Entry Form

Entries for The Sunday Times Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers must be made using this entry form before 5pm on Monday 31st March 2025.

Entries are open to apprenticeship employers with 100 employees in the UK or more, that are employing a minimum of 10 apprentices at the time of entry.

Every employer entering for this year's rankings will receive:

  • their individual ranking within their own industry or employment sector, eg. '1st in technology', '3rd in construction', 4th in hospitality' or '8th in health & social care'
  • feedback on their entry, including benchmarking their apprenticeship starts, diversity profile and the number of successful completions, with other apprenticeship employers entering for the rankings
  • free places for an exclusive programme of apprenticeship workshops hosted by The Sunday Times later in the year

The entry fee for the 2025 rankings is £395+VAT which is payable by invoice or credit card.

It is a condition of entry that you agree to take part in a short follow-up data check by email or telephone, as part of the verification process for all entries.

The new 2025 rankings for The Sunday Times Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers will be published in the summer.

Employer Details

Please complete these contact details, which will be used to arrange a short follow-up via email or telephone as part of the verification process for your entry and to let you know about the launch of the new rankings in summer 2025.

Contact Details
Alternative Contact

Entry Information

Now, please answer the following five questions about apprenticeships at your organisation.

After you've pressed the 'Confirm Entry' button below, you'll receive an email with a link to submit your answers within the next 14 days.

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After you've pressed the 'Confirm Entry' button below, you'll receive an email with a link to submit your answers within the next 14 days.


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Please give the total number of employees (or an estimated figure) at all of your offices and sites within the UK, including England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.


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Please give the total number of apprentices at all of your offices and sites in the UK who are currently on an apprenticeship, at any level or type of apprenticeship in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

3. How many apprentices started an apprenticeship at your organisation between 1st January 2024 and 31st December 2024?

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Please state the location & type of apprenticeships that your apprentices started in the past year, including your newly-recruited apprentices and existing employees who began an apprenticeship.

England
Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland

4. Please give details about the apprentices that started an apprenticeship with your organisation between 1st January 2024 and 31st December 2024.

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Please confirm how many apprentices who started an apprenticeship in 2024 were newly-recruited for their apprenticeships and how many were existing employees who transferred onto an apprenticeship - plus their gender, age, ethnic background, and whether they have learning difficulties or disabilities.


5. How many apprentices at your organisation successfully completed their apprenticeships between 1st January 2024 and 31st December 2024?

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For example, in England this would be apprentices who completed all the requirements of their apprenticeship and passed the End-Point Assessment (EPA) in 2024.

Employer Declaration

Finally, please complete the following Employer Declaration and authorise payment of the entry fee, then press the 'Confirm Entry' button below.