The Institution of Engineering and Technology

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IET Awards

Awards, prizes and scholarships within engineering and technology

Other IET Awards

Apprentice and Technician of the year awards

Apprentice of the Year

Award for an individual, or team of up to five apprentices, in at least the second year of an IET Approved Apprentice scheme (PDF), making good progress towards the apprenticeship qualifications and who has / have made significant contributions towards their employer or operational area. A report of the contribution will form part of the application. You will be required to submit an endorsement statement in addition to the application form.

Technician of the Year

Award for an individual to recognise exceptional engineering contribution in developing a product, service or process or the completion of a project. You will also have demonstrated exceptional commitment to engineering / technology through your technical or professional development. You will be requested to include a brief Curriculum Vitae (CV) with the application form. A report of the contribution will form part of the application. You will be required to submit an endorsement statement in addition to the application form.

We welcome nominations for Technicians from the engineering, technology or education support sectors around the world.

Armed Forces Technician of the Year

Armed Forces Technicians are required to be a member of the United Kingdom Armed Forces.

Prize

For each award the prize will consist of a certificate, £1,000 cash and two years free membership of the IET including technician professional registration assessment fees, if the winner is not already professionally registered ICTTech or EngTech. If a team wins the apprentice award the £1,000 cash prize money should be shared equally amongst its members.

Awards Ceremony

The short-listed applicants will be invited to The IET Achievement Awards Ceremony, which will take place in London on Wednesday, 20 November 2013 and the winner in each category will be announced at the ceremony. This high profile event will be attended by influential people offering excellent networking opportunities and providing the winners with an opportunity to raise their profile within the engineering industry.

How to apply

To apply, please complete the online application form via the link on the right hand side
The Endorsement Statement needs to be attached to the online application form before the application can be accepted. Please note plenty of time will be necessary for the applicant to send and receive the Endorsement Statement and complete the application form
Once you have started your application you can continue to work on it until the deadline date
You do not need to be an IET Member or professionally registered to make an application

Most correspondence with the applicants (and if required endorsers) will be via email, should you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact us on awards@theiet.org.

Deadline

The deadline for completed applications is 31 May 2013 at 17:00 (BST).

Frequently asked questions

1.	Q	Does the description of the work or project undertaken need to include classified information for my application to be considered?
	A	The report does not need to include classified information in order for the application to be assessed.

2.	Q	If a team wins the apprentice award what prize monies are given?
	A	If a team wins the apprentice award the prize monies will still be £1,000 and it will be expected that the team distribute the monies equally amongst themselves.

3.	Q	Does this award rule out anyone who is currently applying for membership via one of the Armed Forces special registration agreement?
	A	No