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WWT's Associate Academy Named Best Apprenticeship in IT & Digital

The Associate Academy won the Best Apprenticeship in IT & Digital by UK Apprenticeship Guide Awards 2026! Thank you to the powerhouse community behind the win.
A digital banner announcing World Wide Technology as winner of Best Apprenticeship in IT and Digital at the 2026 Apprenticeship Guide Awards. The banner features bold white and orange text on a pink and purple gradient background, with logos for Apprenticeship Guide Awards and World Wide Technology.

We are proud to share that the Associate Academy has been named Best Apprenticeship in IT & Digital at the UK Apprenticeship Guide Awards 2026, a moment that belongs to many people across our organization and professional community.

This recognition is a powerful endorsement of what we deeply believe: that when you invest intentionally in early‑career talent, provide real opportunities to learn, and surround people with great mentors and support, incredible things happen.

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The World Wide Technology team poses on stage at the UK Apprenticeship Guide Awards 2026

While the award carries our program's name, this achievement is the result of collective effort:

  • Our apprentices, who bring curiosity, resilience, and ambition every single day
  • Our mentors and coaches who generously share their time, knowledge, and belief in what's possible
  • Our partners and collaborators, who open doors, create experiences, and help shape meaningful career pathways
  • Our leaders and sponsors, whose continued support makes long‑term investment in talent possible
  • And the extended Associate Academy  who design, deliver, iterate, and raise the bar year after year

This award reflects the heart of the program: real-world learning, structured development, community, and opportunity. It is designed to help people not just start careers, but build them.

The Apprenticeship Guide Awards celebrate programs that set the standard for quality, impact, and innovation across the UK. Being recognized in the IT & Digital category reinforces that our approach, combining technical capability, professional skills, mentorship, and hands-on experience, is making a meaningful difference.

Most importantly, it affirms the outcomes we care about most: confidence, capability, progression, and long-term success for early‑career talent.

To everyone who has played a part in the Associate Academy journey, past and present, thank you. This recognition belongs to you!

We're proud of what we've built together, and even more excited about what's ahead as we continue to invest in the next generation of technologists, sellers, and leaders.

Here's to the community that made this possible, and to raising the bar even higher.