The Multicultural Apprenticeship Awards 2026
6th November 2026
Winners
Apprentice of the Year 2026
Sponsored by
Ubhay Ashfaq
Freshfields
(BPP)
Commitment to Apprenticeships
Sponsored by
Zahra Arefa
Apprentice at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
Overall Contribution to Apprenticeships
Sponsored by
Lieutenant Colonel Ruth Littlejohns MBE
British Army
Accounting & Finance
Sponsored by
Apprentice of the Year
Hina Nadim
HSBC UK
(Kaplan)
Highly Commended
Demi Rani Mattu – HSBC UK (Kaplan)
Sukdeep Kaur – ReBound Returns (BPP)
Employer of the Year
NatWest Group
Business & Professional Services
Sponsored by
Apprentice of the Year
Priya Bali
BT Group
(Babington)
Highly Commended
Bernadett Braz – Cavendish Nuclear (Total People)
Victoria Mashindi – Lloyds Banking Group
(North Hertfordshire College)
Employer of the Year
Accenture UK & Ireland
Legal Services
Sponsored by
Apprentice of the Year
Ubhay Ashfaq
Freshfields
(BPP)
Highly Commended
Mohammad Malik – HFW (The University of Law)
Jagtara Singh Taak – Loch (BPP)
Charity, Voluntary & Public Services
Sponsored by
Apprentice of the Year
Zaneta Philgence
Nova Training
Highly Commended
Jasmine Kwentoh – Office for National Statistics
(University of Kent)
Melissa Forrester-Frame – British Army
(University of Staffordshire)
Employer of the Year
Historic Royal Palaces
Health, Medical & Social Care
Sponsored by
Apprentice of the Year
Melissa Moyo
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
(University of Salford)
Highly Commended
Om Patel – Labcorp (Manchester Metropolitan University)
Rebecca Kalistus – Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS
Foundation Trust
(University of West London)
Employer of the Year
Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Construction Services
Sponsored by
Apprentice of the Year
Faris Kadeb
Thames Water
(University of the Built Environment)
Highly Commended
Nickel Innis – WSP in the UK & Ireland
(London South Bank University)
Muaaz Ul-Haq – BAM UK & Ireland
(Leeds College of Building)
Employer of the Year
Complete Fixing Solutions
Engineering & Manufacturing
Sponsored by
Apprentice of the Year
Hasiba Nawaz
Balmoral Tanks
(AMRC Training Centre)
Highly Commended
Kareena Sandhu – National Grid
Zaid Kotwal – Arup (University of Salford)
Employer of the Year
National Grid
Digital & Technology
Sponsored by
Apprentice of the Year
Shalom Gallagher
Accenture UK & Ireland
(BPP)
Highly Commended
Ugonna Okoro – Lloyds Banking Group (Firebrand Training)
Felicity Bruce – Vodafone
(Blackpool and The Fylde College)
Employer of the Year
Vodafone
Creative, Media & Marketing
Sponsored by
Apprentice of the Year
Aaliah Patel
Channel 4
(Paragon Skills)
Highly Commended
Ya-Adam Kombo – BBC
(Manchester Metropolitan University)
Pascaline Akas – Google (Makers)
Employer of the Year
BBC
Retail, Hospitality & Tourism
Sponsored by
Apprentice of the Year
Mehnaz Akhter
B&Q
Highly Commended
Maleah Rutty – British Airways (BPP)
Diana Onyeka – Compass Group UK & Ireland
(Westminster Kingsway College)
Employer of the Year
EG On The Move
Transport & Logistics
Sponsored by
Apprentice of the Year
Shahida Begum
Transport for London
(Makers)
Highly Commended
Zainab Hussain – Rolls-Royce
(Sheffield Hallam University)
Yasmeen Bey – Volkswagen Group UK
(Cranfield University)
Employer of the Year
Go-Ahead London
Intermediate Apprentice Of The Year
Sponsored by
Level 2 Winner
Fung Ming Chan
Wickes
(Webs Training)
Highly Commended
Amia Fishley – Compass Group UK & Ireland
(University College Birmingham)
Raziya Akhtar – EA Spaces
(Newcastle and Stafford Colleges Group)
Level 3 Winner
Muneeb-Ur Rehman
NatWest Group
(BA)
Highly Commended
Elisabetta Villalobos – Google (Makers)
Jonathan Mendieta Gutierrez – Financial Ombudsman
Service
(Firebrand Training)
Judges' Choice
Sponsored by
Roya Amiri
Bank of America
(Ada, the National College for Digital Skills)
Highly Commended
Ahnaf Laskar – Chaucer Group (Davies Learning Solutions)
Eshaal Khan – Capgemeni (Sheffield Hallam University)
Small, Medium Employer of the Year
Sponsored by
Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Greenford
Large Employer of the Year
Sponsored by
Learning Provider of the Year
Sponsored by
Small Learning Provider
The Development Manager
Large Learning Provider
Lifetime Training
College of the Year
Capital City College Group
University of the Year
Sponsored by
Northeastern University London
School of the Year
Sponsored by
Avanti House Secondary School
