As it celebrates two decades of improving lives and upskilling the Sheffield City Region, The Source Skills Academy has been crowned Training Provider of the Year in the South Yorkshire Apprenticeship Awards 2023.
In addition, two of its outstanding apprentices also won ‘best in the county’ awards at the event held in Magna on 18 May.
Five other Source apprentices were finalists and two employers the academy supports also won awards for their exemplary work with apprentices.
Since launching in 2003 The Source, a registered charity, has helped to transform the lives of more than 10,000 people.
Over 5,600 apprentices have gained qualifications, 4,099 workers have been upskilled and 531 NEETs who didn’t achieve at school or college are thriving after being made ‘work ready’ via its Traineeships scheme.
Tricia Smith, CEO, said: “We are so proud to receive this accolade. It is recognition for all that we do to empower learners, get people into work and help businesses thrive by upskilling workforces.
“We have made an imprint on communities across the region, connecting people in disadvantaged towns and villages to new opportunities and encouraging inward investment.
“Our success rates have consistently exceeded national averages and in our anniversary year we are at the top of our game.
“Last year we achieved our best-ever outcomes: 78.8% of learners achieved their apprenticeships – an 11% gain on previous years and an achievement rate which put us in the country’s top ten per cent – and 78% of End Point Assessment results were at a Distinction.”