The Mayor of London Adult Learning Awards
Celebrating London's adult learning
Nominations for this year’s Mayor of London Adult Learning Awards are now open.
The awards are a key part of the Mayor’s commitment to raise awareness of adult learning, which helps ensure Londoners have the skills they need to get ahead in our economy and for businesses to thrive.
The awards celebrate the important role of adult learning in London and the achievements of Londoners, employers and training organisations.
Nominations are now open
Deadline: Friday 26 July at 11:59pm.
Londoners, employers and organisations who provide adult learning or outreach are invited to make nominations across the ten award categories.
Download our comms pack for an opportunity to spread the word about the Adult Learning Awards, encouraging the Londoners and institutions you work with celebrate the successes of London's fantastic adult skills sector and submit their nominations.
We want nominations to reflect London’s diversity. So we welcome nominations from everyone regardless of age, ethnicity, gender or gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, faith or disability.
We particularly welcome nominations for learners, and providers supporting groups of Londoners, who are under-represented in learning and work such as Deaf and disabled Londoners, Black Londoners and Londoners from ethnic minority backgrounds, care leavers and older Londoners.
Tell us about your inspirational stories of adult learning.
If there is an individual who has achieved great things through adult learning, or an inspirational tutor, a brilliant training provider or an employer who has made a difference to the lives of Londoners that you think deserves recognition, we want to hear about it.
For more information and support in submitting a nomination please download our Guidance Notes (PDF).
The ceremony will take place at City Hall in Autumn 2024. The winners and highly commended nominees in each category will be invited to attend.
Award categories
Learn more about the Adult Learning Awards categories
Mayor of London Inspirational Adult Learner of the Year Award
For inspirational achievement or commitment to learning and progression in life or work.
Mayor of London Learning for Personal Progression Award
For exceptional personal progression as a result of learning, including personal development and non-employment outcomes, overcoming barriers or challenges faced personally. This could include improvements to health and wellbeing, social integration, learner self-belief and/or participation in volunteering.
Mayor of London Learning for Good Work Award
For exceptional progression into employment and in-work progression as a result of further education and training. Including overcoming barriers or challenges faced in entering work.
Mayor of London Distinguished Provider of Adult Education Award
For demonstrating commitment to learners, tutors and the communities they serve in. This includes providers who:
- meet or are working towards the Mayor’s Good Work standard
- are inclusive and represent the communities they serve or are located, including those who've set out plans for achieving net-zero carbon estates by 2030.
Providers should showcase if they have achieved the Mayor’s Skills Academies Quality Mark, or how they are working towards the wider principals of the Mayor’s Skills Academies Quality Mark.
Mayor of London Inclusive Provider of Adult Education Award
For going above and beyond to demonstrate inclusive teaching accommodations for their learners, including providing exceptional support to learners with additional language needs.
Mayor of London Learning for Good Work Employer of the Year Award
For going above and beyond to help Londoners get into good work. Employers who have supported training or development programmes to help employees and/or new entrants into their organisation to acquire skills or support progression.
Employers must be offering Good Work, including paying London Living Wage, to be eligible.
Employers accredited by the Mayor’s Good Work Standard are particularly encouraged to apply.
Mayor of London Apprenticeship Employer of the Year Award
For going above and beyond to help Londoners get into high-quality apprenticeships and supporting them throughout their journey in learning and work.
Employers must be offering Good Work, including paying London Living Wage, to be eligible.
Employers accredited by the Mayor’s Good Work Standard are particularly encouraged to apply.
Mayor of London Outreach and Engagement of Adults into Learning Award
For outstanding commitment to supporting Londoners into adult learning opportunities, to gain the skills they need for life, work and progression into good work.
Mayor of London Inspirational Tutor of the Year in Adult Education Award
Going above and beyond to provide high-quality education and support to Londoners, inspiring them to overcome barriers and gain the skills they need to make positive progress in work and to improve their living standards.
Mayor of London Inspirational Professional in Adult Education Award
Going above and beyond to provide high-quality education and support to Londoners, by non-teaching staff at an adult education provider.
Previous award winners
Learn more about the diverse and inspirational stories of learning of our previous winners:
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Inspirational Adult Learner of the year: Nabeel Ahmed (Highly Commended: Abdulkadir Mohamed)
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Learning for Good Work: Benjamin Lees (Highly Commended: Lisa Cudjoe and Lucy Pulgarin)
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Learning for Personal Progression: Charlie Kebell (Highly Commended: StephanieJane Phillips and Teresa Lopez)
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Distinguished Provider of Adult Education: London Skills & Development Network (Highly Commended: City Lit)
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Inclusive Provider of Adult Education: Croydon Health Services NHS Trust (Highly Commended: Haringey Learns and New City College)
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Learning for Good Work Employer of the Year: SEND Coffee (Highly Commended: Waltham Forest College)
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Apprenticeship Employer of the Year: London Ambulance Service NHS Trust (LAS)
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Inspirational Tutor in Adult Education: Anastasiia Trubkina, MI ComputSolutions
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Inspirational Professional in Adult Education: Danijela Skoric, Waltham Forest Adult Learning Service (Highly Commended: Faruk Miah MBE, Idea Store Learning)
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Outreach and Engagement of Adults into Learning: Unfold (Highly Commended: ELATT)
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Inspirational Adult Learner of the year: Shirley Joseph (Highly Commended: Oksana Danyliuk, Tanaz Assefi).
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Learning for Good Work: Ghazal Mottaghi (Highly Commended: Mohammed Sakil, Remi Newman).
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Learning for Personal Progression: Fatima Zahra (Highly Commended: Leonardo Navarro Sanchez and Yvonne Kazeem).
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Distinguished Provider of Adult Education: St Giles Trust (Highly Commended: Harrow College and Uxbridge College).
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Inclusive Provider of Adult Education: Centre for Learning Disabilities Education at City Lit (Brent Start Adult and Community Education, Barnet and Southgate College).
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Employer of the Year for Adult Learning: Greggs (In partnership with Lewisham College) (Highly Commended: The Portobello Business Centre, Simone de Gale Architects).
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Apprenticeship Employer of the Year: London Ambulance Service NHS Trust (LAS) (Highly Commended: Hackney Apprenticeship Programme, East London NHS Foundation Trust).
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Inspirational Tutor or Member of Staff in Adult Education: Sarbdip Noonan, Stanmore College (Highly Commended: Peter Brown - BSL Tutor at City Lit, Sarah Gursoy-Heuser: tutor at Adult Learning Lewisham).
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Outreach and Engagement of Adults into Learning: GRoW, Belina Consulting Ltd.
Watch the 2023 awards
Last year's Adult Learning Awards happened on Thursday 2 November 2023 at City Hall. Watch the ceremony.
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Adult learning in London
The Adult Learning Awards are a key Mayoral commitment to raise awareness of adult learning opportunities and benefits.
There are thousands of adult learning courses available in London, and it’s never too late to learn.
If you’ve been inspired by the Adult Learning Awards, find out how to begin your learning journey.
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