Both Jennifer Pyne from Alcan Packaging and Rhian Johns at Print and Graphics received their accolades at a West Midlands ceremony on the 19 November.

Awards on the night acknowledged commitment to work and development as well as the contribution to workplace life made by each apprentice.

Terry Watts, chief executive of Proskills UK said the commendations recognised "bright new talent" within the industry.

He said: "There is nothing more inspiring than to see bright new talent entering our industries as a result of the apprenticeship programme.
 
"We have again been amazed by the quality of achievement of these young apprentices who have shown what exceptional talent we have within the UK workforce and it is encouraging to see that employers are investing and committing to apprenticeship training."