Celebrate Your Apprentices
We are thrlled to announce the finalists in this year’s Dorset Apprenticeship Awards.
The standard of entries this year was again incredibly high, demonstrating the commitment of Dorset business to professional and personal development and the positivity of the individual apprentices.
Congratulations to our all those who entered and to the finalists:
Intermediate Level
- Jade Munden, Dorset County Hospital (Training Provider: Weymouth College)
- Sergejs Murnikovs, Hendy Group (Training Provider: Calex)
- Sonny Wilson, SG Contractor Accounting Ltd (Training Provider: Bournemouth and Poole College)
Advanced Level
- Mia Allum, Draken Europe (Training Provider: Resource Group)
- Erin Cutler, Yunex Traffic (Training Provider: Bournemouth and Poole College)
- Ellie Hubble, Redtale Holdings Ltd (Training Provider: Weymouth College)
Higher and Degree Level
- Vladislavs Dunders, Parvalux Electric Motors (Training Provider: Bournemouth and Poole College)
- Elliott Smith, Draken Europe (Training Provider: Bournemouth University)
- Abigail Turner, University Hospitals Dorset (Training Provider: Bournemouth University)
Winners will be announced following the awards ceremony on 17 May.
The Dorset Apprenticeship Awards 2024 is an initiative from Dorset Chamber and Dorset and Somerset Training Provider Network (DSTPN) and is sponsored by Superior.
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We’re delighted to announce that our special guest and keynote speaker at the Dorset Apprenticeship Awards presentation ceremony will be creative entrepreneur and craftswoman Sonnaz Nooranvary, resident upholstery expert on TV show The Repair Shop and former Sunseeker International Ltd apprentice.
Sonnaz Nooranvary is a UK-based creative entrepreneur and craftswoman, best known for being the resident upholstery expert on The Repair Shop.
Sonnaz developed her eye for detail and precision craftsmanship when she started her upholstery career with an apprenticeship at Sunseeker at 17 years old. By the age of 25, driven by her entrepreneurial spirit, Sonnaz started her own business providing a full range of interiors services to individuals and organisations.
Passionate about supporting and inspiring future generations of creatives, Sonnaz is increasingly outspoken on sustainability within the interiors industry. With her new home interiors brand ‘House of Sonnaz’ launching in 2024, her goal is to set a new standard of sustainable, ethical manufacturing in the UK.
Last year’s winners included Intermediate Apprentice of the Year Nicky Sayers of Avon Magnetics, Advanced Apprentice of the Year Katie Smith of BBD Boom, and Higher and Degree Apprentice of the Year Florence Hudson of JPP.