Multicultural Apprenticeship Awards

📺 VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS 📺 Highlights of The Multicultural Apprenticeship Awards 2024 in partnership with Pearson are now available on YouTube.   Full highlights video released on Monday. Subscribe to our channel for updates. https://lnkd.in/e42fv_VP #MCAppAwards #Apprenticeship #Apprenticeships #Multicultural #Multiculturalism #FE #FurtherEducation #ApprenticeshipsWork Pearson BTEC and Apprenticeships Kaplan UK Royal Navy Lifetime NCFE Severn Trent JTL Occupational Awards Limited BT Group British Army Skills and Education Group Lloyds Banking Group Amazing Apprenticeships NOCN Group AELP Pathway Group Multicultural Apprenticeship & Skills Alliance Careermap Media Group WorldSkills UK FE Week

📺 VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS 📺 Highlights of The Multicultural Apprenticeship Awards 2024 in partnership with Pearson are now available on YouTube.   Full highlights video released on Monday. Subscribe to our channel for updates. https://lnkd.in/e42fv_VP #MCAppAwards #Apprenticeship #Apprenticeships #Multicultural #Multiculturalism #FE #FurtherEducation #ApprenticeshipsWork Aaminah Ahmed Joanna Hughes Jill Whittaker OBE FCA FRSA FIH FBII Aisha Manaal Ahmed Josephine I. Ammara Sidick Jasmine Ale Bilal Arshad Asad Gondal Ziana Butt BEM Miranda Simms Yusuf Patel Temuujin Amarsanaa Tasnem Chawdhry Iman Bhatti

📺 VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS 📺 Highlights of The Multicultural Apprenticeship Awards 2024 in partnership with Pearson are now available on YouTube.   Full highlights video released on Monday. Subscribe to our channel for updates. https://lnkd.in/e42fv_VP #MCAppAwards #Apprenticeship #Apprenticeships #Multicultural #Multiculturalism #FE #FurtherEducation #ApprenticeshipsWork Safaraz Ali FIEP Kasim Choudhry Brad Edwards Jagdeep Soor FIEP Alan Hill Harmesh Manghra Sajad Mahmood Ahsan Husain FIEP Eddie Cottis ★ FT Ali ★ Michelle Hogg Cathy Kubiak Luke Markham Christopher Jobson Faizal Ullah Karina Erbaş Zulekha Ali Roger Worton Shakera Rahman Ayesha Ali Raza Waheed Khan Mubeen A. Masood Butt - DBA, MBA, MA, MCilex, MCGI Sanjay Kambo Qasim Ali Janzeb Uman A. Stephen Crawley Simon Fitzgerald

Congratulations :-) Aaminah Ahmed

Alhamdulillah! (Praise be to God) Yesterday, I was honoured to be announced as the Winner of the Charity, Voluntary & Public Services Category at the Multicultural Apprenticeship Awards 2024! Being the first from the Bank of England to receive this award is truly humbling, and it’s an achievement I could never have imagined when I moved to the UK in 2018. This award means so much to me—not only as an individual milestone but as an opportunity to serve as a role model. I want to show all students who come here with big dreams and face challenges that they, too, can achieve incredible things through apprenticeships. A huge thanks to the organisers, judges, and everyone involved—Kasim Choudhry, Jagdeep Soor FIEP, Safaraz Ali FIEP, Brad Edwards and Pathway Group for creating such a meaningful event to recognise apprentices. I’m also deeply grateful to my organisation, the Bank of England, and to my entire team, family, friends, teachers, and supporters. Special thanks to Victoria Upton, Katia Punter,Mahvish Hashmi, Asim Shabbir, Amna A., Usman Khan and Umayr Tanveer for all their support. I’m excited about the journey ahead and look forward to using this opportunity to make a greater impact, highlighting how powerful apprenticeships can be for building skills, creating connections, and achieving meaningful goals. Congratulations to all the other amazing apprentices and finalists I had the chance to meet—it was truly inspiring to be surrounded by such talent and dedication. Here’s to many more milestones ahead! 🌟 #MCAppAwards

