The Engineering Trust

Annual Awards

Annual Awards

Our Annual Awards recognise, celebrate and promote excellence among apprentices, mentors and employers. They shine a light on the achievements of apprentices and applaud the unwavering support from mentors and employers.

You can find information for each award category including eligibility criteria and nomination process below. 

Nominations can be submitted from Friday 22nd September 2023 until midnight Thursday 30th November 2023.

Employer endorsements and Nominee statements collected by 31st December 2023.

Judging and Invitations to the celebration and presentation evening in January 2024.

Celebration & presentation event on Tuesday 20th February, 2024, 6.30pm at Oxford Town Hall.

Please help us by sharing information about our Awards and this web page with anyone in your business who may want to nominate someone for an award.

Apprentice Awards

Apprentice of the Year Award

This award recognises and celebrates an apprentice who is either in learning or completed an apprenticeship in 2023. The winner of this award would have excelled and progressed on track, if not completed ahead of schedule. Their standard of work, both within their role and learning would have exceeded expectations and they continually demonstrated an outstanding attitude towards the apprenticeship.

Level 2 Award - An apprentice who has either completed or is at least 9 months into their apprenticeship.

Level 3 & 4 Award - An apprentice who has either completed or is at least 18 months into their apprenticeship.

Nominations to this category are by the Training Officer. Nominations are then endorsed by the employer and a nominee statement provided by the apprentice.      

Last year’s joint winners Daniel Quinn and Jonathan Carswell. Read more here >

Judging

By the sponsor company The Manufacturer 

The Manufacturer is the premier industry publication providing manufacturing news, articles, events and insights while promoting best practice in the manufacturing industry.

www.themanufacturer.com

Trevor Woodger Award for Progression

This award recognises and celebrates a current or ex-apprentice who has made significant progress in their job role or career to date. The person receiving this award displays a consistently high level of effort and enthusiasm within their work and/or learning. Their personality and attitude make them a great employee and work colleague and their actions have a real impact within the business, allowing them to progress within their career, either in the short or long term.

Trevor Woodger MBE was a Training Officer at ETT and passed away in 2020. He helped countless people begin and advance their career in Engineering, Trevor was awarded an MBE in 2003 for services to Engineering Education.

Nominations to this category can be made either by a current employer, previous employer, work colleague or Training Officer. Nominations are then endorsed by a third party (ideally current or previous employer) and a statement provided by the nominee.

Download the nomination form here >

Last year’s winners: Freddie Wilson-Lyons. Read more here >

Judging

Trustees of The Engineering Trust

www.theengineeringtrust.org/the-trust/

Employer Awards

Above and Beyond Award

This award recognises and celebrates an apprentice mentor or manager who has consistently gone above and beyond for apprentices. This could be someone who currently manages and mentors apprentices, helped an individual to achieve their apprenticeship or someone who has facilitated the training of multiple apprentices over the years. 

Nominations to this category are by a current or ex-apprentice, an employer, a work colleague or a Training Officer.

Download the nomination form here >

Last year’s winner was Ade Elsley. Read more here >

Judging

By the sponsor company TBAT Innovation Limited

TBAT Innovation offer a range of funding services that are crucial to helping companies succeed with their R&D projects. They have expert knowledge of accessing UK and EU grant funding and R&D tax credit submissions.

www.tbat.co.uk

Apprentice Employer of the Year

This award recognises and celebrates an employer's commitment, contribution and dedication to their apprenticeship programme. Any nomination must evidence how the whole organisation is committed to apprenticeships, explain how apprenticeships have brought positive benefits to the business, evidence the support given to apprentices (with focus on aspects beyond the basic requirements for operating an apprenticeship scheme) and explain why the business is a great place to work.

Nominations to this category are by a current or ex-Apprentice, an employee, or a Training Officer.

Download the nomination form here >

Last year’s winner was Nicab. Read more here >

Judging

By the sponsor company Priddey Marketing.

Priddey Marketing is a marketing and sales consultancy based in Oxfordshire which specialises in supporting science and engineering organisations

www.priddeymarketing.co.uk