BAME Apprenticeship Awards 2020 Event Brochure

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FOREWORD
Cindy
Rampersaud
Senior Vice President
of Pearson PLC, BTEC &
Apprenticeships
@RampersaudCindy
The last 9 months have been unprecedented
on so many levels – COVID 19 has caused huge
disruption for individuals, families, businesses
and economies across the world. And in the
summer of 2020, we saw people around the world
coming together to call for an end to systematic
racism, with many businesses actively engaging in
dialogue and actions to move the dial on race and
drive diversity, inclusion and equity for all.
Against this backdrop the celebration of BAME
Apprentices has real meaning and resonance
– providing an opportunity to showcase talent,
creating role models and inspirational leaders
of the future. That is why we at Pearson are so
proud to be sponsoring the BAME Apprenticeships
Awards; our mission is to provide access and
progression for all through learning, helping
individuals realise their potential, ambition and
aspirations.
We know that there is currently an under-
representation of BAME apprentices across all
levels and sectors in our economy. We also know
that the careers and skills landscapes were
changing before COVID-19 – and, as with so many
things, the pandemic has accelerated this. The
make-up of the workforce and careers is going
to continue to change and evolve in the coming
months and years with greater automation, a
shift to digital enabled roles and transformation
happening across many business sectors.
Apprenticeships will continue to play a vital role
as we recover from the disruption of COVID and
we need to ensure that BAME talent are able to
access opportunities as we move forward.
In partnership with Thinkfest Ltd, employers
and partners, we will continue to highlight the
importance of apprenticeships and a diverse
talent pool in helping individuals, businesses and
our economy thrive. The BAME Apprenticeship
Awards are a valuable platform, that has been
successful in highlighting exceptional BAME talent
and employers who are committed to creating
an inclusive environment where people of all
ethnicities, can make a valuable contribution, have
a sense of belonging and flourish.
We would like to thank all the participants, the
nominees, and winners for taking part in these
awards. As well as the expert panel of judges
across various industries and disciplines, who
have dedicated their time and expertise to this
worthy cause.
We wish you all the best and success in your
future career and next steps.
Please stay safe and take good care of yourself
and others.
Best wishes
Cindy Rampersaud
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Remel is an award-winning British TV, Radio presenter and host. Since graduating
with a BA Degree in Broadcast Journalism from the University of Leeds, Remel’s
high energy, fun and thoughtful style has resulted in her becoming the lead
presenter on SKY One’s What’s Up TV, the host of the Saturday Afternoon show on
CAPITAL XTRA and a highly sought after voice-over artist working with the BBC,
CBBC, BET, UKTV and BT Sports to name a few.
REMEL LONDON @Remel_London
Tez is a stand-up comedian. He currently presents a satirical comedy show that
mixes sketches and current affairs, called The Tez O’Clock Show on Channel 4. In his
first three years as a stand up, Tez found himself in no less than eight competition
finals including the prestigious BBC New Comedy Award and Leicester Mercury New
Comedian of the Year. He is one of the stars of hit sitcom Man Like Mobeen, and has
appeared on shows such as Mock the Week and The Last Leg, to name a few.
TEZ ILYAS @TezIlyas
Aston Performing Arts Academy (APAA) is a community interest company committed
to empowering the lives of young people through performing and creative arts.
Operating from central Birmingham, they work with the next generation of emerging
talent in the city and wider regions offering music tuition and performance
opportunities.
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Safaraz Ali
Founder of The Bame Apprenticeship Awards
Cindy Rampersaud
Senior Vice President of Pearson PLC,
BTEC & Apprenticeships
Safaraz (Saf) Ali is a social entrepreneur focusing his efforts on
business for the greater good. He is a Co-Founder & Head of
Pathway Group that has been operating in the skills sector for 20
years, in addition to being a Director of Nationwide Care Services
a Health and Social Care business employing over 600 people
across the Midlands.
Cindy is Senior Vice President of Pearson BTEC and
Apprenticeships and responsible for the development of Pearson’s
UK Technical, Vocational and Apprenticeship qualifications, which
are delivered to over one million learners every year. Cindy
moved into the education sector in 2011 as Deputy Principal of
City & Islington College. In 2016 she was appointed a Deputy Further Education Commissioner by the Department for
Education working on the Government’s review of the Further Education sector nationally.
Prior to moving into the education sector, Cindy held several senior positions, within the entertainment media sector,
including roles at EMI, Warner Brothers and Virgin. Cindy is passionate about the vital role education and skills-
based learning can play in helping individuals make progress in their lives, but also in driving economic growth and
productivity.
She has a particular interest in the increasing role of technology in providing access to education and lifelong
learning, including how it can innovate what we learn and how we learn. Cindy is recognised within the EMpower top
100 list of executives for her mentoring and sponsorship of BAME talent, both within and outside Pearson.
