WELL over 500
people celebrated success in work-based learning at the
Albert Hall, Nottingham on May 19th many of whom have
overcome personal obstacles in their journey to achievement.
The annual
Access Training Celebration Event represents the culmination
of much hard work and personal sacrifice for many of the 550
learners who have achieved qualifications with the company
in the last year.
The pinnacle
of the evening was the presentation of the Access Training
Star Awards to those learners and employers who had “gone
the extra mile” the audience was treated to a video clip of
the winners speaking about their individual achievements.
The Employer
Award, went to trent barton for its outstanding
commitment to the training and development of its staff. The
bus company has a long term relationship with Access
Training and has recently introduced an apprenticeship
scheme, the trent barton Diploma, with the aim of
building on its success.
The
Foundation Learning Award, sponsored by the Nottingham
Journal, went to 17 yr old
Anthony
Peters of Bulwell currently on a retail course with Access
Training.
Anthony left
school lacking in confidence and really scared of trying new
things.
Attending a
work placement was completely out of his comfort zone but he
was nominated for the incredible progress he has made in
overcoming this.
The
Apprenticeship Award, sponsored by Printing.com, was awarded
to NHS Apprentice, Lucy Davis, for “demonstrating how
effective learning can be” when all opportunities are seized
with both hands. Lucy had started an A Level course but
felt academic learning was not for her.
She was put
forward for the NHS apprenticeship by Access Training and
has been so successful that she has now secured a permanent
position as a Children’s Worker in a Sure Start centre.
Talking of
the “transformation” this has made to her life, Lucy says
that she wakes up “each morning with a smile on my face,
wanting to get up and go to work.”
A big thank you to all
that attended the evening at Albert Hall, the celebration event was
a huge success!
Winners of the star
awards at the celebration evening:
Foundation Learning Star Award
Winner Anthony Peters receiving the award from Phil Cound,
Nottingham Journal
Foundation Learning
Winner:
Anthony Peters
Runners Up:
Thomas Roberts-Cross
Sophie Newbold
Apprenticeship Star Award
Winner Lucy Davis receiving the award from Phil Huges, Printing.com
Apprenticeship
Winner:
Lucy Davis
Runners Up:
Zoe Wilshere
Jordan McKenzie
Advanced Apprenticeship Star
Award Winner Louise Hinchley receiving the award from Dr. Craig
Clancy and Dr. Juliet Bishop from The Open University
Advanced
Apprenticeship Winner:
Louise Hinchley
Runners Up:
Magdalena Panek
Chelsea Dallison
Train 2 Gain Star Award Winner
Gail Cutts receiving the award from Roy Hill, Director of Access
Training
Train 2 Gain Winner:
Gail Cutts
Runners Up:
Adam Mellors
Alison Nolan
Employer Star Award Winner Guy
Gibson from trent barton receiving the award from Roy Hill, Director
of Access Training
Employer Winner:
trent barton
Runners Up:
Attenborough Church Pre-School
NHS
Employee of the Year Laura
Widdison receiving the award from Ian Cohen, Director of Access
Training
Employee of the Year:
Laura Widdison
Runners Up:
Suzanne Higginson
Shantel Rankine
Video clips:
The video of the whole evening
is available to view from youtube.com. The clip is split into 6
sections:
