Celebrating the best of engineering and manufacturing skills across the UK
Aaron Blutstein 3 November 2025 
Nominations are now open for the Enginuity Skills Awards 2026, widely regarded as the most prestigious awards in the engineering and manufacturing sector.
Each year, the Enginuity Skills Awards recognises the individuals and organisations who are championing skills excellence and driving innovation within the industry.
Nominations will remain open until midnight on Sunday, 25 January 2026, with winners announced at a prestigious ceremony on Wednesday, 1 July 2026 at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge, London.
The Enginuity Skills Awards honour achievements across a wide range of categories, highlighting apprentices, educators, training providers, and employers of all sizes, who are making outstanding contributions to the advancement of skills and workforce transformation.
Shortlisted finalists will be invited to attend the gala event in London on Wednesday, 1 July 2026, for an evening of celebration, networking, and inspiration, attended by leaders from across industry, education, and government.
Award categories
The Enginuity Skills Awards 2026 will honour excellence across the full spectrum of engineering and manufacturing skills. Categories for this year’s awards are:
- Advanced Level Apprentice of the Year*
- Graduate, Degree or Higher-Level Apprentice of the Year*
- T Level Student of the Year*
- Training Provider Skills Champion of the Year
- SME Employer Skills Champion of the Year
- Large Employer Skills Champion of the Year
- New Talent Inspiration Programme of the Year
- The Enginuity Alliance Collaboration Award
- Best of British Engineering (As in previous years, this award will be presented to the category winner who made the strongest impression and is therefore not open for nominations.)
* The winner of these categories will be awarded £1000 in prize money with the 2 finalists being awarded £500 each.
To learn more about the award categories, entry criteria, and how to submit your nomination, visit: www.enginuity.org/skills-awards-2026
