Apprentice Award

Know someone awesome who didn’t go to university, show that you don’t need to be a graduate to be awesome in the tech world. Nominate them now.

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Entry Criteria

  • Nominee hasn’t been to university
  • Nominee is currently an Apprentice or has been in the last 2 years
  • Nominee works for a tech business/in a tech role

Successful nominations should detail but not be limited to the following:

  • Skills taken up by the Apprentice during their apprenticeship
  • When the Apprentice has gone above/beyond what is expected from them
  • The impact on the business the Apprentice has had
  • Examples of work that the nominee has worked on
  • How the apprentice has gone from zero to hero
  • Anything else notable that the judges might be interested in

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Previous winners

Meet everyone who has won this award

Viktoriia Moskalenko

2025

Caitlin Owen

2024

Jade Holden

2023

Emmanuelle Gammage

2022

Sally Thacker

2021

Leah Hurd

2019

Eva Westley

2018

Hannah Jones

2017

Naomi Lee

2016

Roisin Delaney

2015