National Training Awards
The National Training Awards organised by SummitSkills take place at an annual event to celebrate the best UK apprentices and engineers in building services engineering.
There are 10 different award categories:
- Heating & Ventilating Operative of the Year
- Plumbing Operative of the Year
- Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Operative of the Year
- Electrotechnical Operative of the Year
- Experienced Existing Worker of the Year (Mechanical)
- Experienced Existing Worker of the Year (Electrical)
- Technician Engineer of the Year
- Happold Bursary
- Alfred Manly Management Award
- Professional Engineer of the Year – Ann Noblett Memorial Scholarship
This year's awards will take place at The British Library, London on Wednesday 25 March 2009. The evening's inspirational guest speaker will be mountaineer Nigel Vardy, the first British climber to scale the world's seven tallest peaks on the seven largest islands in 2007. Nigel also has more than 20 years experience in electrical engineering.
How to apply for 2009
Please complete a nomination form and send to us with the candidate's CV and their highest held certificates:
For a paper copy of the form, please contact Grace Hewlett on 01908 303974. The closing date for applications is Friday 9 January 2009.
2008 Awards
The British Library played host to the 2008 National Training Awards for the building services engineering sector on 2nd April.
UK Skills National Training Awards
Businesses of all sizes, from micro businesses to multi-nationals, in the public, private or voluntary sectors, are eligible to enter the National Training Awards managed by UK Skills. This includes organisations that work together to provide education and training in a business context and/or within the community.
Though the labels are the same, these are not the same thing as our sector's National Training Awards. They are managed by UK Skills and supported by the the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills, Department for Employment and Learning Northern Ireland, the Welsh Assembly Government, Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise.
To find out more, visit UK Skills' National Training Awards website or to to book a place at an information session, call UK Skills' NTA Helpline on 0800 0191 475 (Mon-Frid; 9am-5pm). (UK Skills closing date for entry is 25 April 2008).
