The Mercedes-Benz Apprentice Programme was awarded the Top Employer Award at the AllAboutSchoolLeavers Awards as well as also winning the Best Training and Development, Best for Career Progression, Best Employer; Engineering and Best Advanced Apprenticeship awards. All of these awards were voted for by school leavers, trainees and apprentices.
Further recognition was gained when the programme was awarded the National Apprenticeship Award for Large Employer of the Year, after also winning the East Midlands Large Employer of the Year category.
In addition to this the Training and Development Centre was awarded the IMI Outstanding Achievers Award for the Approved Centre of the Year, specifically for the adult Technical Training and Apprentice Academy.