Yaser is King of the Awards!

What a night! It was an evening of excellence all round for the future of engineering at the Annual Employer and Learner Awards at Brinsworth Academy of Engineering.

The evening which was headline sponsored by MTL Group and held at Magna Science and Adventure Centre, saw over 190 guests enjoy an evening of celebration and recognition for some of the Region’s finest young engineering talent. 

The night was also host to the Award of Excellence, sponsored by SMC International Training which was won by 21 year old engineer Yaser Rauf of Arnold Wragg Ltd.

Other sponsors for the awards also included Newburgh Engineering, AESSeal, IMechE, and Oxley and Coward Solicitors.

Image: Yaser Rauf with Martin Bevan of SMC International Training

The award was presented by Martin Bevan, Business Manager at SMC International who explained why they are involved with the awards “We were delighted to be involved in the awards and it is good to see talented young engineers getting into the lime light. This can only be good for the region as it needs so many more engineers! ”.

Other winners on the night included Jonathan Cheeseman of Davy Markham who won the Special Achievement Award, Luke Rayner of Edward Pryor & Sons  who won the Level 2 Learner of the Year and Daniel Houchin of Newburgh Engineering who won the Level 3 Learner of the Year. Arnold Wragg Ltd won the Employer of the Year Award

Commenting on the apprenticeship awards, Business Development Director Paul Reeves said “We are delighted to see such a showcase of young talent coming through the system, it is a great credit to the learners, our own training team and of course the employers that are supporting them through this critical part of their careers.”

There are over 250 apprentices currently in training with Brinsworth Academy of Engineering.  All are following a training framework developed with the engineering industry sector, which includes attainment of a vocational qualification, a technical certificate and specified key skills.

For more information on how an engineering apprentice can assist your business, email your details to info@brinsworthtraining.co.uk