The BPIF hosted a live graduation and awards ceremony on 14 October at the St Bride Foundation in London for graduates that had completed their Level 5 Management Course with the BPIF over the past two years, plus Level 2, 3 and 5 apprentices that had ‘gone above and beyond’ in their work and were recognised for outstanding achievement.
The graduation and awards ceremony was held in St. Brides Hall in London, and was an opportunity for learners who had completed their courses and made outstanding progress to come together with guests to celebrate all their hard work.
The day included a welcome and congratulatory speech by Ian Wilton, President of the BPIF and address by Karly Lattimore, managing director of BPIF Training, expressing pride in the two years’ cohorts and what had been achieved in such unprecedented times.
Presentations were made for the Victor Watson and Kathy Woodward awards, which are BPIF-recognised awards providing winners with an opportunity to progress their continuing professional development. The Kathy Woodward Award for Learning, sponsored by Webmart, gave the winner £1000 towards courses of their choice, while the Victor Watson Trophy, sponsored by the Worshipful Company of Makers of Playing Cards, provided the winner with a chance to apply for £1500 through The Printing Charity.
Ms Lattimore added in her closing speech, ‘Apprenticeships are one of the most established ways of bringing new talent into the workforce – and one of the ways that our industry can remain competitively skilled in the future. We are extremely proud of all of our apprentices, and we look forward to you being the future leaders in our industry.’.
