Nominations open for Semta Skills Awards 2019

8th Oct 2018, 10:27 • In News

The search is on to find the Best of British Engineering in the Semta Skills Awards which include new categories to recognise the importance of apprentices to companies both large and small.

Nominations are now open for the eight categories and the successful finalists will join more than 550 guests from across the advanced manufacturing and engineering sector at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge Hotel in London to celebrate the Best of British Engineering on Thursday 21^st March 2019.

Now in their sixth year, the Semta Skills Awards are firmly established in the sector. Nominations are being sought for the following categories:

Apprentice of the Year: SME Employer Award (sponsored by EAL)

Apprentice of the Year: Large Employer Award (sponsored by Coca-Cola European Partners)

Graduate or Degree Apprentice of the Year (sponsored by BAE Systems)

Skills Champion of the Year Award (supported by Commercial Education Trust)

Skills Innovation of the Year Award (sponsored by MBDA UK)

Training Partner of the Year Award (sponsored by Rolls-Royce)

SME Investment in Skills Award (sponsored by Jaguar Land Rover)

Diversity in Engineering Award (sponsored by Atkins, a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group)

An overall ‘Best of British Engineering’ award (sponsored by UFI Charitable Trust) will be given to reward one of the overall winners that have made a special contribution to supporting skills development within the sector.

Companies and individuals are urged to submit their entries in early – the deadline is 30^th November. Entries will then be judged by a panel of industry experts with the shortlisted finalists going through to the black tie awards ceremony.

Ann Watson, chief Executive of Semta, the not for profit industry led organisation, leading the battle to skill Britain with sufficient engineers to help industry thrive said: “We are now more than half way through the Year of Engineering and what better way to celebrate than ensuring the individuals and companies who make the advanced manufacturing and engineering sector great are recognised in our awards.”

Last year 21-year -old Judith Mair, from Portknockie, Buckie between Aberdeen and Inverness, who works for Rolls-Royce in Derby, received a standing ovation when she was named Best of British Engineering having picked up the Apprentice of the Year title earlier in the evening.

Semta www.semta.org.uk/skillsawards

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Dave Tudor

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Semta

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