Lancashire success at National Apprenticeship Awards 2010.

The National Apprenticeship Awards are held annually and are hosted by the National Apprenticeship Service, who manage and fund Apprenticeships in England.  The awards were held on 15th July 2010 at Park Plaza Hotel in Westminster.  A couple of our providers in Lancashire were winners of the National awards.


Preston College
Medium Employers category winners

Preston College put forward several Apprentices and Employers for the Apprenticeship Awards 2010.

Following another strong year of achievement through apprenticeships, staff from Rosy Apple joined twenty four other finalists, picked from over 1300 entries.  Rosy Apple fought off strong competition on the night and won the National Medium Employer of the Year Award 2010. 

Sandra Martland, Curriculum Manager for Apprenticeships commented “We are proud to be working with such great supporters of the Apprenticeship programme.  Rosy Apple Childcare have done exceptionally well to get through to the regional finals and we are proud to work with them and share in their success.  Preston College would like to  congratulate Rosy Apple Childcare on winning the National Medium Employer of the Year Award 2010.”

Sharon Alexander, Managing Director, Rosy Apple Childcare said “Winning this award is a credit to our staff and illustrates our commitment to Apprenticeships and also our work to promote them to other businesses as a valuable recruitment option. We view our apprentices as one of our most valuable assets and the secret to our success. Through Apprenticeships we have benefited from increased productivity, improvements in the quality of work and employee satisfaction.”


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Suné Brunton a technical assistant from Martins Foods, Southport won the National Advanced Apprentice of the Year. Suné Brunton fought off strong competition from across the country to come out on top to receive her award from TV’s The Apprentice winner Tim Campbell.

Suné completed her Food Manufacture Technician Skills Advanced Apprenticeship with North Lancs Training Group after completing her Apprenticeship with the same training company. Suné, who started out icing buns on the production line before moving into the technical role, has now started her MSc in Food Safety with UCLAN.

After collecting the prize, Suné said: ‘I am thrilled to have won the national award, to win the regional was amazing but to stand on stage in London as a national winner was just unbelievable. This has given me a great boost from a skills perspective as well as increasing my confidence’