The award
The Business Action Apprentice Achiever Award recognises North Devon apprentices who are achieving significant success and deserve recognition.
The Apprentice Achiever Award recognises the achievements of individuals building their careers by developing skills on the job while completing training or qualifications. Apprenticeships are valuable both to apprentices as they learn and to their employers who are developing their workforce. Apprenticeships benefit both young workers starting out on their careers and older workers enhancing their skills or retraining to change career direction.
The Apprentice Achiever Award highlights apprentices who demonstrate the commitment and capability to develop valuable skills.
Finalists 2026
Our Apprentice Achiever Award finalists are:
- Max Rockey of DTEC Pro
- Amy Saunders of Unit One Hair & Beauty
Congratulations to all!
Book tickets to Awards Celebration
Find out who the winners are at the North Devon Business Awards Celebration on the evening of Thursday 4 June 2026.
Ticket price: £45 – includes:
- entry for one
- complimentary welcome glass of sparkling wine
- buffet
- seat for awards ceremony
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Criteria
The judges are looking for evidence of at least one of the criteria below. You don’t have to meet all – just use them as a guide for your entry – what’s most important is for you to tell your story!
- Commitment and dedication to acquiring necessary skills or qualifications through work and study
- Completing or progressing on a recognised apprenticeship programme at any level (from intermediate to degree level)
- Overcoming personal or other barriers to learning
- Ability to learn from setbacks to achieve stronger future performance
- Exceeding personal, employer or training supervisor’s expectations
- Fast promotion in job role
Who can enter?
The Apprentice Achiever Award is open to any current or recently qualified apprentice in or near North Devon:
Nominations are welcomed for apprentices:
- of any age
- school-leavers or experienced employees
- on all levels of apprenticeship from new starters to advanced
- working in any sector
- on any standard in any job role
Apprentices can enter themselves or be nominated by others, including managers and training supervisors.
Category rules for entry
Please follow the category rules below, which also include useful suggestions on how to ensure your entry showcases achievements in the best possible light.
- You can enter yourself or nominate another person for this award.
- This award is for any current or recently qualified apprentice in or near North Devon.
- Ensure you read the awards terms and conditions.
- Read the criteria and the questions on the form below in advance so that you understand what the judges are looking for and tailor your answers to these.
- There is no restriction on how much information you can provide in your answers, although please ensure that anything you say is relevant to this award. The questions are deliberately open to enable you to submit the best possible entry and the examples given are purely illustrative. Add any other information you feel is important to highlight success.
- Provide as much detail and evidence as possible to back up your claims, including relevant links to web sites or videos.
- Write and save your answers in a note-making or word-processing app first and copy them into the form below. This ensures you do not lose anything you have taken a long time to write.
- Attach any files, eg customer compliments or images of products, to support your entry.
- The closing date for entries is 23:59 on Tuesday 10 March 2026.
Award now closed for entries
Thank you.