Members of the city region's business community came together for our annual Greater Birmingham Apprenticeship Awards 2021.
Edgbaston stadium in Birmingham played host to the event with former BBC broadcaster Satnam Rana-Grindley leading the proceedings.
A total of 13 different awards handed out, including to Ahmad Ford from HydraForce Hydraulics who was crowned our Engineering and Manufacturing Apprentice and overall Apprentice of the Year while his company took home the Large Employer of the Year category.
Education group Aspire was also a double winner in the Training Provider and Education Engagement categories.
See here our gallery of winners collecting their awards at the venue and read our full report from the business awards here.
Ahmad Ford from HydraForce Hydraulics, winner of Apprentice of the Year - Engineering and Manufacturing, sponsored by South & City College, and Apprentice of the Year, sponsored by Skillsfirst
Muhammad Farhan from SPV Group, winner of Apprentice of the Year - Construction and Property Industries, sponsored by Swift
Benjamin McCleod from Meta Eagle, winner of Apprentice of the Year - Tech, Digital and Creative Industries , sponsored by Sandwell College
Balbinder Thumber from Happy Kidz Day Care, winner of Apprentice of the Year - Health, Education and Care, sponsored by Birmingham Metropolitan College, and the Special Judges' Award
Dorota Zajac from Motel Rocks, winner of Apprentice of the Year - Retail, Travel, Tourism and Hospitality
Above N Beyond, winner of Small Employer of the Year, sponsored by BT
JS Wright & Co, winner of Medium Employer of the Year, sponsored by Greater Birmingham and Solihull LEP
HydraForce Hydraulics, winner of Large Employer of the Year, sponsored by BCTG
Aspire Active Education Group, winner of the Education Engagement Award, sponsored by The Ladder Foundation
Aspire Training Solutions, winner of Training Provider of the Year, sponsored by Greater Birmingham and Solihull Training Provider Network