Work experience and internships: NCWE awards

The National Council for Work Experience (NCWE)  promotes best practice in work experience, ensuring both students and employers get the most out of the placement. Their annual awards are designed to acknowledge and reward employers that provide their interns with an exceptional experience - whether it’s for a week or a year.

2013 Work Experience Awards

The 2013 NCWE Awards finalists are listed below. View the awards brochure to find out more about the winning organisations. 

Finalists of the 2013 NCWE Awards 

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 - Winner
• GlaxoSmithKline - Highly Commended
• IBM UK Ltd
• Intel Corporation UK Ltd
• John Lewis Partnership
• Vauxhall Motors

Long-term Placements (Fewer than 20 Students) - Sponsored by Intel

• bp - Winner
• Panasonic - Highly Commended
• Lidl
• PSA Peugeot Citroen
• The Co-operative Group
• TUI UK & Ireland

Short-term Placements (up to 3 months duration)

• Infosys Ltd - Winner
• Hymans Robertson - Highly Commended
• Motability Operations - Judges' Commendation
• bp
• Centrica Plc
• Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Further categories:

Best Organisation with Fewer than 250 Employees

• Clock - Winner
• Petersens PR Ltd - Highly Commended
• Ash Gaming Ltd
• Asidua
• PPS Works Ltd
• ProspectSoft Ltd

Best Newcomer (for schemes set up within the last 2 years) - Sponsored by GSK

• Shearman & Sterling (London) LLP - Winner
• FMC Technologies - Highly Commended
• Slater & Gordon
• Teach First

Best Public Sector Placement

• University of Aberdeen - Winner
• University of Leeds - Highly Commended
• Career Zone (University of Exeter)
• Careers Network, University of Birmingham
• Civil Service Fast Stream
• South West College

Best Charitable Sector Placement

• Cancer Research UK - Winner
• Teach First - Highly Commended
• Blackpool Advocacy
• Bryson Practice Learning Centre
• Macmillan Cancer Support

Best Law Firm

• Nabarro LLP - Winner
• Simmons & Simmons - Highly Commended
• Baker & McKenzie
• Bircham Dyson Bell
• Pinsent Masons
• Shearman & Sterling (London) LLP

Best of the Best

To mark the 10th anniversary of the NCWE Awards, overall winners from the past ten years were invited to enter this special category.

• George at Asda - Winner
• BBC
• Best Kept Secrets
• Centrica Plc
• Champions Life Academy - Life Party Ltd
• Intel Corporation UK Ltd
• TUI UK & Ireland

Graduate Internship of the Year 2013:

Best Organisation with More than 250 Employees - Sponsored by AGR

• Citi - Winner
• BBC - Highly Commended
• bp (Class of 2012 Olympic Programme)
• Halma plc
• John Lewis Partnership
• Manchester Metropolitan University

Best Organisation with Fewer than 250 Employees

• Change Agents UK - Winner
• Advertising Association - Highly Commended
• Beverley Building Society

Nomination categories

Work Placement of the Year – as Nominated by a Careers Adviser, Jobshop or Placement Tutor - Sponsored by PlaceNet

• Biskit Ltd nominated by Sarah Goldstone, The University of Leeds - Winner
• Wunderman / Y&R Z Academy nominated by Karen Ephram, Bournemouth University - Highly Commended
• East Coast Main Line Company nominated by Jennifer Mowat, University of York
• John Lewis Partnership nominated by Caroline Herz, Manchester Metropolitan University
• Merlin Entertainment Group (Madame Tussauds) nominated by Nicky Smith, Manchester Metropolitan University
• Stephenson Harwood nominated by Claire Smith, Whizz-Kidz

Best Employment Experience – as Nominated by a Student or Graduate Intern

• IBM nominated by Charles Donnell - Winner
• Microsoft UK nominated by Olivia Roche - Highly Commended
• BBC Journalism Training Scheme nominated by Jasmine Coleman
• GlaxoSmithKline nominated by Martin Peeks
• Petersens PR nominated by Eira Jepson
• PPS Works Ltd nominated by Bavinder Chahal
• University of Edinburgh Careers Service nominated by Amelia Lloyd
• Webfusion Ltd nominated by Randal Whitmore

Follow us @NCWE_Awards to keep up with the latest announcements from the NCWE Awards.

2013 sponsors

• Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR) 
• GSK
• Intel
• PlaceNet
• TUI UK & Ireland