Awards celebrate learning in Hartlepool

The awards have two core aims – to celebrate learning and engage more people in learning.

The Hartlepool Festival of Learning Awards 2017 also showcased the wide-ranging impacts learning has on individuals, families, communities and employers.

The event was a joint celebration with Hartlepool Youth Employment Initiative, with the main sponsor being Hartlepool Adult Education.

The event was also supported by the European Social Fund, National Careers Service and Arcus Animations.

There were eight awards up for grabs:

Award	Winner
Youth Employment Initiative Overcoming Adversity Award	Janet Phillips
Youth Employment Initiative Apprentice of the Year	Callum Hills
Youth Employment Initiative Learner of Year	Rachel Winwood
Youth Employment Initiative Employee of the Year	Callum Harrison
Young Adult Learner	Melissa Phillips
Adult Learner	Christine Turnbull
Learning for Work	Michael Rollinson
Innovative Learning Project	Engineering Project Presentation Day

Councillor Kevin Cranney, Chair of Hartlepool Borough Council’s Regeneration Services Committee, said: “The awards evening was a great success with learners being nominated from a range of organisations.

“I’d like to say congratulations to everyone who was nominated – in particular those who won awards.

“These awards very clearly show that whatever your age or background it’s never too late to learn a new skill – not only can it massively improve your job prospects, it can also change your life.”

To find out more about Hartlepool Adult Education visit www.haded.org.uk

To find out more about the Youth Employment Initiative – which is part-funded by the European Social Fund as part of the 2014-2020 European Structural and Investment Funds Growth Programme in England – visit www.hartlepool.gov.uk/youth-employment-initiative