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CMI Awards of Excellence
The Apprentice of the Year Award celebrates those who embody CMI’s values and who help us to realise our vision of better led and managed organisations around the world.
Use the nomination guidance and criteria to help build your evidence for the submission. Fill in the form fields when you are ready to submit. If you need to gather more evidence, remember that you can save your progress in your web browser as you go by using the save buttons on the form*.
Deadline for submissions is Friday 10th October 2025..
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Email
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Contact Number
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Nominee CMI membership number (Optional)
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Job Title
Employer
Where is the nominee studying?
Tell us a bit about your nominee; their role, responsibilities etc.:
You may wish to refer to the CMI Professional Standard in outlining the impact made.
When did the nominee start (and complete) a management apprenticeship?
Please provide details of the process/route undertaken and course results
What was the trigger for the nominee to do a management apprenticeship?
Please summarise the difference that the process has made on the nominee
How does the nominee plan to maintain their personal and professional development in future?
How has the nominee progressed as a result of doing a management apprenticeship; how have they grown as an individual and within their role and organisation?
Try to provide real examples of work-based projects, mentoring, coaching, feedback from their employer. Demonstrating how they are engaging with CMI will add extra weight to this nomination.
How has the nominee absorbed what they learned through the apprenticeship and applied it to their role?
Try to cite how the nominee is developing themselves and others. You may wish to use testimonials from colleagues or a manager, as well as highlighting how they have used resources and links to CMI throughout the apprenticeship journey.
How has the nominee grown their impact in the organisation/workplace as a result of the apprenticeship?
You may wish to use testimonials from colleagues or a manager, as well as evidence from projects or activities that the nominee has undertaken. Showing engagement with the CMI community will count in the nominee’s favour.
By submitting this nomination you are confirming that, to the best of your knowledge, the following statements are correct:
I confirm that my institution/organisation is approved by CMI to deliver a CMI or CMI-accredited qualification or apprenticeship ("a CMI Partner") at any time between 1st May 2024 to 1st May 2025
I confirm that the nominee is or has been undertaking or has recently completed a CMI qualification, dual accredited qualification and/or management apprenticeship.
I confirm that the nominee is or has been enrolled at a CMI Partner between 1 May 2024 and 1 May 2025
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