Sponsor of the following categories
- Teacher of the year
- FE leader of the year
The Education and Training Foundation (ETF) is the sector-owned, government-backed workforce development body for the Further Education (FE) and Training sector. Its role is to commission and deliver professional learning and development for teachers, leaders and trainers to support government policy and meet sector needs.
Sponsor of the following category
- WorldSkills unsung hero
NCFE is a registered charity and provider of a range of quality educational services. With a strong heritage in learning, NCFE is proud to have been at the forefront of technical education for over 170 years.
NCFE designs, develops and certificates diverse, nationally recognised NCFE and CACHE branded vocational qualifications and resources which have supported millions of UK learners into employment. Through world class customer service and commitment to its shared mission to ‘promote and advance learning’, NCFE is committed to improving lives through learning.
NCFE is also an approved End-Point Assessment Organisation (EPAO) specialising in Health, Care, Childcare, Education and Public Sector assessment solutions for apprenticeships. Within our organisation we’re also proud to house Skills Forward, one of the UK’s leading assessment and diagnostic software solutions which supports the successful delivery of Functional Skills and GCSEs. The most recent member of the NCFE family is Peer Tutor, an innovative new peer to peer mentoring platform which supports learners to access high quality, low cost, on demand tutoring support to help them with their study.
Sponsor of the following category
- Lifetime achievement
With more than 100 years of collective experience, the Skills and Education Group's strategic partnerships create opportunities to develop, inform, influence and represent the wider education and skills sector. We want all learners to achieve their full potential - no matter what their age, background or ability. We do this by supporting the development and delivery of education and skills providers, as well as providing high quality qualifications and assessments. Our brands include: ABC Awards, Certa Access and Certa Awards.
Sponsor of the following categories
- Outstanding use of technology for improving teaching, learning and assessment
- Apprenticeship programme of the year
Mindful Education specialise in creating media-rich professional courses for colleges.
Together with our college partners, we design courses that are highly flexible, allowing learners to choose how, when and where they want to study. Our aim is to make learning as convenient as possible by allowing learners to fit their studies alongside their work and life commitments.