The University of Oxford's Apprenticeship Awards 2015 - Round Up
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Clive Shepherd, Apprenticeship Manager and Dr. Stephen Goss, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Personnel and Equality highlighted the years many successes for all apprentices and managers across the university. With 50 apprentices to be in recruitment before the end of 2015 the turn out for the award ceremony was tremendous.
The standard for the awards this year was, once again, very high with around 20 of our apprentices and manager nominated for awards. The nominees and winners are as follows:
Intermediate Level Apprentice Award
Apprentice who has shown outstanding achievement and progress
Nominated for this award were: Ellie Haugh, Beatie Kirkby, Lee Singleton and Laura Wilkins
Winner: Laura Wilkins
Apprentice Administration Assistant, IT Services
Nominated by: Kathryn Wenczek (Line Manager)
"Laura has been a joy to work with,
consistently demonstrating a high level of initiative and problem-solving
abilities. She has been proactive in helping to make the Digital Humanities at
Oxford Summer School a resounding success.
In her first year she has demonstrated
an excellent attitude towards all of her departmental and college work. She is
diligent, conscientious and is always willing to learn. She has taken full advantage of the
opportunities offered by her apprenticeship and has become a “buddy” for a new
apprentice in our department. In the
longer term I am certain she will become a valuable asset to any team within
the University."
Apprentice who has shown outstanding achievement and progress
Nominated for this award were: Alison
Franklin, Emily Joyce, James King, Daniel Pull, Ben Sumner,
Aston Tyrell and Ellie Turner
Winner: Ben Sumner
Apprentice IT Officer, Saïd Business School
Nominated by: Mark Bramwell (Line Manager)
"Ben has quickly established himself as
a cornerstone of the IT Help Service, and in doing so was recently a centre
point of the launch of the new, highly visible and customer facing SBS IT Tech
Bar for which Ben has been instrumental in its success.
Ben has quickly established himself as
a valuable, confident and trusted member of the team, who is able to
self-manage his work, complete tasks without supervision and act as a role
model to other IT Officers. Such is the level of trust and confidence he has
built with his customer base that many will personally ask for Ben or wait for
his assistance."
Apprenticeship Mentor and
Supervisor Award (nominated by the apprentice)
Manager who has shown outstanding support for their
apprentice in the preceding year
Nominated for this award were: Jamie Long, Nienke van Gemert and Gary
Walker
Winner: Jamie Long
Workshop Manager, Department of Earth Sciences
Nominated by James King (Engineering Apprentice)
"Obviously starting a new job can be quite nerve wracking,
but Jamie made sure I was made to feel welcome, from day one I have enjoyed the
job I do. Not many people can say that!
I feel proud of what a produce in the workshop and this
is all down to Jamie’s teaching. No matter how busy it is I can always ask
Jamie for a hand or a bit of knowledge and instead of giving me a simple answer
he will explain and make sure I fully understand what I have asked about. As I
progress through the apprenticeship I feel Jamie will give me more
responsibility as I gain more experience from him."
Awarded to the apprentices who best showcased their
work
Entered for this award were: Alison Franklin, Grace Parson and Daniel
Pull (All 3 posters were displayed in the dining room)
Winner: Daniel
Pull
IT Network Apprentice, IT Services
"Daniel performs many important duties and contributes
directly to the day-to-day responsibilities of the team which include: Network
installations and monitoring, incident response, fault-finding, communications
management and reporting problems.
Daniel helps to set up key network equipment including switches,
wireless access points, firewalls, network monitoring tools and UPSs.
The judging panel felt that Daniel’s poster showcased the
depth and type of work that he undertakes in his Apprenticeship and that the
poster would inspire young people’s interest in a University Apprenticeship."
Apprenticeship Manager’s Award
Recognising people who have made an outstanding
contribution to promoting Apprenticeships across the University
Nominated by: Clive Shepherd (University Apprenticeships
Manager)
Emma Reed: "Emma is an HR Advisor in the Saïd Business School and a long-time supporter of
Apprenticeships. Emma is a key part of the team that saw the SBS lead the way,
recruiting 8 apprentices in 2013/14 across a range of disciplines. Last year
Emma conducted some original research into the use of apprentices by business
with a particular emphasis on the employer’s perspective. Emma is serving on
the Apprenticeship Development Group and has been a source of support,
information and expertise for the current Apprenticeship Manager for which he
is more than grateful. Her long term commitment to the promotion of University
Apprenticeships is recognised by this award."
Wendy also serves on the Apprenticeship Development Group
and has long demonstrated her commitment to promoting, supporting and developing
real opportunities for apprentices across her department and the University as
a whole. This success is recognised by this award."
Special Apprenticeship
Ambassadors Award
For inspiring people with the potential of
Apprenticeships
Sophie Jamieson:
Sophie is an Apprentice Laboratory Technician with the Nuffield Department of
Medicine
Emily Joyce:
Emily has been an Apprentice Administration Assistant with Physics for 3 years
having completed this month.
"Nothing is as powerful as the experiences of committed,
intelligent and eloquent apprentices when we try to promote the benefits of
Apprenticeships to employers and young people.
Sophie and Emily both volunteered for the Oxfordshire
Apprentices Ambassadors programme, undertaking training in presentation and
other related skills. Both have represented the University at events like
careers fairs, awards ceremonies and outreach projects and have been
outstanding ambassadors for both the University and Apprenticeships in general"
Apprentices who have completed their Apprenticeships I
this year and receiving their certificates are:
Emily Joyce:
Has successfully completed a Business Administration
Apprenticeship in the
Department of Physics
Eleanor Turner:
Has successfully completed a Business Administration
Apprenticeship at the
Saïd Business School
Nicole Cunningham
Has successfully completed a Finance & Accounting
Apprenticeship at the
Saïd Business School
Samuel Davies
Has successfully completed a Mechanical Engineering
Apprenticeship in the
Department of Engineering Science
Kathryn Scott
Has successfully completed a Business Administration
Apprenticeship in the
Department of Engineering Science
There were also special recognitions that went out to Alison Franklin and Beatie Kirkby who look after the University of Oxford Apprentices Facebook page and Sophie Bebb who manages this blog!
This year's ceremony was a great success, we look forward to seeing you all again, plus the 150 new apprentices who will be joining the university next year!
Please scroll down to see lots of fantastic photos taken at the ceremony.
Photographs all taken by Stuart Bebb Photography
2 comments
A really excellent scheme. Are you complementing it with the Science Council Registration scheme to give young technicians professional status?
ReplyDeleteIan Selmes (RSci)MRSB
Thank you for your comment about http://sciencecouncil.org/. The professional development of our staff is really important to us which is why we are keen to take apprentices into the organisation to nurture the talent we need for the future. When professionally qualified we encourage them to continue this CPD which may include registration with the Science Council.
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