Exeter College is delighted to announce that Apprentice Joanna Sanders, who recently completed her Team Leader / Supervisor Apprenticeship with the college, has been successful at the regional stage of the Charted Management Institute (CMI) Awards of Excellence and has been chosen as the South West Region CMI Apprentice of the Year 2020.  

As the South West winner, Joanna will now progress to the next stage of the competition, along with other regional winners. The full shortlist will be announced in January 2021. 

CMI Awards of Excellence recognise the outstanding achievements of individuals who are making a positive impact on their course, in the workplace, or other management and leadership settings to advance themselves, their organisation and the community around them. 

Lecturer in Leadership and Management at Exeter College Simon Takel said: “Joanna has made excellent progress whilst on her Team Leader / Supervisor programme; not only has she completed the Apprenticeship with a Distinction and obtained her Level 3 diploma, she truly developed herself as an effective team leader. Joanna has taken what she has learnt from the course and applied the skills, knowledge and behaviours in the workplace. 

“Joanna has recently applied for a promotion at work, which she was successful in; meaning that she is now a full-time team leader with BPA Quality. In my opinion, Joanna now encapsulates what it means to be an effective Team Leader and is not only demonstrating but also championing the values that make up the CMI Code of Conduct.” 

Joanna has been for working for BPA for over eight years and says she has always enjoyed studying and learning new skills. She said, “I loved the way of learning and talking about our work experience. The support I had from Simon was amazing! It gave me confidence to talk in front of people.” 

Talking about the nomination for the award, Joanna said: “I really did not expect to win South West Region CMI Apprentice. I was over the moon. I am so proud to win this and could not have achieved it without BPA and Simon.” 

If you are interested in a Leadership and Management course, please contact us to find out more. You can speak to one of our Adult Advisors by emailing: adultadvice@exe-coll.ac.uk  

Find out more about the CMI Awards.