Apprentice Award

The Apprentice Award

Know someone awesome who didn’t go to university, show that you don’t need to be a graduate to be awesome in the tech world. Nominate them now.

Entry Criteria

Criteria for the apprentice category:

– Nominee hasn’t been to university
– Nominee is currently an Apprentice or has been in the last 2 years.
– Nominee works for a tech business/in a tech role

Successful nominations should detail but not be limited to the following:

– Skills taken up by the Apprentice during their apprenticeship
– When the Apprentice has gone above/beyond what is expected from them
– The impact on the business the Apprentice has had
– Examples of work that the nominee has worked on
– How the apprentice has gone from zero to hero
– Anything else notable that the judges might be interested in

2019 Winner

Leah Hurd

I’m nominating Leah for the Apprenticeship award. Leah has been in her role at Pure for over 3 years now, and in September 2017, Leah began her apprenticeship in Digital Marketing with Cambridge Regional College. Having not been in education for a long time, Leah put a lot of energy into the apprenticeship, which she did alongside her full-time job here at Pure. The apprenticeship gave Leah the skills and confidence she needed to grow into her and since completing it, Leah has made a number of changes in the business, including implementing full tracking across our systems, enabling her to analyse our customer behaviour data better. She works in a regional role across our four offices and always available to help the team with any Digital Marketing queries they may have. She is a champion for our brand and works tirelessly to ensure all the content we are putting out is of high quality. The apprenticeship has been a great experience for Leah and we cant wait to see what she will do next!