BCS IT & Digital Apprenticeship Awards finalists 2024

Congratulations to all of our 2024 shortlisted finalists.

This year’s winners will be announced at a celebratory event on the 27 June at the Custard Factory, Birmingham.

IT & Digital Apprenticeship

Artificial Intelligence Apprentice of the Year

David Kimani, Rolls-Royce
Aman Birring, Superdrug Stores plc
Macy Leung, UBS
Ibrahem Alsalahm, ARUP

Business Analyst Apprentice of the Year

Alexander Quinlan, University of Liverpool
Ben Gaskell, Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service
Nina Bharath, Coventry Building Society
Lorna Mylett, Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) -Digital
Sarah Burchall, Brookson LTD
Usman Hussain, Coventry Building Society
Elizabeth Elliott, BCS

Cyber Apprentice of the Year

Jordan Ball, Janus Henderson Investors
Dillon Bose, Amey
Molly Macuras, Electricity North West Limited
Kalista Chan, LGC Group
Zachary Ketteringham, BT Group

Data Apprentice of the Year

Claudia Dix, Lloyds Banking Group
Timea Vitalis, RGIS Inventory Specialists LTD
Insiya Khedapa, Swim England
Bryony Cooper, NLAG
John Slade, RNIB (Royal National Institute of Blind People)
Krissy Collins, Coveris
Charlotte Watson, Crowder Consulting Ltd
Rishi Ramessur, Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

DevOps Apprentice of the Year

Piotr Pacewicz, Dedalus
Leon Cieslik, Softwire
Ryan Hollinsworth, IBM
Farida Umarova, THG

Digital Degree Apprentice of the Year

James Hurst, IBM UK Ltd
Harvey Edwards, The DM Lab
Alaina Jaffer, KPMG
Christopher Cocklin, IBM
Mario Ndokaj, KPMG LLP
Emma Lister, Amazon
Steph Burgoyne, IBM
Sam Ryan, Amazon
Xenia Zimmermann, BT
Sunnah Rafiq, JLR

Digital Marketer Apprentice of the Year

Eden Parker, Calibre Search
Ellie Shooter, Lionweld Kennedy Group
Amy Lewis, Foray Motor Group
Hazel-Freya Thomas, The DM Lab
Mary-Anne Wheeler, Marketing and Merchandise
Alfie White, Certax Accountants
Shreya Yadev, Anthony James Insurance Brokers Ltd
Dani Pym, Amazon

IT Infrastructure, Networks & Support Apprentice of the Year

Chloe Auger, CIKNOW
Zak Farnworth, The Quill, C of E Trust (Part of St Bedes Tonge Moor MAT)
Max Haviland, Open GI
James Chambers, DEFRA
Brooke Howarth, Leger Education Trust
Oscar Kelly, Nexus International Security Network
George Comer, Paul Hartmann
Michael Cheel, DEFRA
Imaan Mostafa, Amazon
Ben Anson, Baltic Apprenticeships

Software Developer Apprentice of the Year

Flora Hajas, IBM United Kingdom Limited
Felicja Valentine, Auto Trader
Patrick Delaney, dxw
Tom Mann, Dedalus
Andreya Ezekiel-Meade, KPMG
Tay Duncan, Auto Trader

Software Tester Apprentice of the Year

Alex Hendrick, IBM UK Ltd
Zak Polley, IBM
Iulia Olaru, IBM
Ben Dufton, Dedalus
George Stephens, IBM UK Ltd

Digital Boot Camp Learner of the Year category

Digital Boot Camp Learner of the Year

Nazli Singh, Version 1
Eunjung Shin, Version 1
Stuart Herriott, Vodafone
Elena Iurco, JustIT
Emma Shaw, LSF Consultants t/a Auditel
Ari Abendstern

Digital T Level Student of the Year

Reece Gibson, Strode College
Joshua Bhogal, Notre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College
Thomas Powell, The Leigh UTC
Fernanda Vargas Mendez, Ursuline College and now North Eastern University
Georgie Wagstaff, EKC Ashford College

ITA Recognition Awards - awarded by RITTech

Professional Development Award, awarded by RITTech

Haziq Hussain, Jaguar Land Rover
Macy Leung, UBS
Xenia Zimmermann, BT
Gary Knight, Baker Hughes
Sunpreet Chahal, Haleon
Rishi Ramessur, Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Career Progression Award, awarded by RITTech

Lee Round, Coventry Building Society
Elizabeth Orji, Techlabs
Oliver Shore, GSK
Yusuf Mumtaz, Jaguar Land Rover

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