Nominations for the VTCT Excellence Awards have now closed, and judging is underway to find out who will be crowned this year’s winners. We received 519 incredible nominations, and every single one should be celebrated for their efforts and achievements. Have you been nominated? Find all the names of our nominees below!
- Apprentice of the Year Nominees
- College of the Year Nominees
- Educator of the Year Nominees
- Large Independent Training Provider of the Year Nominees
- Small Independent Training Provider of the Year Nominees
- Student of the Year Nominees
- VTCT Champion: Contribution to the Sector Nominees
Apprentice of the Year
Abbie Heath – PMA
Alice Penfold – Parenta Training
Amber Livett – JET Training Academy
Bethan Foster – Yeovil College
Bethan Tattersall – Preston College
Bethany Wood – Cedars Training Academy
Brooke Gettings – Truro and Penwith College
Caitlin Charles – Learning Curve Group Hair and Beauty Academy – Chesterfield
Catherine Sherry-King – JET Hairdressing Academy
Charlotte Adams – Span Training and Development
Chloe Austn – Parenta Training
Chloe Gopsill – Haha Training
Ebony Gibbs – Westrow House Academy
Ella Edwards – JET Hairdressing Academy
Ella Brown – Span Training and Development
Ella Edward – Kids Planet Day Nurseries
Ellen Savage – Span Training and Development
Ellie Fisher – Span Training and Development
Ellie Marie Bishop – Span Training and Development
Ellie Sheppard – Preston College
Ellie Wilcox – Masterclass Academy
Elouise Long – Truro College
Emily Bell – 1st Degree Hair & Beauty Training Academy
Emma O Hare – Michaeljohn Training School
Frances Whyley – Kids Planet Day Nurseries
Gracie Milner – Qdos Training
Halle Ennion – Coleg Cambria
Hannah Hughes – Busy Bees Training and Education
Harriet Howson – Cedars Training Academy
Hollie Coxon – Logical Training (Skills Office Network)
Imogen Roberts Airson – Busy Bees Training and Education
Isabelle Cooch – JET Hairdressing Academy
Katy Welsh – Yorkshire College of Beauty
Lauren Gander – Busy Bees Training and Education
Liam Eastbury – Westrow House Academy
Liga Kokarevica – Preston College
Lilli Mae Earles – Learning Curve Group Hair and Beauty Academy -Borehamwood/ Loughton
Louis Pentz-Judge – Learning Curve Group Hair and Beauty Academy
Louise Barr – Kids Planet Day Nurseries
Lucy Harris – SP Training
Macy Kiddell – JET Hairdressing Academy
Maddison Davies – Yeovil College
Maya Zajac-Acheampong – Span Training and Development
Mia Bell – JET Hairdressing Academy
Mia Evans – West Lancashire College
Mohammed Khan – PMA
Molly Tierney – Masterclass Academy
Morgan Page – Cambridge Regional College
Olivia Holmes – Westrow House Academy
Phoebe Clare Makin – Learning Curve Group Hair and Beauty Academy
Rachel Dixon – Partnership Training Limited
Rachel Airey – CP Training
Rebecca Collett – Kids Planet Training Academy
Rhys Dobson – Kids Planet Day Nurseries
Ritvars Pusakovs – 1st Degree Hair & Beauty Academy
Ruby Gold – JET Hairdressing
Saffron Durr – Learning Curve Group Hair and Beauty Academy – Manchester
Safron Fousler – Learning Curve Group Hair and Beauty Academy – Loughton
Scarlett Taplin – Introtrain
Scarlett Vincent – Omni Academy of Beauty
Shaun Bell – 1st Degree Hair & Beauty Training Academy
Sophia Jackson – Masterclass Academy
