CMI Partner Awards 2020

Winners announced!

Thank you to all our wonderful partners who entered this year’s CMI Partner Awards and nominated their learners for our Awards of Excellence.

We are constantly astounded by our partners' ingenuity and dedication to their learners’ development and employability. Just when we think we’ve seen it all, we hear of another fantastic initiative to create #BetterManagers.

We're delighted to announce the winners for 2020 below:

Awards Timeline

Nominations Open
Mon 2nd Dec 2019
Nominations Close
Mon 3rd Feb 2020
Shortlist Announced
Wed 19th Feb 2020
Winners Announced
Wed 18th Mar 2020

The Category Winners

  • HE Partner of the Year
    Manchester Fashion Institute, Manchester Metropolitan University
  • Learning Provider Partner of the Year
    Corndel
  • Outstanding Innovation & Delivery Award
    Travis Perkins
  • CMI Award of Excellence: Apprentice of the Year
    Anthony Collins, Level 3 Diploma & First Line Management, Veolia (Dudley College of Technology)
  • CMI Award of Excellence: Student of the Year
    Oniba Khalid, MSc in International Management, University of Leicester, School of Business

The Category Shortlists

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CMI HE Partner of the Year

CMI HE Partner of the Year is awarded to one of our Higher Education partners for outstanding positive impact on student experience, professional development and employability as a result of their partnership with us.

  • Manchester Fashion Institute, Manchester Metropolitan University
  • Coventry University
  • University of Exeter
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Learning Provider Partner of the Year

The CMI Learning Provider of the Year award recognises one of our non-HE provider partners for exceptional positive effect on learner experience, professional development and impact in the workplace as a result of their partnership with us.

  • WhiteHat
  • Exeter College
  • Corndel
  • Captiva
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Outstanding Innovation & Delivery of the Year

The CMI Outstanding Innovation & Delivery of the Year award is presented to one of our partners for demonstrating remarkable innovation in the design and delivery of their Management & Leadership programmes, and its impact on learner outcomes.

  • Travis Perkins
  • University of Exeter Business School
  • Dudley College of Technology
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Award of Excellence: Student of the Year

The CMI Student of the Year award is given to an exceptional learner who has demonstrated a positive impact on their own professional development and academic studies through effective application of the theory they’ve learned.

  • Maryam Abdulmajeed Merza Khalil Alhubaishi, MA Luxury Brand Management, Regent's University
  • Oniba Khalid, MSc in International Management, University of Leicester, School of Business
  • Stephen Stronach, Level 8 Award in Management & Leadership, West College Scotland, Paisley Campus
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Award of Excellence: Apprentice of the Year

The CMI Apprentice of the Year award acknowledges the outstanding achievements of an apprentice who has successfully applied their learning in the workplace to the advance themselves, their organisation and the community around them.

  • Anthony Collins, Level 3 Diploma & First Line Management, Veolia, Dudley College of Technology
  • Steven Hawtin, Level 3 Team Leader Apprenticeship, DVSA, QA Apprenticeships
  • Kim Walter, Level 3 Team Leader Apprenticeship, Pentland Brands, WhiteHat