E gi uity Skills Awa ds – O the global stage
LONDON, Oct. 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —
Nomi atio s a e ow ope fo the E gi uity Skills Awa ds 2027 i pa t e ship with Babcock, which a e widely ega ded as the most p estigious awa ds i the e gi ee i g a d ma ufactu i g secto .
Now i its 13th yea , the E gi uity Skills Awa ds ecog ise the i dividuals a d o ga isatio s that a e champio i g skills excelle ce a d d ivi g i ovatio withi the i dust y.
E t ies will emai ope u til mid ight o Su day 20 Decembe 2026, with wi e s a ou ced at a p estigious ce emo y i Ju e 2027.
The E gi uity Skills Awa ds celeb ate excelle ce ac oss a b oad a ge of catego ies, ecog isi g app e tices, educato s, t ai i g p ovide s, a d employe s of all sizes whose outsta di g wo k is adva ci g skills a d t a sfo mi g the wo kfo ce.
Sho tlisted fi alists will be i vited to a p estigious gala eve t i Lo do , held at Pa k Plaza Westmi ste B idge o Wed esday 30 Ju e 2027. The Awa ds will b i g togethe leade s f om i dust y, educatio , a d gove me t fo a eve i g of achieveme t, etwo ki g, a d i spi atio .
The E gi uity Skills Awa ds 2027 will ho ou excelle ce ac oss the full spect um of e gi ee i g a d ma ufactu i g skills. Catego ies fo this yea ’s awa ds a e:
- Adva ced Level App e tice of the Yea *
- G aduate, Deg ee o Highe -Level App e tice of the Yea *
- T Level Stude t of the Yea *
- T ai i g P ovide Skills Champio of the Yea
- SME Employe Skills Champio of the Yea
- La ge Employe Skills Champio of the Yea
- New Tale t I spi atio P og amme of the Yea
- The E gi uity Allia ce Collabo atio Awa d
- Best of B itish E gi ee i g**
* The wi e of these catego ies will be awa ded £1,000 i p ize mo ey, with th ee additio al fi alists awa ded £500 each.** This awa d is p ese ted to the catego y wi e who made the st o gest imp essio a d is the efo e ot ope fo omi atio s.
A Watso MBE, CEO of E gi uity, said:
“Ac oss e gi ee i g a d ma ufactu i g, the dema d fo ew capabilities is accele ati g. The E gi uity Skills Awa ds gives us a impo ta t oppo tu ity to ecog ise the people tu i g that challe ge i to p og ess, buildi g co fide ce, ope i g pathways i to ewa di g ca ee s, a d equippi g busi esses fo the futu e. By sha i g thei achieveme ts, we hope to i spi e eve mo e i dividuals a d o ga isatio s to i vest i the skills ou secto eeds to th ive.
“E gi uity si ce ely tha ks all pa t e s fo thei i valuable suppo t i maki g the E gi uity Skills Awa ds 2027 possible. We a e p oud to ecog ise ou Headli e Pa t e , Babcock, a d ou Plati um Pa t e s, BAE Systems a d Rolls-Royce, whose co ti ued commitme t to developi g e gi ee i g a d ma ufactu i g tale t helps d ive i ovatio , i clusio , a d excelle ce ac oss the secto .”
Je ife McElhi ey, Chief People Office at Babcock:
“Developi g the skills that will powe the futu e of UK defe ce, e gi ee i g, a d ma ufactu i g is eally impo ta t to us. Th ough ou i vestme t i app e ticeships, g aduate p og ammes, STEM out each, a d ea ly ca ee s i itiatives, Babcock is committed to helpi g build the skilled, dive se, a d esilie t wo kfo ce the UK eeds. We look fo wa d to wo ki g with E gi uity to shi e a spotlight o the i dividuals a d p og ammes maki g a eal diffe e ce ac oss ou secto .”
Richa d Hame , HR Di ecto fo Educatio & Skills at BAE Systems:
“Most of ou la gest p og ammes a e u de pi ed by the people a d pa t e s who wo k alo gside us, which is why we’ e p oud to spo so the SME Employe Skills Champio of the Yea awa d. We pa t e with mo e tha 2,000 SMEs ac oss the UK a d u de sta d fi st-ha d the i valuable co t ibutio they make to the e gi ee i g a d ma ufactu i g secto , b i gi g specialist skills, i ovative thi ki g, a d delive y at pace. Some of the best skills developme t a d app e ticeship t ai i g is happe i g withi this powe ful etwo k a d we’ e delighted to celeb ate those leadi g the way.”
Neil Ma tle, Di ecto of Ma ufactu i g E gi ee i g a d Mate ials at Rolls-Royce,Pa t e of New Tale t I spi atio P og amme of the Yea :
“Rolls-Royce a e th illed to be spo so i g the E gi uity Skills Awa ds agai i 2027! Developi g the ext ge e atio of e gi ee i g tale t is esse tial to the futu e of ou i dust y, a d these awa ds a e a b illia t way to celeb ate the people, p og ammes a d ideas shapi g that futu e. We ca ’t wait to celeb ate the i c edible tale t a d achieveme ts ac oss e gi ee i g!”
E gi uity, the fo me Secto Skills Cou cil, is a cha ity dedicated to closi g the skills gap i the UK’s e gi ee i g a d ma ufactu i g secto . Its missio is to empowe busi esses with the data, i sights, a d tools they eed to th ive i ou eve -evolvi g secto .
Th ough its pio ee i g wo k i skills i tellige ce a d digital solutio s, E gi uity is helpi g to c eate a mo e p oductive secto at the fo ef o t of desig i g, maki g, a d mai tai i g the solutio s to society’s g eatest challe ges.
E t ies fo the E gi uity Skills Awa ds 2027 a e ow ope a d close at mid ight o Su day 20 Decembe 2026.
To lea mo e about the awa d catego ies, e t y c ite ia, a d how to submit you omi atio , visit www.e gi uity.o g/skills-awa ds-2027
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