Stacey Thompson – Sapphire Training
Summer Bale – Truro and Penwith College
Tom Rowley-Clifford – Halesowen College
College of the Year
Abingdon and Witney College
Adult Community Learning
Aylesbury College
Beautorium Training Academy
Blackpool and the Fylde College
Buckinghamshire College Group
Capital City College Group (City and Islington College and CONEL College)
Central Bedfordshire College
Coleg Llandrillo Menai
Doncaster College
Dundee and Angus College
Eastleigh College
Ebbwvale College
Gainfort Academy
Galway Technical Institute
Hair and Beauty Academy Doncaster
Hammersmith and Fulham College
Highlands College
Ixion Plymouth
Kirklees College
Kneads Training Academy
Leeds City College
Michaeljohn Training School
Nelson and Colne College Group
Newcastle College
Oaklands College
Rotherham College
Solihull College & University Centre
Suffolk New College
Technological University of the Shannon
The National Beauty Academy
The Royal National College for the Blind
The Sheffield College
West London College
Yeovil College
Educator of the Year
Abigail Mansaray – Hammersmith and Fulham College
Agota Kovacs – Agatha K. Micropigmentation and Training Academy
Aimee Foster – NSCG – Stafford College
Alan Baybutt – PMA
Alexandra Brachaniec – Sarah Artistry Ltd
Alexis Courtney O’Sullivan – American Beauty Academy Ireland
Alison Barford – West Lancashire College
Amanda Mansfield – GHQ Training
Amanda Moore – Carella Beauty Training
Andrea Kirwan – Dre-Way Academy and Clinic
Andrew Balsamo – Broadway Hair, Beauty and Holistic Centre
Angel Ramsay – United Colleges Group – The College of North West London, Wembley Campus
Anisah Mirza – Bf Academy
Ann Ford – St Helens College
Annette Tattersall – Accrington and Rossendale College
Ashleigh Kemp – KVN Hair and Beauty
Candice Eden – Coleg Llandrillo Menai
Carla Macken – Suffolk New College
Carole Mitchell – GHQ Training
Ciara Geoghan – Carlow Institute of Further Education
Ciaran Donnolly – My Career Academy
Claire Whittard – CS Beauty Academy Wrexham
Claire Gray – Bucks College Group – Aylesbury College
Danielle Grigg – Omni Academy
Danielle Wilcock – North West Training College
Dawn Campbell – Derby Roundhouse College
Dee (Delores) Kelsall – Greenhouse Therapies
Diane Manthorpe – East Coast College
Diane Senogles – North West Training College
Dionne Davidson – Dundee and Angus College
Donna Jones – Coleg Cambria
Dorothy Zottola – Leeds City College
Elizabeth Stephenson – Learning Curve Group Hair and Beauty Academy – Huddersfield
Ellie Mayhew – Suffolk New College
Emma Lavin – Kneads Training Academy
Erin Silver James – Mi Hair and Beauty
Erin Casey – Galway Technical Institute
Erin Silver – Mi Hair and Beauty
Farzana Parveen – Skinastute Training Academy
Frances Atkins – West London College
Heather Finch – Isle of Wight College
Jackie Adey – Sapphire Training
Jade Johnson – St Helens College
Jane Shaw – Blackpool and the Fylde College
Janine Webb – New College Swindon
Jaroslav Zejman-Gebbie – Learning Curve Group Hair and Beauty Academy – Doncaster
Jeanette Wilkinson – Future Fit Training
Jessie Krasniqi – Hammersmith and Fulham College
Joanne Scott – Leeds City College – Printworks Campus
Jodie Lofley – Qdos Training
Jodie Needham – Learning Curve Hair and Beauty Academy – Chesterfield
