Michelle Maddox’s University of Staffordshire lecturer says she is ‘the most dedicated and passionate student’ since her course began.

Michelle, who works at Black Country Partnership NHS Talking Therapies, is studying for a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner Apprenticeship alongside her job.

She has been nominated in the Apprentice of the Year category of University of Staffordshire Business Awards by lecturer Sarah Manso Fernandez-Arguelles.

Sarah said: “Michelle has been the most dedicated and passionate student I’ve seen since our apprenticeship started in 2021. She puts 100% effort into everything she does and always demonstrates a great attitude to feedback and wanting to learn.

“Michelle faced substantial challenges in her apprenticeship but always took these in the spirit of self-improvement and never took her foot off the pedal.

“I’m personally so incredibly proud of how far she’s come and the therapist she’s going to be.”