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NCWE Awards Running for 10 Years
The mission of The National Council for Work Experience (NCWE), a ‘not-for-profit’ organisation, is to promote, support and develop quality work experience for the benefit of students, organisations and the economy.
- Work experience underpins and contributes to career, skills and development choices, which link to work-force development.
NCWE’s activities aims to encourage more employers to provide placement opportunities and to encourage and support the development of quality and standards across all forms of work experience. It currently focuses these activities on students during degree programmes and in further and higher education.
The NCWE Awards
The NCWE Awards has been celebrating best practice in work experience provision for ten years. As the biggest and most widely anticipated event in the work experience calendar, it gives employers the chance to be rewarded for the thought, time and effort they have put into developing their placement or internship schemes.
The 2013 event received more than 200 entries. Some of the winners, highly commended and finalists for 2013 are listed below. You can view the digital souvenir brochure to find out more about all the winning organisations.
Employer Award Categories
Overall Winner – Citi (Investment Bank)
Work Placement of the Year 2013
Best Large Organisation with More than 250 Employees:
Long-term Placements (20+ Students) – Sponsored by TUI UK & Ireland
- Fujitsu (IT Services ) – Winner
- GlaxoSmithKline (Pharmaceuticals and Consumer Healthcare) – Highly Commended
- IBM UK Ltd (IT Services & Consulting)
- Intel Corporation UK Ltd (Semiconductor manufacturer)
- John Lewis Partnership (Retailer)
- Vauxhall Motors (Vehicle Manufacturer)
Long-term Placements (Fewer than 20 Students) – Sponsored by Intel
- bp (Energy) – Winner
- Panasonic (Electronics) – Highly Commended
- Lidl (Retailer)
- PSA Peugeot Citroen (Vehicle Manufacturer)
- The Co-operative Group (Retailer)
- TUI UK & Ireland (Tour Operator)
Below is the Complete List of the 2013 NCWE Award Finalists
| Company name | Website |
| 123-reg (Hosting) | 123-reg.co.uk |
| A View From The Hill – CIC (Social Enterprise) | aviewfromthehill.co.uk |
| Advertising Association (Industry Association) | www.adassoc.org.uk |
| Ash Gaming (a Playtech Company) (Gaming Software) | www.ashgaming.com |
| Asidua Software and Services (Consultancy) | www.asidua.com |
| Baker & McKenzie (Commercial Law Firm) | www.bakermckenzie.com/londongraduates |
| BBC Journalism Trainee Scheme (Broadcasting) | www.bbc.co.uk/careers/trainee-schemes |
| BBC (Broadcasting) | www.bbc.co.uk/careers |
| Best Kept Secrets (Gift Manufacturer) | www.bestkeptsecrets.co.uk |
| Beverley Building Society (Building Society) | www.beverleybs.co.uk |
| Bircham Dyson Bell LLP (Law Firm) | www.bdb-law.co.uk |
| Blackpool Advocacy & Lancaster and District Women’s Aid (Charitable Organisation) | www.blackpooladvocacy.co.uk |
| bp (Energy) | www.bp.com/ukgraduates |
| Bryson Care/CareWest (Social Enterprise) | www.brysongroup.org |
| Cancer Research UK (Charity) | supportus.cancerresearchuk.org/volunteer/internship-scheme |
| Careers Network, University of Birmingham (University Careers Service) | www.as.bham.ac.uk/careers |
| Centrica Plc (Energy Company) | www.centrica.co.uk/graduates |
| Champions Life Academy – Life Party Ltd. (Sales/Marketing) | www.championslifeacademy.com |
| Change Agents UK (Sustainability Charity) | changeagents.org.uk |
| Citi (Investment Bank) | www.citigroup.com |
| Civil Service Fast Stream (Central Government) | www.civilservice.gov.uk/faststream |
| Clock (Digital Agency) | www.clock.co.uk |
| East Coast Main Line Company (Train Operating Company) | www.eastcoast.co.uk |
| Emerald Group Publishing (Scholarly Publishing) | www.emeraldinsight.com |
| FMC Technologies Ltd. (Oil and Gas Equipment Service Company·) | www.fmctechnologies.com |
| Fujitsu (IT Services) | www.fujitsu.com/uk/about/local/jobs/graduates |
| George at Asda (Clothing Retailer) | www.george.jobs |
| GlaxoSmithKline (Pharmaceuticals and Consumer Healthcare) | www.gsk.com |
| HALMA (International Manufacturing Group) | www.halma.com/graduate |
| Hymans Robertson (Independent Pensions/Benefits Consultancy) | www.hymans.co.uk |
| IBM UK Ltd (IT Services & Consulting) | www.ibm.com/jobs/uk |
| Infosys Limited (IT) | www.infosys.com/instep |
| Intel Corporation UK Ltd (Semiconductor manufacturer) | www.intel.com/go/ukplacements |
| John Lewis (Retailer) | www.jlpjobs.com |
| Lidl UK International (Discount Retailer) | www.lidl.co.uk |
| Macmillan Cancer Support (Charitable Organisation) | www.macmillan.org.uk |
| Manchester Metropolitan University (Higher Education Institution) | www.mmu.ac.uk |
| Merlin Events London (Europe’s Largest Visitor Attraction Group) | www.merlineventslondon.com |
| Microsoft UK (Computer Software) | www.microsoft.com/uk/graduates |
| Motability Operations (Financial Services) | www.motabilityoperations.co.uk |
| Nabarro LLP (Commercial Law Firm) | www.nabarro.com |
| Panasonic UK (Manufacturer of Eco and Electronics Products) | www.panasonic.co.uk |
| Petersens PR (Public Relations Consultancy) | www.petersenspr.com |
| Pinsent Masons LLP (Commercial Law Firm) | www.pinsentmasons.com/workexperience |
| PPS Works Ltd (Recruitment Outsourcing) | www.ppsworks.com |
| ProspectSoft (Software Developer) | prospectsoft.com |
| PSA Peugeot Citroën (Vehicle Manufacturer) | www.psacareers.co.uk |
| Shearman & Sterling LLP (Commercial Law Firm) | www.shearman.com |
| Simmons & Simmons (International Law Firm) | www.simmons-simmons.com/graduates |
| Slater & Gordon (UK) LLP (Law Firm) | www.slatergordon.co.uk |
| South West College (Education/College) | www.swc.ac.uk |
| Stephenson Harwood LLP (International Law Firm) | www.shlegal.com |
| Teach First (Education Charity) | www.teachfirst.org.uk |
| The Co-operative (Group Retailer) | www.co-operativegraduates.coop/placements |
| TUI Travel PLC (Tour Operator) | www.tuitraveljobs.co.uk |
| University of Aberdeen Careers Service (Higher Education Institution) | www.abdn.ac.uk/careers |
| University of Edinburgh Careers Service (UK University) | www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/careers |
| University of Exeter Career Zone (Higher Education Institution) | www.exeter.ac.uk/careers |
| University of Leeds (Higher Education Institution) | www.leeds.ac.uk |
| Vauxhall Motors Motor (Vehicle Manufacturer) | www.vauxhall.co.uk |
| Wunderman and Y&R – Z Academy (Advertising and Marketing Agency) | www.zacademy.com |