Jordanna Olivier – Cheshire Training Academy
Judith Magill – SERC
Julie Yorke-Davenport – UCEN Manchester
Justyna Jankowiak – C-Training Innovation Centre
Karen Lelyveld – WLC
Karen Moore – Ebbwvale college
Kate Brown – Hair Pro 1
Katie Nicholls – KVN Hair and Beauty
Katrina Collins – Sapphire Education and Training
Katy Webb – Cedars Training Academy
Kayleigh Goggin – Highlands College
Keighley Hilder – SB Hair & Beauty Academy
Keith Barker-Jones – Trichocare Education
kiehla Kamli – West London College
Kimberley Burns – GHQ Training
Kristi Jones – Ebbwvale College
Krum Georgiev
Laura Shinners – Westrow House Academy
Lauren Patel – Mac-Ed Training
Lesley Casey – First Avenue Training
Lesley Ring – George Stephenson High School
Linda Swift – The Lovely Hair Studio
Lisa Breakey – The Manchester College
Lisa Medlam – North Notts College
Lisa Lawless – Highlands College
Louiza Cortez – Hammersmith and Fulham College
Lynda Curly – The European College of Reflexology and Massage
Maire Abbett – Westrow House Academy
Maisy Westwood – Sapphire Training
Maria Magdolna Sirokai – Perfect Nails London International Nail Academy
Meyrem Salih – West London College
Miranda Morton – Learning Curve Group Hair and Beauty Academy – Chesterfield
Nancy Donovan – Specialist Trade Courses – Upminster Site
Nicola Clarke – Carella Beauty Training
Nicolle Tatt-Williams – Central Beds College
Nina McKeown – Barber Academy Cavan
Oliver Rees – PMA
Rachel Smith – White Rose Training Academy
Rayner Cunniffe – Cheshire Training Academy
Rebecca Pearson – Skin Philosophy Training
Rebecca Brocksom – Leeds City College
Robyn Hoddle – Mi Hair and Beauty
Robyn Perks – Mi Hair and Beauty
Robyn Hoddle – Halls of Ivy
Samantha Clements – JET Hairdressing Academy
Sandra Bujnowska – SensualSpa Beauty Trainings
Sara Ashmore Kehoe – Carlow Institute of Further Education and Training
Serena Keane – Technological University of the Shannon: Midwest (TUS)
Shai Dee Wild – SB Barbering Academy
Sharon Grieve – Grwp Llandrillo Menai
Shaun Crisp – TotalBarber Academy Limited
Shona Curtis – Suffolk New College On the Coast-Halesworth
Sofia Svecla – Sofia Beauty Academy
SONIA FORD – Meso and More Training Academy
Suzanne Stone – Learning Curve Group Hair and Beauty Academy – Camden
Tina Fernandes – Highlands College
Tina Wright – PMA
Tracy Mangan – Leeds City College
Tracy Banga – Yeovil College
Valerie King – Aylesbury Bucks College Campus
Victoria Ashton – GHQ Training
Victoria Ferriera – Highlands College
Large Independent Training Provider of the Year
Educate2Trade
Betaris Training
Bridge Training Ltd
Brown Sugar Training Academy
Cosmetic Courses
Future Fit Group
FX Makeup Academy
GHQ Training
Harley Academy
JET Hairdressing Academy
Kids Planet Day Nurseries
Learning Curve Group
My Career Academy
North West Training College
Omni Academy
Parenta Training
PMA
Skin Philosophy Training
SP Training
The Kings Academy
The Norwich School of Beauty
Trichocare Education
TRS Training Ltd
Westrow Academy
Yorkshire College of Beauty
ZISHI Cornerstone
Small Independent Training Provider of the Year
Agatha K. Micropigmentation and Training Academy
Allen & Walden Kent College of Beauty Therapy
Bridge Training Ltd
Carella Beauty Training
Cedars Training Academy
Central Creative Academy
Cheshire Training Academy
