Holdings
Natwest
Natwest
Natwest
Natwest
Natwest
Natwest
Natwest
TABLE 37 -IBM
Destiny O’Shaughnessy
Destiny O’Shaughnessy + guests
Teyah Davis
Teyah Davis + guests
Damien Corneal
Geeta-Anjalee
Elton Araunjo
Khamal Miah
Ernest Edifor
John Griffin
Kate Czecko
Shila Odedra
Accenture
Accenture
Accenture
Accenture
IBM
IBM
IBM
IBM
IBM
IBM
Oxford Aunts
Oxford Aunts
TABLE 38 - MMU
Lucy Heap
Amie Bentley
Fiona Lewis
Tim Gabriel
Laura-Jane Williams
Aimen Fatima
Kamran Akhtar
Maria Guillen-Lugo
Przemyslaw Chrostowski
Sakib Awan
Riza Aparici
Saraiya Mahmood
MMU
MMU
MMU
MMU
University of Manchester
University Of Manchester
McDonald’s
McDonald’s
S Kinght Recruitment
TABLE 39 - MMU
Donna Mack
Rosetta Mack
Sigourney Lomax
Tim Wilcock
Sumita Saigal
Arun Kumar Saigal
Nilma Solanki
Kierton Parmar
Paul Bridge
Jo Carney
Liam Barton
Sonia D’Andreta
Manchester City Council
Manchester City Council
Lincoln House Chambers
Lincoln House Chambers
NHS England
Pennine Events
Pennine Events
MMU
MMU
MMU
MMU
TABLE 40 - NESTLÉ NESPRESSO
Daniel Miller
Nafis Ahmed
Laura Gammon
Charlie Hallett
Toni Baker
Daniel Pollock
Abby Wood
Stacey James
Claudia Popecka
Charlie Moore
Nestlé Nespresso
Nestlé Nespresso
Nestlé Nespresso
Nestlé Nespresso
Nestlé Nespresso
Nestlé Nespresso
Nestlé Nespresso
Nestlé Nespresso
Nestlé Nespresso
Nestlé Nespresso
TABLE 41 - COMPASS GROUP
Bally Purewal
Dylan Patel
Luke Ford
Chloe Jones
Steve Leek
Mel Aston
Taks Ndewere
Jonathan Foot
Barry Rotherham
John Beer
Satie Purewal
Sam Parkinson
Compass Group
Compass Group
Compass Group
Compass Group
Compass Group
Compass Group
Compass Group
Compass Group
Compass Group
Compass Group
Compass Group
Compass Group

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TABLE 44 - LEWISHAM GREENWICH NHS
LG NHS Trust
LG NHS Trust
LG NHS Trust
LG NHS Trust
LG NHS Trust
LG NHS Trust
LG NHS Trust
LG NHS Trust
LG NHS Trust
LG NHS Trust
TABLE 43 - GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL
Esther Jimoh
Jesse Manget
Anthony De Sousa
Catherine Hubbuck
Sallyanne Pitt
Moeen Khan
Dhimple Patel
Victoria Heath
Mehmet Erguc
Susan Chanda
Sophie Brown
Ellie Nunn
Great Ormond Street Hospital
TABLE 45 - STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY
Khush Najran
Deepak Najran
Sapreena Kumari
Su Wright Lewis
Tina Allen
Jacqui Maher
Sajid Gulzar
Choudhry Haroon Nazim
Tazeem Akhtar
Denise Joliffe
Ben Harrison
Gareth McCarthy
Well Pharmacy
Staffordshire Uni
Staffordshire Uni
Staffordshire Uni
SCCB
Prince Albert Community Trust
HMRC
HMRC
HMRC
HMRC
HMRC
TABLE 46 - SALESFORCE
Priyanka Kaintura
Eisosa Abdullahi
Ant Sims
Jaya Kaintura
Jess Pyne
Khalid Mohamed
Sarah Farrow
Shane Franklin
James Adeleke
Derrin Kent
Elizabeth Kent
David Tomkins
Salesforce
Salesforce
Salesforce
Salesforce
Salesforce
Salesforce
Salesforce
Salesforce
Generation Success
TDM
TDM
TDM
TABLE 47 - LEIGH DAY
Salim Farah
Isaac Wilson-Jones
Malik Gray
Stephen Tchie
Sarah Gibbons
Fran Swaine
Jainna Bhalla
Kapila Bhalla
Manjit Kaur
Mangal Singh
Paul Gordon
Helena Baxter
Leigh Day
Leigh Day
Leigh Day
Leigh Day
Leigh Day
Leigh Day
Leonardo
Leonardo
Walsall Council
Walsall Council
Walsall Council
Walsall Council
TABLE 48 - GSK / MACE GROUP
Olivia Kippax
Francesca Hume
Morgan Kasiera
Neil Robinson
Shuja Mehdi
Renni James
Rushil Vekaria
Anita Patel
Kiera Young
Shaun Walshe
Asiba Safi
Asiba Safi
GSK
GSK
GSK
GSK
GSK
Mace group
Mace group
