Entry information

Entries are now closed for the Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers and the Top 50 SME Apprenticeship Employers for 2022.

The entry process for the rankings has been designed to be simple and straightforward for apprenticeship employers to complete – with 4 key questions to answer about apprenticeships at their organisation.

Employers are asked for summary of the apprentices that their organisation currently employs in England, new apprenticeship starts in the past 12 months, apprentices who successfully completed their apprenticeships in the past year, and those that progressed into further employment with the organisation.

Apprenticeship employers also provide details of the total number of employees within their organisation in England, and their Companies House registration number.

For larger employers, the Top 100 entry is made on behalf of the whole organisation, not just one division or business unit, unless these parts of the organisation operate and recruit apprentices entirely separately from each other.

Once the entry has been submitted, employers take part in follow-up data checks by email or telephone to confirm the information provided, and the data is independently verified.

Entries for the 2022 rankings opened on Thursday 10th February and closed on Thursday 14th April.

The new rankings will be announced during a special live broadcast on Wednesday 29th June.