Last night, ACT Training hosted their annual Apprenticeship Awards. The evening was all about celebrating the successes and achievements of exceptional learners who have shown outstanding commitment, passion and drive to develop their skills and make a real difference to their organisation.
We were delighted to be joined by rugby legend Gareth ‘Alfie’ Thomas who presented the winners with their awards following a welcome speech by ACT’s Managing Director Richard Spear.
All the winners have gone above and beyond in their qualification and it was fantastic to have the opportunity to recognise their hard work.
The winners are as follows:
Apprenticeships
Gareth Jones – Business Services
Joseph Williams – IT/Digital Marketing/Social Media/Marketing
Carl Allen – Management/Team Leading
Rees Bevan – Finance
Lesa Williams – Education and Development
Shannon Treharne – Childcare/Playwork/CYP
Bryony Zorlutuna – Healthcare/Clinical Health
Lynda Evans – Health and Social Care
James Bromley – Cleaning & Environmental Services
Ryan Williams-Griffiths – Warehousing, PMO & BIT
Traineeships
Darren James – Automotive Engineering
Shannon Price – Animal Care
Chloe Binding – Hairdressing, Barbering & Beauty
Emily Ireland – Business Services
Connor Lewis – Care
Stella Vasiliou – Construction
Shaun Burke-Davis – IT
Laura Morris – Engagement
Special Recognition
Carl Allen
Our special recognition award went to a very special individual: Carl Allen. Carl has shown perseverance and determination beyond all expectation in completing his qualification.
Karen Howells, Management Higher Apprentice Assessor, who put Carl forward for the award, said: “Carl is a super human being. I have never met anyone with as much grit and determination as him. At ACT we deal with thousands of learners each year, but I can honestly say I have never met a learner like Carl. He had a high pressured job, two sons with major disabilities to support, and was himself diagnosed with leukaemia. Even though his diagnosis turned his life upside down, he persevered with his learning and said his ILM course helped distract him and keep him active in a difficult time. His continuous drive to learn and keep going, even when battling a life-threatening disease, is truly inspirational – he never gave up.”
Last night we also celebrated our nine Traineeship learners who took part in Alfie’s Army this year. They were amongst a hundred rookie runners trained up by Gareth ‘Alfie’ Thomas and his team to successfully complete the Cardiff Half Marathon. They were one of two groups filmed for BBC Wales and took all the challenges they were presented within their stride. The experience was certainly a challenge but their perseverance was inspirational. The learners involved were:
Kayleigh Owen
Lena McGhee
Teigan Henry
Thomas Watts
Liam Roche
Lauren Parsons
Jaden McKenzie
Laura Morris
Chanel Mitchell
We would like to thank everyone involved in last night’s awards, especially to the judging panel who had the hard job of shortlisting and selecting the winners out of a huge pile of nominations. We would also like to thank Cardiff and Vale College for hosting us and to The Classroom team for catering the event.
Final congratulations to everyone, a huge well done to the winners and thank you to all who attended last night! Watch this space for 2018!
