Winners of the Compass Celebration 2025
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Congratulations to all of the Compass Celebration award winners from 2025! We are proud to celebrate your hard work and achievements with you this year!
A special mention also to Crisis, the national charity for homelessness, which is our chosen charity for 2025. A big thank you to everyone who donated to Crisis during the Compass Celebration.
The Winners
Level 3 SHE Technician Apprentice of the Year – Sarah Jones
Presented by Ian Dandy from Aegis Services for her excellent work on her learning journal and for always pushing to achieve high standards in her assignments and during workshops.
Fire Safety Apprentice of the Year, sponsored by SFJ Awards – Kayleigh Powell from Norfolk Fire & Rescue Service
This award was presented by Kit Salt from SFJ Awards to Kayleigh for showing dedication through continual effort in practical application and knowledge.
Kit says “this event was a wonderful opportunity to speak to the apprentices who have been recognised by Compass about their individual career journeys and apprenticeship experiences. Well done Compass for shining a light on those working in fire safety who often go unrecognised. As an End-Point Assessment Organisation for fire safety professionals, we see how hard they work and how committed they are to ensuring the safety of the public, so we are particularly proud to have supported the recognition of fire safety apprentices during this event.”
Engineer Surveyor Apprentice of the Year, sponsored by SAFed – Oliver Cash, Speedy
Oliver was nominated because of his exceptional hard work in his studies, achieving distinctions in all of his HNC units. He puts great effort into everything he does and is a real credit to his employer and to himself.
Mentor of the Year – Bob MacFarlane, Speedy
Presented by Bob Busby, Mr Busby highlighted how having a good mentor can really have a good impact on a learner’s progress.
Bob Macfarlane was awarded because he is dedicated and passionate about his apprentices. He goes above and beyond to ensure they have the time and support to complete their level 4 apprenticeship. He offers his workshop monthly to allow practical training to be provided.
Mr MacFarlane talked about what being a mentor meant to him, saying “we all have to offer as much training help and assistance as we can to the younger apprentices because… they are our future and that’s why I do it.”
🏆 Risk Safety Management Apprentice of the Year – Arron Lock
For his amazing dissertation on the history of the evolution of fire safety. Tutor Debbie Williams described it as not only a fascinating read but having also achieved a very good grade.
🏆 Apprentice Employer of the Year – EV Cargo
EV Cargo were chosen as the winner having done an amazing job of providing a supportive environment where their apprentices can learn, grow, and succeed by ensuring they receive the tools, time, and encouragement to be able to succeed academically and practically.
🏆 Construction Apprentice of the Year – James Rogers, Adler & Allan
James has shown such a positive and determined attitude throughout his learning journey despite facing minor challenges along the way. He has shown great professionalism and dedication to his work within the construction industry.
🏆 Functional Skills Student of the Year – Paula Westerby, Riverside Group
Functional Skills tutor Sue Clifton presented the award to Paula saying she worked through a lot of struggles with her maths and worked diligently to eventually achieve a very high score.
🏆 Most Progressed Apprentice – Megan Stowell
Has shown remarkable personal and professional growth this year, with a noticeable increase in confidence. She consistently demonstrates dedication and a positive attitude towards learning, actively seeking feedback and using it to continually improve.
NEBOSH Learner of the Year – Chloe Smith
Presented by Sophie Edwards from NEBOSH, Chloe was awarded NEBOSH Learner of the Year as she takes ownership of safety improvements and encourages others to follow safe working practices.
Chloe completed her NEBOSH Fire and General Certificate with Compass alongside her apprenticeship.
Social Value and Community Award, sponsored by Respond and Recover – Lesley McKay, NHS
Lesley was given this award by Sara Garside from Respond and Recover for her workplace efforts to raise money for charity and for showing a big initiative and enthusiasm within her community group as part of her apprenticeship.
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