2026 Shortlist
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Apprenticeship Assessment Organisation (AAO) of The Year
1st Awards
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Highfield
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National Skills Academy for Nuclear (NSAN)
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Occupational Awards Limited (OAL)
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SIAS
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Training Qualifications UK
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Awarding Organisation (AO) of the Year
ETC Awards Limited
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FutureQuals
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Gateway Qualifications
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Qualsafe Awards
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Safety Training Awards
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Awarding Organisation and Employer Relationship of the Year
Elite Awarding and Royal Air Force
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Gateway Qualifications and Holland & Barrett
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Occupational Awards Limited (OAL) and Müller UK & Ireland
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OCN London and UKHospitality
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Awarding Organisation and Provider Relationship of the Year
ETC Awards Limited and Trafford and Stockport College Group (TSCG)
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Food & Drink Qualifications Ltd (FDQ Ltd) and Kirklees College
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Occupational Awards Limited (OAL) and Training Assessment and Consultancy Limited (TACS)
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Skills and Education Group, Tesco and FE Tech
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VetSkill and Chester Veterinary Training Centre (CVTC)
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Customer Service Excellence Award
AAT
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DSW
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ESB Customer Experience Team
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NCFE Customer Support team
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SIAS
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award
AAT
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Chartered Management Institute (CMI)
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SELT Team, Trinity College London
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Skills and Education Group
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YMCA Awards Ltd
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Good Governance Award
Ascentis
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Chartered Management Institute (CMI)
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Gateway Qualifications
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NCFE
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RSL Awards Ltd
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Individual of The Year
Emilia Poplawska, NCFE
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Faye Moore, AIM Qualifications and Assessment Group
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Meg Burgess, Agored Cymru
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Natalie Lister, Counselling & Psychotherapy Central Awarding Body
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Sol Whittaker, Construction EPA
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Innovation Excellence Award
Accelerate People
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Innovate Awarding
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NCFE
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SFJ Awards
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SIAS
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International Export of Qualifications Award
AIM Qualifications and Assessment Group
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Chartered Management Institute (CMI)
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IOSH
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NEBOSH
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Training Qualifications UK
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Learner of the Year – Champion of Qualifications & Assessment
Joshua Coleman, Ascentis
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Ned Samuels, Chartered Management Institute (CMI)
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Nikita Somma, FDQ Ltd
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Reese McCaughey, OCN NI
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Steph Wood, Chartered Institute of Housing
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Qualification of the Year
ABRSM, Creative Musicianship Entry Level and Level 1
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FutureQuals, FAQ Level 3 Certificate in Emergency Response Ambulance Motorcycle Riding (RQF)
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OCN NI, Level 1 - Level 2 Essential Skills Digital ICT Qualification
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Safety Training Awards, Level 2 Swimming Teacher
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SFJ Awards, Level 3 Award in Counter Terrorism Protective Security and Preparedness
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Swim England Qualifications, Level 2 in Teaching Swimming
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Qualifications and Assessment Leadership Award
Dave Candler, Safety Training Awards
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Kelle McQuade, Training Qualifications UK
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Leonie Daley, NQual
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Martin Flynn, OCN NI
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Terry Fennell, Food & Drink Qualifications Ltd (FDQ Ltd)
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Team of the Year
Assessment Platform Implementation Team, CISI
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Creative Musicianship Development Team, ABRSM
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Practical Examinations Team, VetSkill
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Product and Assessment Services Team, Innovate Awarding
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Senor Leadership / Management Team, YMCA Awards Ltd
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