2023 Apprenticeship Awards

Gareth has been promoted to assistant bar manager at the Inn at the Bay since completing BII Hospitality Foundation Apprenticeship (Level 2).

Having worked at Trearddur Bay Hotel for four years, he opted for the qualification to develop himself within the company and obtain his Personal License.

Through hard work and dedication, he became one of the first learners to complete the new qualification on time despite the challenges of the pandemic and now wants to progress to Level 3 apprenticeship.

Given extra responsibilities, Gareth continues to learn and train new staff members in his department. He has adapted well to the pressures of being a new dad and leading a team.

Chef Jack believes he has found his true vocation in work-based learning. He completed his entire apprenticeship framework ahead of time shortly after deciding that university was not for him.

Following a Foundation Apprenticeship in Professional Cookery, delivered bilingually, he has now started a Level 3 Apprenticeship.

A Welsh speaker, he was appointed an Apprenticeship Ambassador for Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol and the National Training Federation for Wales in 2022 and has been featured in video cookery demonstrations to promote the use of the language in the workplace.

Jack began his apprenticeship journey at Sage Kitchen in Menai Bridge but now works for Sheeps and Leeks restaurant in Caernarfon.

Victoria has gone from a full-time mum to catering manager at Myddleton College in Denbighshire with the assistance of a Foundation Apprenticeship in Food Production and Cookery (Level 2) and lots of hard work.

Starting work at the college in May 2021 as a kitchen assistant, she enrolled on her apprenticeship in February 2022 and completed it six months later whilst working full time and making time for her family. Being dyslexic, she adapted her way of working to achieve her qualification.

Victoria is now combining an Apprenticeship in Hospitality, Leadership and Supervision (Level 3) with running a busy kitchen, which caters for more than 200 students and special events. Her employer describes her as “an inspiration”.