Having recently been commended as Time magazine's Person of the Year for 2019, it is clear why Greta Thunberg is widely regarded as being one of the most influential young people on the planet but she is not alone in having accomplished brilliant things at such a young age.

The fact is that the world is full to the brim of highly inspirational and groundbreaking young individuals. Here are just some of them and the tremendous impacts that they have had on the world.

Malala Yousafza

At the mere age of 17, Malala was recognised as the youngest Nobel Prize laureate for her humanitarian work.

Originally becoming a well-known name because she was unlawfully shot by the Taliban, she went on to become an advocate for women wanting to pursue education. Now, she puts her efforts into growing her charity organisation ‘The Malala Fund’.

Ann Makosinski

Her appearance on Jimmy Fallon’s talk show has not come lightly as at the age of 15, she invented a torch that is powered by body heat and took it to the Google Science Fair in 2013.

Through this process, she both provided a source of light to those who cannot afford electricity and reduced waste by not utilising single use batteries.

Easton LaChappelle

At the age of 14, Easton came in third place at the Colorado State Science Fair with a prototype for a robotic hand made of lego and fishing wire.

From then, he embarked on a mission to build a more affordable alternative to prosthetic hands and arms. Fast forward and he is now the driving force behind a company that uses 3D printing to build prosthetics, taking the price of them down to around $350 from around $80,000.

Kelvin Doe

By the age of 13, Kelvin Doe was powering neighbourhood houses in Sierra Leone with batteries composed of metal, soda and acid in a tin cup.

Not stopping there, he also went on to build a community radio station, entirely built and powered by a generator of recycled parts.

Zuriel Oduwole

As a self-taught filmmaker, by the age of 17, Zuriel had successfully interviewed around 30 heads of state and crafted seven documentaries . She is also a powerful advocate of promoting education in Africa for girls.

The Gloucestershire Live Apprenticeship Awards

Most that undertake an apprenticeship are around the age of 20 and at such a significant stage of life, it makes it even more of an impressive accomplishment to be making a name for yourself in your career.

We are looking for entries for the Gloucestershire Live Apprenticeship Awards before the nominations officially close on Thursday 16 January 2020.

You don’t have to have achieved headline stealing feats such as those detailed, you could simply just be making a substantial difference to your work team and positively impacting your working environment.

To put forward a nomination for the awards, simply fill in the form below.