CS Beauty Academy
C-Training Innovation Centre
DP Beauty Academy
Escala Academy
FNBC Training Academy
FX Makeup Academy
Gainfort Academy
GHQ Training
Hair At The Academy
Hair Pro 1 Training Academy
Horizons Academy Bexley
House of Halteres
JET Hairdressing Academy
KVN Hair and Beauty
LaserHQ Training Academy
Mac Ed Training
Masterclass Academy
Meso and More Training Academy
Mi Hair and Beauty
Mike Taylor Education
My Career Academy
Perfect Nails London International Nail Academy
Polished Nail & Beauty Training
Pressure Point Training Clinic
Qdos Training Limited – Diva
Sarah Artistry Ltd
SB Barbering Academy
SB Hair & Beauty Academy
SensualSpa Beauty Trainings
Skinastute Training Academy
The European College of Reflexology and Massage
The Kings Academy
The London Hairdressing Academy
The Lovely Hair Studio and School
Student of the Year
Aaliyah Fray – Allerton Grange School
Aaron Morrison – Suffolk New College
Abi Lowe – Blackpool and the Fylde College
Adele Lauderdale – The National Beauty Academy
Aimee Evans – Ely College Bishop Laney Sixth Form
Aimee Wilmot – Yeovil College
Alfie Seatory – Suffolk New College on the Coast-Halesworth
Alicia Iles – New College – Swindon
Alliah Williams – Coleg Gwent
Amber Usher – Learning Curve Group Hair and Beauty Academy – Doncaster
Amelia Melvin – University College Birmingham
Amy Begg – Chelmsford College
Angerine Samba – Cosmetic Courses
Anna Woolfall – Coleg Gwent
Bella King – Halesowen College
Bella Mathews – Yeovil College
Benedict Morely – The Sheffield College
Bethany Carter – Yeovil College
Blanche Bissett – Learning Curve Hair and Beauty Academy – Chesterfield
Bobbie Jo Okane – West Lancashire College
Brooklyn Bond – Technological University of the Shannon Midwest (TUS)
Caitlin Taylor – Sapphire Training
Carmel Cash – Wexford Vtos
Cassie Phillips – Coleg Gwent
Ceit Wood – Learning Curve Hair and Beauty Academy – Doncaster
Chloe Li Fisher – Coleg Gwent
Cindy Gregson – Blackpool and the Fylde College
Clara Stewart – Coleg Gwent
Cristle Lobo – Omni Academy
Daniela Ramos Luis – The Manchester College
Demi Harriman – The Kings Academy
Demi Gerrard – Chelmsford College
Demi Harmen – Kings Academy
Demilea Holmes – North West Training College
Dionne Martyn – Coleg Gwent
Dorota Domaradzka – North West Training College
Ellie Hanson – The Sheffield College
Ellie Lynas – Yeovil College
Emily Cooper – Suffolk New College on the Coast- Halesworth
Emma Bennett – Coleg Gwent
Esther Njoku – Coleg Gwent
Evelyn Osemwegie – West London College
Faith Fell – Leeds City College
Fatemeh Shafieniais – Suffolk New College
Faye Ellis – Rotherham College
Finlay Wahid – Leeds City College
Gemma Jones – Coleg Gwent
Georgie Cann – GHQ Training
Grace Darcy-Willis – Ely College Bishop Laney Sixth Form
Hayley Channon – TrichoCare Education
Hollie Webster – Learning Curve Group Hair and Beauty Academy – Derby
India Garrard – JET Hairdressing Academy
Isabell Wilkins – Coleg Gwent
Isabelle Cooch – JET hairdressing Academy
Issey Moriarty – Truro and Penwith College
Iwona Smialkowska – GHQ Training
Jamileh Hazbavi – West London College
Jemma Wetten – Coleg Gwent
Jessica Price – Coleg Gwent
Jessica Harvey – Coleg Gwent
Jiaqi Lin – St Helens College
Jodie Grace – Blackpool and the Fylde College
