Chesterfield apprentice employers encouraged to enter prestigious top 100 list
Firms in Chesterfield are being encouraged to enter themselves into the running for the England Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers list.
The Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers celebrates England’s outstanding apprenticeship employers, recognising their commitment to creating new apprenticeships, the diversity of their apprentices, and the number of apprentices who successfully achieve their apprenticeships.
And the Top 50 SME Apprenticeship Employers features the country’s leading small and medium-sized employers who offer apprenticeship programmes.
First compiled in 2020, the prestigious annual employer rankings have been developed by the Department of Education, in partnership with High Fliers Research, who independently assess and rank the nation’s top apprenticeship employers.
Over the past three years, more than 1,000 apprenticeship employers from a wide range of industries and business sectors have entered for the rankings.
The Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers and Top 50 SME Apprenticeship Employers are back in 2024 to showcase the apprenticeship employers that have done the most to provide apprenticeship opportunities over the past 12 months.
Entries are now open and the results will be announced during a special TV programme in the summer – and apprenticeship employers featured in the new 2024 rankings will be invited to attend a celebration lunch at the House of Commons in the autumn.
Previous Chesterfield winners for the top 50 SME list include Less Than Zero barbers and Clee Hill Plant. Find out more about their nominations here.
Together, the Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers and Top 50 SME Apprenticeship Employers will reveal which employers – large and small – are this year’s most successful apprenticeship employers.
Gillian Keegan, Secretary of State for Education commented: “Since 2020, we’ve been highlighting the top apprenticeship employers in England, to recognise their ongoing commitment to delivering amazing apprenticeships.
“Last year we received a record number of entries from more than 800 different employers, and this year we want to break that record. We’ve revolutionised technical education in this country, with almost 70% of occupations now available as apprenticeships. We couldn’t do that without you, the fantastic employers who deliver them.
“We look forward to seeing another fantastic range of entries for the 2024 rankings. Thank you and good luck!”
Find out more about the list and nominate your business at: https://topapprenticeshipemployers.co.uk/
