Have you been nominated for the VTCT Excellence Awards 2024?

11 Mins Read | Published 13 March 2024

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

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