Employer Nominations
2026
Nominations for the 2026 Cornwall Apprenticeship Awards are now open! Anyone can nominate including employers, friends, family members and colleagues. Apprentices can even nominate themselves and it's completely free.
How to nominate
To nominate, complete our simple nomination form via the link below. You will be asked to provide 500-words across a series of questions to explain why your nominee should win the award with judges looking for examples of the following:
- Details of how the apprenticeship programme has benefited the business. This should include tangible benefits e.g. improved efficiency, product quality, sales, value added, cost savings.
- Details of how the apprenticeship programme has benefited learners. This should include examples of how learners have been supported with their academic studies and demonstrate that they have been given good levels of responsibility, opportunities to develop their skills, experience and on a personal level.
- Why you think this apprenticeship programme should win and why you think it is an example for other employers to follow.
It is not possible to save drafts of your nomination. We recommend you review the nomination form and draft your responses before completing and submitting the form.
Multiple nominations will not improve an employer's chance of winning. If multiple parties wish to nominate an employer we recommend they combine their efforts into a single nomination of the highest possible quality.
Deadline: Nominations will close at 4pm on Monday 20 October.
Employer Categories
The 2026 Cornwall Apprenticeship Awards will recognise employers across two categories:
- SME Employer of the Year (<250 employees) - Sponsored by Eden Project
- Large Employer of the Year (>250 employees) - Sponsored by Seasalt Cornwall
Who is eligible for nomination?
Nominations are accepted from anyone including employers, friends, family members and colleagues. Employers and apprentices can even nominate themselves.
The free to enter process is open to anyone who has taken part in or provided apprenticeship training since June 2024, regardless of their training provider. The business's head office or main business premises should be based in Cornwall or the Isles of Scilly.
If a business is sponsoring a category they will only judge categories where no representatives from their business have been nominated.
If you have any queries about the nomination process please contact nominations@truro-penwith.ac.uk or call 01872 305500.
Our sponsors
A huge thank you to our sponsors from across the Cornish business community, without whom the Cornwall Apprenticeship Awards would not be possible.
