Trainee Awards
We are always looking for ways to celebrate the success of our trainees. As such, we recently decided to put forward three trainees for the Target National Graduate Recruitment Awards. After much deliberation we identified 13 trainees that we felt had really stood out due to their achievements during their secondments, their involvement during training days and their representation of MDS. Our initial selection of trainees included:
- Ellie Churchill
- Krystian Wisniewski
- Clare Powell-Tuck
- Danielle Grootes
- Larissa Keyte
- Catherine Russell
- Robert Ward
- Hayley Wilson
- Alexandros Benakis
- Harriet Duxburry
- John Gonzales
- Gwenaelle Mateos
- Paivi Pirhonen
After the trainees had submitted evidence of their achievements, and with much deliberation, we put Alexandros Benakis forward for the Rising Star award and Ellie Churchill and Clare Powel-Tuck forward for Apprentice of The Year. We are delighted to announce that Alexandros made it onto the final shortlist in his category. We would like to congratulate Alexandros and all the other trainees, and we look forward to receiving the final results in April. Alexandros was also recently awarded the Doug Henderson award.
We are now eligible to be considered for the Graduate Employer of the Year Award. Part of the submission requirements for this award are that current trainees and Alumni complete a questionnaire about their experiences on the programme. If you feel you would like to help us with our submission, please follow the link below. This will be an amazing opportunity for us to be recognised for all the hard work our members, trainees and the MDS team put into the graduate scheme and how we are developing the future leaders of the Food and Fresh Produce Industry.
