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ECITB unveils 2026 Training and Development Awards finalists

The winners will be revealed at its 14th annual awards ceremony at 60 Great Queen Street in London on 26th November.

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Ecitb ceo andrew hockey speaking at the 2025 eci awards
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The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) has unveiled the finalists for its 2026 Training & Development Awards.

Three individuals, employers or training providers were shortlisted across each of nine categories.

The winners will be revealed at its 14th annual awards ceremony at 60 Great Queen Street in London on 26th November.

The Apprentice of the Year finalists were David Blyth of Nuclear Restoration Services, Faye Rathmill of Sellafield and Amy Frame of TechnipFMC.

Amanda Wong of Kellogg Brown & Root Solutions Ltd (KBR), Asjad Ahmad of Fluor and Matthew Boddy of Altrad Services Ltd were shortlisted for Graduate of the Year.

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The ECITB New Entrant Award finalists were Brandon Johnson of REAGIT UK Ltd, Keanu Williams of Pembrokeshire College and Poppy Blackett of Lakes College West Cumbria.

Hinkley Point C, EDF and Sellafield were shortlisted for Large Employer of the Year.

Wright Engineering, Intelect UK and Team Plan Ltd were named as the Small/Medium Employer of the Year finalists.

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STEM Returners, Tyne North Training and EDF were shortlisted for the Excellence in ED&I Award.

Forth Valley College, 3t Training Services and Hydrasun were finalists for Training Organisation of the Year.

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C&P Engineering, Kellogg Brown & Root Solutions Ltd (KBR) and Fluor were shortlisted for the Leading Industry Safety Award.

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International regional winners Vibrant Consultancy in Qatar, PT Edukasi Teknologi Group in Indonesia and Q-Training Limited in Uganda were put forward for International Training Organisation of the Year.

A panel of industry representatives will select the winners, while Ortis Deley will host the event.

Andrew Hockey (pictured), chief executive at ECITB, said: “Congratulations to those shortlisted this year, but also to all the outstanding nominees.

“The standard of nominations we received was again very high, showcasing the great things happening in training and development across the engineering construction industry.

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“Our Leading Industry Learning strategy aims to guide skills development across the ECI amid the thousands of extra skilled workers our Labour Forecasting Tool predicts could be needed to meet demand by 2030.”

Hockey added: “A year into our 2026-30 strategy, reading so many inspiring entries of the work being done across industry to help make this happen is incredibly heartening and is further evidence of the collaborative efforts taking place across the ECI.

“I would like to thank my fellow judges, who now have the unenviable job of picking the overall winners, and the sponsors from across industry that help make this a special night of celebration.

“The awards ceremony once again provides a wonderful opportunity to recognise the achievements that are shaping the future of the industry.”

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