Fellow's Profile
Fellow's Profile
Apprenticeship Intermediary Hubs - driving place based employer engagement
Exploring innovative intermediary approaches to engaging SMEs in apprenticeships/pre-apprenticeships
2025
East of England
My current role is Apprenticeship Strategy Manager for Norfolk County Council. I lead an externally facing brokerage service called Apprenticeships Norfolk. In addition, I hold several voluntary roles, including: co-chairing the National Apprenticeship Hub Network (around 25 intermediary apprenticeship 'hubs' across England); governor for two independent training providers; member of the UCAS Apprenticeship Stakeholder Group; Ambassador for East of England Apprenticeship Ambassador Network (EoEAAN) and the national Intermediary Apprenticeship Network. I am proud to be a former apprentice, undertaking a L7 Senior Leader Masters Apprenticeship (SLMDA) in 2020, achieving distinction in the embedded MBA and apprenticeship EPA, plus an Impact Award, presented by UEA recognising the impact from my applied learning.
The focus of my Fellowship is to explore and learn from intermediary organisations who facilitate practical and financial apprenticeship support for SME employers and/or pre-apprenticeship programmes, identifying recommendations for developing innovative approaches to stimulate supply-side growth of opportunities.
Katy Dorman (CF 2025) attended a Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace in recognition of her contribution to education and skills, following a nomination by the Department for Education.
By Katy Dorman, 7 May 2026
Katy Dorman (CF 2025) spoke at the Apprenticeships & Training Conference 2026, contributing to a panel on collaboration and partnership in local skills systems.
By Katy Dorman, 4 March 2026
Katy Dorman (CF 2025) won the National Royal Air Force (RAF) Skills Champion of the Year at the Department for Education’s Apprenticeships and Skills Awards Ceremony.
By Katy Dorman, 28 November 2025
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Katy Dorman (CF 2025) attended a Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace in recognition of her contribution to education and skills, following a nomination by the Department for Education.
By Katy Dorman, 7 May 2026
Katy Dorman (CF 2025) spoke at the Apprenticeships & Training Conference 2026, contributing to a panel on collaboration and partnership in local skills systems.
By Katy Dorman, 4 March 2026
Katy Dorman (CF 2025) won the National Royal Air Force (RAF) Skills Champion of the Year at the Department for Education’s Apprenticeships and Skills Awards Ceremony.
By Katy Dorman, 28 November 2025
All Reports are copyright © the author. The moral right of the author has been asserted. The views and opinions expressed by any Fellow are those of the Fellow and not of the Churchill Fellowship or its partners, which have no responsibility or liability for any part of them.
