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Colleague announced as East of England Advanced Apprentice of the Year 2022

We are pleased to celebrate the success of one of our apprentices, Georgia D’Ath, who won the East of England Advanced Apprentice of the Year 2022 in the National Apprenticeship Awards.

The awards recognises apprentices who have made a real difference to their workplace and entrants had to demonstrate the impact their apprenticeships had made to their life and their workplaces.

Following her win Georgia said, “The win was definitely a surprise to me, I went in not expecting anything and my participation was down to my NVQ manager’s encouragement, so I am extremely grateful for the award!”

Reflecting on her win Georgia added. “I would not be where I am without my friends, family, my colleagues in the team I work in and my NVQ manager John Cook, they all have been so helpful and supportive, but mostly patient! ”

In nominating Georgia, her NVQ Manager, John Cook from Alliance Learning, said,

“Georgia’s development on her Apprenticeship has been exceptional. On many occasions Georgia was faced with personal and work challenges that she found very demanding but she has never ever given up, has taken feedback and advice on board and then put it into practice to good effect.”

Georgia and eight other regional winners now go through to national final with the winner being announce at a ceremony on 30^th November 2022.

The National Apprenticeship Awards, now in their 19 year, recognise and reward the achievements of exceptional apprentices, apprenticeship champions and apprenticeship employers. Entrants come from all industries – with over 950 entries received nationally, from sectors including public sector, construction, health, IT, science and digital.

MBDA has around 200-300 apprentices and graduates start their careers across their UK sites. If you are student looking for an apprenticeship or graduate scheme with an award winning employer that provides an environment for you to win your own awards, why not check out our early careers programme opportunities here: https://www.mbdacareers.co.uk/early-careers/