She is also a Trustee of the UK ASEAN British Council and The Speakers Trust and an Honorary Lifetime Member of
The Children’s Society.
Safaraz has been instrumental in Pathway delivering a very wide range of programmes over a period of 20 years
now starting off as an ESOL provider as well as delivering Train to Gain, Adult Community Learning, Youth Contract,
Troubled families, Innovation Fund, various ESF activities such as Skills Support for Workforce, Skills Support
for Unemployed, Skills Support for Redundancy, Skills Support for Work Programme and also English and Maths
Qualifications just to name a few.
Safaraz is the Founder of ThinkFest, the organisation behind Pathway2Grow Business Networking and events
such as the Business Book Awards and of course the BAME Apprenticeship Awards. In 2016, Safaraz had a vision
for starting the Asian Apprenticeship Awards which has gone to become the BAME Apprenticeship Awards and is
probably one of his greatest legacy. The work he has done towards this cause has laid the foundations for future
generations and has increased awareness and participation amongst BAME apprentices nationwide.
Amongst his other responsibilities, Safaraz found time to become a published author writing “Canny Bites” which
are Quick, informative & impactful bites of business wisdom. His third book is out now which is titled: Attract, Retain
and Grow your team to grow your business. Overall, Safaraz is a strong advocate for social and profit for purpose
businesses and these are the main drivers behind everything he does to create a positive impact and change lives.
PATRONS
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OLGA BOTTOMLEY (CHAIR OF JUDGING PANEL)
JAMES ADELEKE
JULIE ASHER-SMITH
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DAMIEN CORNEAL
DR. AAYESHA HASSAN
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 joined JTL’s Human Resources function in 2004, becoming Director in 2015.
Previously, she worked in the banking, healthcare and HR softwaresectors.
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.
Damian is a BAME leader who has held several senior technology positions,
with 20+ years’ experience on large scale transformational programmes. He is
passionate about providing opportunities for those with an interest in technology,
especially from diverse and disadvantaged backgrounds. He was named ITA
Business Leader 2019 and included on the Inclusive Boards 100 Most Influential
BAME Leaders in UK Tech.
James is a social entrepreneur working to create a world where your birth does
not determine your career outcome. He sits on the board of the city of London
Corporations careers week and is a thought leader in the Diversity and inclusion
space.
Dr Aayesha Hassan is committed to influencing transformational change that
not only benefits but also protects vulnerable communities, which led her to
co-found the Failforward Hub. Her portfolio includes coordinating the end-to-
end process of research management, vaccine preventable disease campaigns,
vaccine strategy implementation, emergency relief work and senior programme
management in the UK and horn of Africa.
JUDGES

MONIQUE MALCOLM-HAY
GRAHAM HASTING-EVANS
JASMINE KUNDRA
Dan is the Managing Director at Skills Forward. He has over 10 years’ experience
in the employability and skills sector, currently leading Skills Forward, an online
assessment and eLearning specialist. Committed to employability and social
mobility, Dan is also the Operations Director for Learning for Work at educational
charity, NCFE and is a patron of the BAME Apprenticeship Alliance.
Graham worked in Building and Construction before developing the skills strategy
for the London 2012 Olympics. He was then Programme Director at the UK
Commission for Employment and Skills before joining leading awarding body
NOCN in 2011 as Managing Director.
Errol is a Vice Principal of STEM at London South East Colleges. He has worked
in the further education sector for over 25 years. He joined the college in April
2000, as Head of Engineering and Motor Vehicle, having progressed as a teacher
and curriculum manager at several large London colleges. Errol has held a range
of senior management roles and this includes his previous role of Assistant
Principal of Quality, due to his knowledge and experience gained as an Ofsted
inspector, and as a senior examiner for Pearson and City & Guilds.
Having spent 14 years working in Learning and Development, Jasmine is an
advocate of training and professional growth within the workplace. Jasmine has
built her career on training others to better themselves, working in the private
and public sectors with organisations such as Jaguar Land Rover, Eurostar,
BSkyB, Vodafone and Citibank. Jasmine was part of The Apprentice 2018 line up,
flying the Learning & Development flag on BBC1.
Monique is an ICAEW Chartered Accountant and a recent rising star award winner
working as a Senior Consultant. Outside of work, Monique built a team of 6 and
spearheaded the creation of New Gen Accountants, a social enterprise which
provides career advice and mentorship to individuals from underrepresented
backgrounds pursuing accountancy as a career. Many New Gen Accountants
has a following of more than 2,100+ across its social media platforms and many
members began their career as an apprentice.
Shakira is currently the Head of Student Experience at Rose Bruford Collegem
and former National President of the National Union of Students UK (2017-2019),
representing 7 million students across Further and Higher Education. She is
known for pioneering NUS’ Poverty Commission, shining a light on the barriers
still facing working class people accessing FE and HE, and the recent founder of
The Class of 2020 Ltd. Shakira is one of only a handful of people to hold the post
from an FE background, and the first black women to have held the role in NUS’
96 year history.
