Paragon Skills has been named Training Provider of the Year at the AAC Apprenticeship Awards.

The awards, held in association with City & Guilds, celebrate apprenticeship delivery and recognise the people, teams and organisations that make outstanding apprenticeships happen alongside the achievements of apprentices, schools and colleges, employers and training providers.

Chief executive of Paragon Skills, Mark Botha, said: “Winning the Apprenticeship Provider of the Year 2023 at the FE Week & AELP AAC Apprenticeship Awards is simply fantastic and such an incredible endorsement of all the hard work our Paragon Skills’ colleagues, learners and employer partners have put into apprenticeships in the past year. We are incredibly proud of all the amazing and inspiring work being done through apprenticeships by everyone involved.

“These annual awards inspire excellence, and they give everyone the opportunity to take stock and be recognised for the positive impact we all make on people’s lives, and as such we are over the moon to have received this fantastic recognition.

“Without the effort each and every one of our colleagues and employer partners put in every day we would not be receiving such a prestigious award. At Paragon Skills, we are committed to continual improvement and professional development; this recognition is a testament to our high standards and ethos of providing a quality service to our learners and employer partners, and motivates everyone at Paragon Skills to continue to provide this high standard to all of our learners.”

The event in its sixth year saw over 500 people from the apprenticeship sector in attendance. Over 375 entries were received from training providers, colleges, universities and employers.

Paragon Skills also stood as a finalist in Care Services Apprenticeship Provider of the Year category, coming in second place to Manchester Metropolitan University.