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City Guilds Apprenticeship Champion of the Year 2012: Jenny Westworth
Jenny Westworth, 23, a former apprentice from Morecambe, beat off tough competition to be named the first ever City Guilds Apprenticeship Champion of the Year. Now a manufacturing engineer at BAE Systems, Jenny won the prestigious award after polling the highest number of public votes from a shortlist of 12 finalists across the UK. The award was presented at the ninth National Apprenticeship Awards ceremony held at the Skills Show at Birmingham NEC on Wednesday 14 November. This is the first year the award has been presented. Sponsored by City Guilds, it recognises the significant impact apprentices make to their employer #39;s business development and growth and the former apprentices #39; role in championing Apprenticeships to schools, young people and the public at large. Jenny completed an Advanced Apprenticeship in Aerospace Engineering at BAE Systems in Warton Aerodrome, Preston. Since then she has gone on to become an Education Ambassador for BAE Systems and a STEM ambassador for her region, acting as a passionate promoter of Apprenticeships to inspire young people and to demonstrate the careers that studying STEM subjects can lead to. In the public vote against the 11 other shortlisted finalists Jenny scooped 1777 of the total 7000 votes cast. On accepting the accolade, Jenny said: "I #39;m really excited. It #39;s nice to be acknowledged and also to represent the company. My career stems from the support BAE Systems has given me so it #39;s great to be able to give something ...From:ApprenticeshipsNASViews:0 0ratingsTime:01:52More inEducation

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