2021 Winners Outstanding Apprentice of the Year

The CMI Apprentice of the Year is awarded for significant progression and consistent commitment to personal and professional development, providing a positive impact for both their employers and fellow apprentices.

Meet our 2021 Apprentice of the Year

Deepak was chosen as overall winner for this Award due to his demonstrable ability to apply learning gained on programme to resolve real work issues. As a Medical Consultant specialising in Pain Medicine, Deepak has pushed for technological innovation at the Trust. He has used analysis conducted to create a business case for the pain clinic to go digital, as part of the hospital’s wider recovery plan. Deepak has also shown extraordinary adaptability to the ever-changing landscape of medical care during the pandemic, which has required crisis management whilst maintaining a view of the bigger picture.

Meet the 2021 shortlisted nominees

I am very grateful to CMI for recognising my work and what I have achieved over the last three years. More than ever, I think awards like these are very useful in order to keep motivation, improve morale, and understand that there is a way to recognise such work.

Deepak Ravindran
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Deepak Ravindran
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
CMDA
Joanna Sanders v2
Joanna Sanders
BPA Quality
Team Leader/Supervisor Apprenticeship and Level 3 Diploma in Principles of Management and Leadership

The 2021 honourable mention...

Joanna made the shortlist due to her outstanding performance and effort on her apprenticeship. This is notwithstanding that English is her second language, and that she has had to balance work and family commitments with her studies. Joanna has proven herself to be a proactive and engaged student who has actively sought to apply learnings in the workplace and make changes to her own management style. She has directly applied the idea of high performing teams to her team structure. This has subsequently increased employee productivity and improved communication between team members.

For me, being shortlisted for this Award demonstrates that it is never too late to develop yourself and change your career path through Management and Leadership upskilling. It is therefore very special to have my hard work noticed in this way.

Joanna Sanders

Our 2021 Shortlisted Entries

Our shortlisted entries for the Apprentice of the Year Award have now been announced, take a look at the shortlist below.

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Deepak Ravindran
Henley Business School
I am very grateful to CMI for recognising my work and what I have achieved over the last three years. More than ever, I think awards like these are very useful in order to keep motivation, improve morale, and understand that there is a way to recognise such work.
Joanna Sanders v2
Joanna Sanders
Exeter College
For me, being shortlisted for this Award demonstrates that it is never too late to develop yourself and change your career path through Management and Leadership upskilling. It is therefore very special to have my hard work noticed in this way.
Rachel Donoghue
Rachel Donoghue
MMU
I have made sacrifices whilst studying, so to be shortlisted shows that my hard work has paid off. I now feel capable of learning any subject or topic I choose. This is extraordinarily empowering and encourages me to grow, develop, and stay relevant.