SHAKIRA MARTIN
DAN HOWARD
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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.
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.
Trucio is Multi Award Winning Entrepreneur, he is the director of The Alternative
Events Company, Kandy Girl and creative director of Aston Performing Art Academy.
Trucio is also a non-executive director of TAG Network Midlands, Creative Academies
Network and board member for the Chartered Management Institute.
Stephen is a vocational education and marketing professional with accumulated
experience in the UK and overseas markets. In-depth knowledge of the technical
vocational education training agenda. Proven senior management skills in both the
UK and international markets. Developing robust strategic partnerships gained in the
skills arena within the private/public sectors. Building an organisation’s profile and
achieving agreed on KPIs.
Sharon is the Director of CareerMap - a leading online platform sharing quality
content about careers, qualifications and connections to help young people make
informed decisions about their futures. Sharon has extensive experience in the
careers media industry, and was previously the CEO of Not Going to Uni and
Moving On.
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.
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LESLEY MCCORMACK
MAJOR NAVEED MUHAMMAD MBE
TRUCIO POWELL
STEPHEN RAM KISSUN
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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
Naila is a HR Apprentice at Aspire Housing and was named overall Apprentice of
the Year at the Asian Apprenticeship Awards 2017. Since winning, Naila has gone
on to promoting apprenticeships within the local Staffordshire region and been
selected to become a BBC Bitesize Ambassador for apprenticeships.
NAILA BIBI
Euan is the Co-founder & CEO of WhiteHat, a tech startup building an outstanding
alternative to university. WhiteHat matches school leavers to career-focused
apprenticeships at some of the UK’s most exciting companies, from Google and
Facebook, to BP and Warner Bros.
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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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.
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Steve is Managing Director of East Essex Vocational Training Ltd, which was
established 19 years ago. Steve has been involved in Training and Development
for 39 Years first starting with Thorn EMI. He now sits as a non-Executive Director
on five organisations Board of Directors.
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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.
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JILL WHITTAKER
Jill is an 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.
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ANGELA MIDDLETON
Sanjeev has worked in the further education sector for over 30 years having
previously held roles in the private training sector and Chambers of Commerce.
Joining Dudley College in 1999, Sanjeev initially lead the Work based Learning
Team, rapidly growing the provision to serve employers, and currently serves
as a member of the Senior Leadership group as the Chief officer for business
development for Dudley College Worldwide.
Paul is a serial entrepreneur and considers himself a ‘Son of Birmingham’. Paul
has a portfolio of companies wholly owned or partly with others. Previously, Paul
was the Managing Director of Futura Group, delivering £42 million of business
growth in 4 years in the automotive sector against a £50 million 10 year target.
Paul now sits on 5 charitable boards and dedicates half his time working on the
skills gap and working towards employable opportunities for everyone.
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Susanna is the Co-founder and Director of OneFile - a leading e-portfolio software
in the educational sector. 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.
Angela is the Chair and Founder of MiddletonMurray Ltd, a multi-award-winning
Life and Business Solutions company with locations across the UK. As Chair,
Angela is personally responsible for setting strategy, developing the company’s
ethos, excellent customer service, operational management, maintaining strong
relationships with major customers and spearheading large sales proposals
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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 delivering not only for
the apprentices but for businesses and the economy. In the BAME Community 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 - FOUNDER OF RECRUITMENT GUIDE
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
(BAME Apprenticeship 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 - EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN OF S4 CAPITAL
I was delighted to read about the continued success of the BAME Apprenticeship Awards since their
launch in 2016, and to read about the background to the project and your achievements in 2017. I
applaud your commitment to recognising, highlighting and celebrating apprenticeship successes,
and in addressing the challenge of encouraging British Asian communities to participate in
apprenticeship schemes. Celebrating the best of BAME 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 Black, Asian and ethnic minority apprentices.
ANNE MILTON - FORMER MINISTER OF STATE FOR SKILLS & APPRENTICESHIPS
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CHARLIE MULLINS - CEO OF PIMLICO PLUMBERS
I’m honoured to support the BAME 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
CAROLYN FAIRBAIRN - DIRECTOR GENERAL OF CBI
The BAME 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 underrepresented groups, including those with disabilities, women and members
of the black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities, to consider apprenticeships.
The BAME Apprenticeship Awards, now in their forth 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.
ENDORSMENTS

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 BAME Apprenticeship Awards. I hope that by showcasing the Apprentice
of the Year at The Skills Show, 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.
LORD DIGBY JONES - INTERNATIONAL BUSINESSMAN & CROSS
BENCH PEER AT THE HOUSE OF LORDS
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 the BAME Community, but our
country and our city will be the long-term beneficiary and that is a wonderful thing.