The Multicultural Apprenticeship Awards 2024 01.11.2024 The event was bigger and better than ever! All the finalist apprentices came together to celebrate their achievements and learn with their employers. I was one of the lucky ones to be shortlisted. For the second year in a row, I have been highly commended within the retail, hospitality, and tourism category. My heartfelt thank you to Russell Blake and Compass Group UK & Ireland – Healthcare for giving me the opportunity to enhance my skills and truly be myself. To Jonathan Foot and the Apprenticeship Team - Compass Group UK and Ireland and Ireland—for supporting me and my journey and to Camilla Howard for being my mentor as I face the next challenge of my career, and to my Compass Accountability partner, Alex Tatkowska for pushing each other to finish our coursework deadlines and webinars on top of our busy work commitments. A Special Thank you to Megan Caulkett-Ridd, Mel Aston, and my family at Pride in Food and the D&I community for creating a safe space and allowing me (the one who always doubts himself) to truly sparkle. I am so proud to be part of Compass Group UK & Ireland. Congratulations on winning the Large Employer of the Year category. Congratulations to Temuujin Amarsanaa for winning the Intermediate Apprentice of the Year. Congratulations to Aston University for being a Finalist for University of the Year. Being a finalist for this award is already an achievement. I am proud to be part of this event, which aims to acknowledge and celebrate diversity and inclusion in the workplace through apprenticeships and career pathways. Marvelous photos by: Edwin Ladd Thank you! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Sooo, this happened… I won Judge’s Choice Apprentice 2024 at the Multicultural Apprenticeship Awards!!!🎉 Still processing the shock (the videos will say it all!), but I’m beyond honored to have taken home the Judge’s Choice award, proudly representing Microsoft and Aston University. Allhumdulliah 🤲 Joining Microsoft at 18, I never expected to attend events like this—let alone come home with an award! 3 years as an #apprentice, and it’s been a rollercoaster of #growth, #challenges, and wins. Can’t wait to keep working hard, #inspiring future apprentices and women in #STEM. 📣 Huge shoutout to the organisers for a night to remember—and a beautiful tribute to Yusuf. Kasim Jagdeep Pearson Safaraz ThinkFest (Corporate Events & Networking) Brad Multicultural Apprenticeship & Skills Alliance And a massive congratulations to the fellow finalists who absolutely smashed it! 🫶And big love to Table 57, who absolutely ACED IT with 7 awards and Apprentice of the Year! ♦️ Couldn’t have asked for a better group of friends and apprentices to celebrate with! ACE Insights Shoutout to Paul for keeping me somewhat calm and collected during the evening😭😂 and to Umayr for his support with my MCAA application journey. Here's to attending MCAA 2025 as a guest-without the nerves this time! 😉 #mcaa2024 #multiculturalapprenticeshipawards #mcappawards2024 #furthereducation #microsoft #apprenticeship #earlycareer #socialmobility #microsoftuk

I had the privilege of attending the Multicultural Apprenticeship Awards event 2024 as a finalist! I was truly inspired after hearing about all the incredible work other apprentices are doing in their fields. I had the honour of being a finalist in the Judges’ Choice Category and I am thankful to the hosts and judges who considered me, congratulations Iman Bhatti for winning! I will continue to encourage others in my community and further to do apprenticeships and take the leap outside the social norm. I hope to remind myself with the framed certificate how important it is to be confident and push myself out of my comfort zone to reap the rewards of opportunities such as being shortlisted for this incredible award. Massive congratulations to all the winners, highly commended apprentices and finalists! Congratulations on your well deserved success Aaminah Ahmed as the Apprentice of the Year 2024! I resonated with your experience of struggling with imposter syndrome as a young woman in the workplace from a diverse background, you will be an inspiration for others who look like us and I can’t wait to hear more about your incredible achievements! It was lovely meeting so many amazing people at this event, especially individuals who were proud to celebrate their achievements as apprentices from diverse backgrounds. Special thanks to Muslim Apprentice Community (MAC) for helping me meet my beautiful fellow apprentices Umara Ramzan Ammara Sidick and Amna A. from MAC at the event! Congratulations again Ammara Sidick for winning in the Charity, Vomuntary & Public Services Catergory! I want to give a huge thanks to Rita Jesani for introducing me to the awards and my manager Emily Kerle for supporting me in my journey so far as an apprentice at GSK. I hope to return to the event next year to celebrate my fellow apprentices. Finally, a big thank you to the organisers of the event Kasim Choudhry (your entrance was phenomenal), Brad Edwards, Jagdeep Soor FIEP, Safaraz Ali FIEP, Pathway Group, ThinkFest (Corporate Events & Networking), Multicultural Apprenticeship Awards, and Pearson for the best experience at my first awards event! #MCAPPAWARDS #MCAA2024 #apprenticeships

The Multicultural Apprenticeship Awards 2024 was jaw-droppingly good! 🤩 It was a huge honour to return as apprentice of the year 2023 and hand over the baton to a new trailblazer! Huge congratulations to my successor Aaminah Ahmed!! I wish you all the best and hope you will champion apprenticeships and open doors for those after us! Just as my predecessor Parris Small supported me i will support you! 😊 To all those who were nominated, shortlisted and won. Congratulations and thank you for the work you have done in levelling the playing field, creating equality of opportunity and highlighting the life changing effects of apprenticeships! I hope you all continue on!🙏🏾 Thank you to the team behind the awards Safaraz Ali FIEP, Kasim Choudhry & Jagdeep Soor FIEP who continue to showcase and celebrate multiculturalism and ensuring everyone has a chance, a voice and a seat at the table. And lastly a huge thank you to everyone who has supported me (too many brilliant people to name!) and pushed me to achieve more! This industry has lifted me up and given me a platform for which i am forever grateful and will continue to use for good.💚 Heres to the winners of the Multicultural Apprenticeship Awards 2024!! 🥂 #apprenticeships #multicultural #opportunities

Last week, we were absolutely delighted to see Kent apprentice Aaminah Ahmed, win the Apprentice of the Year award at the Multicultural Apprenticeship Awards 2024! 🎉 🏆 Huge shoutout to Shuja Mehdi and Muaddh T, who were also recognised as finalists in their categories as well 👏 The awards celebrate the achievements of apprentices from multicultural backgrounds, and we’re thrilled to see our apprentices' hard work and dedication in the spotlight.