The Enginuity Skills Awards recognise the individuals and organisations advocating for skills excellence in engineering and manufacturing.
Held on Thursday 3rd July 2025, the events theme will be ‘Engineering and Manufacturing is the Engine of Growth’. The gala dinner will take place at the Park Plaza London Riverbank where the winners will be announced.
Ann Watson, CEO of Enginuity said: “Engineering & manufacturing are ready and able to embark on a new ‘golden age’ which will enhance productivity and output, we just need government and education to produce the catalyst to help make that happen.
“Governments and business are united in their desire for economic growth and our sector has the pent-up potential to deliver it.
“These awards celebrate those that have excelled in all sorts of ways, extraordinary people with extraordinary stories, icons to inspire others, spread innovation and enhance the sector in all sorts of ways.”
Two new categories will feature, New Talent Inspiration Programme of the Year, to recognise initiatives which have brought new sources of talent into the sector and the Enginuity Alliance Collaboration Award, which celebrates collaboration between different kinds of organisations on projects which impact core skills challenges
Other categories are Graduate, Degree or Higher-Level Apprentice of the year, Advanced Level Apprentice, T Level Student, SME Employer Skills Champion, Large Employer Skills Champion, Training Provider Skills Champion, and the coveted Best of British Award (selected from winners of the above).
Sponsors of the event include BAE Systems, EAL, Eduqas, Rolls Royce, Siemens and Witherslack Group.
Nominations close on Friday, 14 February 2025, finalists will be announced during the week commencing Monday, 31 March 2025
Winners of the apprenticeship categories (Graduate Degree or Higher-Level Apprentice, Advanced Level Apprentice) and the T Level Student category will receive a £1,000 prize, with two runners-up for each category receiving £500. Nominations close on Friday, 14 February 2025, so apply today for your chance to win.
Nominations can be made by visiting www.enginuity.org/skills-awards-2025 before Friday, 14 February 2025.