Jordan Barber – Ixion Beauty Plymouth
Kacey Dyke – Coleg Gwent
Kaci Francis – Coleg Gwent
Kaitlin Morton – Accrington & Rossendale College
Karina Tasmatova – Barber Academy Cavan
Kim Hall – Coleg Gwent
Kirsty Gayes – Squires Hair Training Academy
Lauren Dicks – Coleg Gwent
Lauren Freeman – Coleg Gwent
Lauryn Reilly – GHQ Training
Layla Daly – Learning Curve Group Hair and Beauty Academy – Hartlepool
Leah Nicholson – Leeds City College – Printworks Campus
Liam Broadbent – Yeovil College
Lisa Radley – Mi Hair and Beauty
Lois Wedlock – Coleg Gwent
Lucy Gray – The National Beauty Academy
Lulu Hall – Coleg Gwent
Macy Allen – Westrow House Academy
Maisie Latham Latham – West Lancashire College
Mandy Munro – Coleg Gwent
Megan Williams – Suffolk New College
Mellisa Hunte – West London College
Michelle Payne – JBH Training
Morgan Oehlrich – Chelmsford College
Natasha Long – Coleg Gwent
Nel James – Coleg Gwent
Nerjs Issa – West London College
Olivia Garaty – Chelmsford College
Olivia O’Shaughnessy – West Lancashire College
Omid Abobakir Mohyadini – Suffolk New College
Oonagh Haughey – SWC Dungannon Campus
Ophelia Wong – Allerton Grange School
Paige Fuller – JET Hairdressing Academy
Paighton Pinney – Coleg Gwent
Paula Adams – UCEN Manchester
Paula Clarkson – B-Skill Ossett
Phoebe Watkins – Coleg Gwent
Phoebe Cawley – Coleg Gwent
Poppy Deakin – University College Birmingham
Reagan Mruk – Coleg Gwent
Rebecca Leonard – Coleg Gwent
Romny Noble – Excellence Solutions Ltd T/A Candor Professional Beauty Academy
Ruby Davis – Leeds City College
Ruby McMenemy – Leeds City College
Sam Eggington – NSCG – Stafford Campus
Samanta Gaile – Leeds City College
Sara Webb – Coleg Gwent
Scarlett Dugmore – Coleg Gwent
Sepideh Mohammadi – West London College
Seyedeh Parvaneh Hosseini – West London College
Sharon Catley – The National Beauty Academy
Sharon Roberts – Coleg Gwent
Sheeba Kalequi – Hammersmith and Fulham College
Shell OConner – Hugh Baird College
Sienna Drewett – Coleg Gwent
Sophia Prescott – Chelmsford College
Sophie Drake – Coleg Gwent
Summer Davies – Coleg Gwent
Tabby Robinson – Leeds City College – Printworks Campus
Teagan Swain-Watkins – Coleg Gwent
Tia Warhurst – Learning Curve Group Hair and Beauty Academy – Derby
Domanic Lockwood – Leeds City College – Printworks Campus
VTCT Champion: Contribution to the Sector
Amanda Lodge-Stewart – The Link Training Academy
Annalouise Kenny – Skin Philosophy Training
Bhavesh Joshi – London School of Massage
Brian Plunkett – TrichoCare Education
Candice Eden – Coleg Llandrillo Menai
Charlotte Hughes – Debut Training Academy
Cherelle Fairbairn – West London College
Claire Gray – Buckinghamshire College Group
Gill Mason – Kids Planet Day Nurseries
Jo Whitwell – Boston College
Karen Connole – North Notts College
Kayla Chivers – GHQ Training
Linda Swift – The Lovely Hair Studio
Louise Tattersal – Milton Keynes College
Matthew O’Neil-Kemp – Milton Keynes College
Paula Todd – Leeds City College – Printworks Campus
Pawel Kulon – Highlands College
Robert Russell – ZISHI Cornerstone
Saloua El-Khadiri – Capital City College Group
Samantha Kendrew – Gerrard International Limited
Sarah Artistry – Sarah Artistry Ltd
Sharon Grieve – Grwp Llandrillo Menai
Shelley Murray – Meso and More Training Academy
Vikki Smith – SB Barbering Academy