Apprenticeships offer an invaluable path to a successful career. The BAME 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 the BAME
community.
For too long, generally as well as in BAME communities, 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 Asian Apprenticeship Awards have
done all three, with increasing effects.
STEPHEN MARTIN - FORMER DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE
INSTITUTE OF DIRECTORS
NEIL CARBERRY - CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF RECRUITMENT &
EMPLOYMENT CONFEDERATION
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.
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
BAME apprentices, businesses and providers to celebrate their successes.
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Haddy Jadama | The Savoy
Lisa Williams | Royal Navy
Marianna Peet | Travis Perkins
Mohamed Arshe | Hyatt Regency London
Natasha Smith | Compass Group
Ogonna Okonisa | Net-a-Porter
Raginee Scudamore | University of Buckingham
Selven Armoogum | Dorset Square Hotel
Zoheb Ahmed | Travis Perkins
Abubakar Siddique | Army
Dionne Alder | Southwark Council
Joshua Jackson | Breyer Group Plc
Pritam Bhojani | Atkins Global
Kaeden Bunting | AECOM
Karim Hughes | Interserve Engineering Services Ltd
Karl Rouse | Fortem
Oluwaseyi Oluwabukunmi Sobogun | PRP Architects
Romario Cazaubon | Mace Group
Shaun Donaldson | JS Wright & Co Ltd
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EMPLOYER
EMPLOYER
Compass Group
The House of Fadez
Travis Perkins Plc
Morrisons
Breyer Group Plc
JS Wright & Co Ltd
K10 Apprenticeships Ltd
Keltbray Ltd
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APPRENTICE
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AE Aerospace Ltd
Blue Engineering
Bombardier
GlaxoSmithKline
RETAIL, HOSPITALITY & TOURISM
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Anesu Chivenga | Rolls-Royce
Ashaan Grewal | Royal Mail Group PLC
Daniel Kolahi | Royal Mail Group Plc
Faiszarn Riaz | University College London
Harrison John Wick Shirley | UK Atomic Energy
Authority (UKAEA)
Kale Shokar | Devon County Council
Mohammad Siddique Abdul Ghafaar | United
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Natalie Asimeng-Gyan – GlaxoSmithKline
Raisa Matadar – Jaguar Land Rover
Serena Variah – Severn Trent Water
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London South Bank University
Michaeljohn Training School
Skills Training UK
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Umbrella Training
Amrita Tar | BT
Anna Akitoye | Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital
Fred Lawrence | JP Morgan
Hafsa Ali | Morrisons
Jessica Summersgill | CCS Media Limited
Michael Low | HMRC
Samah Rafiq | Coca-Cola European Partners
Steven Patrick | Deloitte
Tia Harding | JP Morgan
Zahra Chowdhury | HMRC
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Ann Marie Tettley | Accenture
Dilani Selvanathan | BBC
Gabriela Roberts | NCC Group
Hammad Shah | Suez Recycling and
Recovery UK
Isra Jawaid | PwC
Jason Motee | AutoTrader
Jaspreet Panesar | Severn Trent Water
Lauren Alie – PwC
Mohammed Khamal Miah – IBM
Tara Suran – IBM
Tasmia Niazi – Lloyds Banking Group
Jaya Dodla-Bhemah – The Telegraph
Khaleeqa Bostan – Thrive Law
Lilly-Mae Hussein – WhiteHat
Mason Smith – See You Social!
Menahil Hassan – Vodafone Group
Oumesh Padaruth – HM Revenue & Customs
Prisha Bathia – Google
Shekinah Yuhanna – DanceXchange Ltd
Sofia Mumtaz – Google
Accenture
CCS Media Ltd
DanceXchange
IBM
Telefonica (o2)
TISSL LTD
CREATIVE & DIGITAL
DIGITAL & TECHNOLOGY
MEDIA & MARKETING
CREATIVE & DIGITAL
EMPLOYER FINALISTS
Alex Crossley | RAF
Amelia Williamson | Transport for London
Hiba Abo Slo | Arup
Kazim Jones | Army
Lovepreet Singh | Army
Mustafa Khan | Royal Mail Group
Paige Thomas | Transport for London
Shaan Bhogal | HS2
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Parcelforce Worldwide Limited
Royal Mail Group
The Royal Logistics Corps
Transport for London
TRANSPORT & LOGISTICS
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CCS Media Ltd
Coalo – Hounslow Council
Compass Group
EY
GlaxoSmithKline
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation
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HMRC
IBM
K10 Apprenticeships Ltd
Keltbray Ltd
KPMG
Morrisons
NatWest
Parcelforce Worldwide Limited
RAF
Royal Mail Group
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust
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Transport for London
Travis Perkins Plc
Wolverhampton Council
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