Mace group
Mace group
Mace group
Mott Mcdonald
Mott Mcdonald
TABLE 49 - SWIFT ACI
Maryam Qadri
Lisa Lawson
Jessica Jones
Zara Haleem
Isaac Abraham
Shahailya Stephenson
Katy Robinson
Manohaar Mungra
Parmeswar Mungra
Anusuya Mungra
Tina Mungra
Mumta Mungur
Swift Aci
Swift Aci
Swift Aci
Eleciserve
Eleciserve
Eleciserve
Eleciserve
Eleciserve
TABLE 50 - MULTIVERSE
Harika Sihota
Swizel Cardozo
Natasha Kizzie
Badraddine Ouassine
Sanaa Choudhry
Siham Hussain
Hugh Dickerson
Mahamed Caydaruus
Yasmin McColl-Benzerari
Karen McColl
Iman Rajan
Sophie Scarlett
Career Ready
Google
Google
Google
Google
Google
Google
Google
Multiverse
Multiverse
Multiverse
Multiverse

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TABLE 51 - PWC
Ranjodh Bains
Stewart Light
Sudheer Singh Parwana
Elizabeth Garland
Talha Wadud
Joel Manifold
Anushka Suman
Caine Leishman
Jessica Okonkwo
Emma Okonkwo
Siobhan Randell
Elisabeth Barrett
PwC
PwC
PwC
PwC
Tony Gee Partners LLP
Tony Gee Partners LLP
Vodafone
Vodafone
Financial Times
Financial Times
Multiverse
Multiverse
TABLE 52 - FINALISTS
Damon Baldwin
Margret French
Asad Ansari
Ruby Ali
Tej Naidoo
Harshani Dhanda
Joseph Sebastine
Sundeep Bhudia
Mohammed Islam
Dr. Eran Padumadasa PhD
Imran Ali
Guest
WTWCO
WTWCO
Mayfair IT Consultancy
Firebrand Training
BAE Systems
Rolls Royce
Dyson
Jacobs
Action For Children
Queen Mary University
TABLE 53 - TESCO
Anita Ibrahim
Sophia Ibrahim
Nemiah Holden
Sarah Jebb
Arshad Sadique
Azlina Salleh
Jordan Stuart
John Mochan
Aryaan Mohammad
Raki White
Jason Timms
Victoria Bess
QA
Association of Apprentices
Globe Scaffolding
Globe Scaffolding
Tesco
Tesco
Tesco
Tesco
Vito Hair Beauty
Reflections
Reflections Training Academy
Reflections Training Academy
TABLE 54 - GUESTS
Ben Barber
Keira Lynch
Kerry Wilson
Ashi Sattar
Ashi Sattar
Saniea Ahmed
Louise Houston
Katie Barrett
Anwar Khattak
Akram Mullah
Anita Chumber
Ifraz Ahmed
Leap Apprenticeships
Builders Merchants Federation
Builders Merchants Federation
GBSLEP
GBSLEP
Tarmac
Tarmac
Tarmac
BYSA
BYSA
Women In Tech
Asian Today
TABLE 55 - GUESTS
Tan Ali
Mohammed Ali
Majid Hussain
Abid Khan
Ninder Johal
Mo Nawaz
Aaron Thompson
Heeba maheem
Weaam Shawesh
Shannice Billings
Gemma Wells
Jabs B8
Jabs B8
Jabs B8
Riverdale
Nachural
Homeless One
BDO LLP
East London NHS
ATOS
The Opportunity Group
The Opportunity Group
Fay Gibbin
Heather Sheldon
Julie Simpson
Andy Woodhall
Emma Mortin
Wendy Daire
James Foxton
Steve O’Hare
Beverley Gough
Samantha Ford
Khrystina Keyworth
Lisa Emsley-Jones
Pathway Group
Pathway Group
The Leadership Team
Pathway Group
Pathway Group
Pathway Group
Pathway Group
Pathway Group
Pathway Group
Pathway Group
Pathway Group
Pathway Group
Jason Fisher
Samantha Walsh
Mohammed Arfan
Raheel Khan
Mubeen Ahmad
Sajad Ali
Ahsan Husain
Emma Jolley
Connor Butler
Claire Roberts
Michelle Hogg
Tubasem Malik
Pathway Group
Pathway Group
Pathway Group
Pathway Group
Pathway Group
Pathway Group
Pathway Group
Pathway Group
Pathway Group
Pathway Group
Pathway Group
Pathway Group
Janzeb Ali
Hassan Somani
Ayesha Ali
Aasma Amehd
Moshin Moosa
Athina Grigoras
Chris Jobson
Samir Baloushi
Qasim Ali
Jagdeep Soor
Martin Chandler
Cathy Kubiak
Pathway Group
Pathway Group
Pathway Group
Pathway Group
Pathway Group
Pathway Group
Pathway Group
Pathway Group
Pathway Group
Pathway Group
Pathway Group
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