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APPRENTICESHIP STANDARDS SUB-CATEGORIES

Please complete on or before 21 March to enter an Apprentice of the Year 2025 category.

• Nominations can come from employers, training providers or directly from digital apprentices
  
• 2024 finalists can re-enter the 2025 Awards if they meet the criteria
• Apprentices nominating themselves should ask their employer to submit a brief summary supporting their entry 
• Nominees must be currently participating in or have completed a digital apprenticeship within the last year (since January 2024) 
• Finalists will be announced in April 2025. Both the nominator and nominee will be contacted if shortlisted
• There will be one overall winner for each category
• Highly Commended and Special Recognition awards are at the judges discretion

Entry requirements

• Entries must match the apprenticeship standard the apprentice is on or has completed 
• Entries are accepted from England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland
• Nominators must specify the apprenticeship standard/level 
• For completed apprenticeships, entries are only valid if the apprenticeship standard has been completed within the last 12 months (January 2024 onwards)
  

SPONSORED AWARDS ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Professional Development / Career Progression

• Nominations can come from employers, training providers or directly from digital apprentices
• Nominees must be currently participating in or have completed a digital apprenticeship, digital T Level or digital bootcamp within the last year (since January 2024)
• The criteria for each award is different, please ensure the evidence is aligned under each criteria
• Nominees can be entered into both of these categories as well as their original apprenticeship category

• Digital T Level Student
• Nominations can come from employers, training providers or directly from the Digital T Level Students
• Nominees must be currently participating in or have completed a digital Digital T Level or within the last year (since January 2024)
• We highly recommend the Digital T Level student has acquired work experience with an employer

Digital Bootcamp Learner 

• Nominations can come from employers, training providers or directly from the Digital Bootcamp Learner 
• Nominees must have completed a digital bootcamp within the last year (since January 2024)
  

1. Eligibility: the awards are open to organisations with a strong presence in the UK or those whose products or services are available in the UK. For individual entries, candidates must spend most of their time working in the UK.
2. Confidentiality: all submitted materials will stay confidential and only relevant information such as name, category and field completed under the criteria will be shared with the judges.
3. Publication of submissions: descriptions of winners and finalists will be published in connection with the awards. Entrants can mark parts of their submission as ‘not for publication’.
4. Withdrawal of entries: entries can be withdrawn in writing at any time.
5. Alignment with apprenticeship standards: entry descriptors must match the apprenticeship standard or level the apprentice is currently on or has completed.
6. Category amendments: BCS can change category selections if needed.
7. Supporting documentation: BCS may disqualify entries that don't have the required supporting information.
8. Category reassignment: BCS can move entries to the correct category based on the apprentice's level and apprenticeship standard.
9. Degree level entries: degree related entries assigned to an apprenticeship category for Level 3 or 4 will be moved to one of the degree categories.
10. Shortlist decisions: the moderator’s decision on the shortlist is final and no appeals will be accepted.
11. Discussion with judges: shortlisted finalists must attend a 20-minute online discussion with the judges about their entry, this is just an informal chat. A fixed date and time will be set for each category.
12. Support for finalists: finalists can bring someone with them for support during the discussion. 
13. Judging decisions: the judges’ decisions on the winners are final and no feedback will be given. 
14. Liability: BCS is not responsible for any costs during the evaluation and judging process. 
15. Travel costs: BCS is not responsible for any travel costs for attending the awards event.
16. Submission method: entries must be submitted online to be accepted.
17. Completion of entries: all entries must be completed and submitted to be considered.
18. Late submissions: entries received after the closing date will not be accepted.
19. Announcement of winners: winners and special recognitions will be announced at the awards presentation. Details will not be shared before then.
20. Professional development and career progression: nominators can enter their nominees into the Sponsored Awards for professional development and career progression categories by filling out extra fields on the entry form.
21. Complimentary tickets: each finalist will get a free ticket for themselves and a guest to attend the awards at The Castle Hotel, Windsor. 
22. Additional tickets: extra tickets for the awards will be available to buy.