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Higher Level Apprentice of the Year Award 2025

1. Apprentice contact information

Name of Apprentice

Apprentice Address

Apprentice Postcode

Which council area does the Apprentice live in?

Apprentice work telephone

Apprentice Email

2. Apprenticeship details

What qualification is the Apprentice currently undertaking?

Programme Level

Date of Birth

Day (dd)
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Month (mm)
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Year (yyyy)

Date apprenticeship commenced

Day (dd)
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Month (mm)
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Year (yyyy)

Expected date of qualification

Day (dd)
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Month (mm)
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Year (yyyy)

Detail any previous training/qualifications the Apprentice has achieved to date.

Student ID

3. Training Provider Details

Name of nominating Training Provider

Address

Postcode

Which council area is the Training Provider based in?

Name of primary contact

Work telephone

Mobile telephone

4. Nominating Employer details

Company/Organisation Name

Address

Postcode

Which council area is the Employer based in?

Name of primary contact

Work telephone

Mobile telephone

What business sector best represent the employer's work?

5. For the Employer: Your Employees and Apprentices

How many employees do you have?

Of your employees, how many are complting Apprenticeship Programmes at the following levels:

ApprenticeshipsNI Level 2

ApprenticeshipsNI Level 3

ApprenticeshipsNI Level 4 and above

6. Why do you feel you should win the award? (to be completed by the Apprentice - Maximum word count: 200)

7. Questions for the Training Provider about the Apprentice

Through their performance, how has the Apprentice demonstrated their personal learning achievements and progress? (Maximum word count: 200)

What makes this Apprentice stand out to you as a Training Provider? Why do you feel this Apprentice deserves the Award? (Maximum word count: 200)

8. Questions for the Employer about the Apprentice

Through their performance, achievements and progress, how has the Apprentice demonstrated the practical application of their learning? (Maximum word count: 200)

What makes this Apprentice stand out to you as an Employer? Why do you feel this Apprentice deserves the Award? (Maximum word count: 200)

9. Other Applications (to be completed by Training Provider)

How many nominations are being submitted by this Training Provider in this category?

How many nominations did this Training Provider initially consider for the 2026 competition in this ategory? Please combine numbers across all partner employers.

10. Other Applications (to be completed by Employer)

How many nominations in this category did this Employer initially consider for the 2026 competition?

11. Permissions and data usage

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Shortlisted Nominees, Training Providers and Employers must agree to commit to full participation in the selection process. Failure to facilitate judges’ interviews and filming in the workplace/training environment/or at an independent film location chosen by the Department for the Economy, will result in disqualification. Please tick this box to confirm agreement.

I understand any information provided in this nomination form will be held in line with the Department for the Economy’s retention policy.

Please tick this box to confirm you have completed all questions. It is your responsibility to make sure there are no questions left unanswered otherwise your application may be considered ineligible.