Organisations and individuals who go above and beyond to promote equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in technical education and in the workplace have been honoured at the fourth WorldSkills UK EDI heroes awards.
Winners included an audit analyst apprentice who, in her spare time, busts apprenticeship myths in local schools and developed a three-week financial literacy course for members of her community from deprived backgrounds.
Aiman Naseer, now a level 7 degree apprentice in internal audit management at Lloyds Banking Group, works with young people from a range of cultures to promote apprenticeships.
She was described as “exceptional” by her nominators, who said: “Her passion for apprenticeships and supporting financial literacy to less affluent areas of UK has now seen the programme she trailblazed being rolled out nationally which is a massive personal achievement.”
