The National Apprenticeship Awards and National Training Awards 2012 are an opportunity to showcase and celebrate the exceptional standards and quality of apprenticeships and training being delivered in the workplace.

Apprentice categories for the awards are: the Pearson Award for Intermediate Apprentice of the Year; the EAL Award for Advanced Level Apprentice of the Year Higher Apprentice of the Year; and the City & Guilds Apprenticeship Champion of the Year.

Employer categories are Small Employer of the Year (1 – 49 employees); Nuclear Decommissioning SLC Award for Medium Employer of the Year (50 – 249 employees); Large Employer of the Year (250 – 4,999 employees); Macro Employer of the Year (5,000+ employees).

The awards will be hosted for the first time at The Skills Show at the NEC Birmingham, in November.