• Philip Dixon, employed by Sellafield Ltd won the Most Promising Foundation Degree Student of the Year.  Philip is currently studying his Foundation Degree with UCLan.
• Michael Miller, employed by Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd (DSRL), won the Foundation Degree/HNC/HND Student of the Year.  Michael is completed his Foundation Degree with North Highland College.
• Katie Maxwell, employed by the National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) won Nuclear Apprentice of the Year for the Northwest/Northeast region.  Katie completed her Apprenticeship with GEN II Engineering & Technology Training Ltd.
• Gary Jones, employed by the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE), won the Nuclear Apprentice of the Year Southeast/East region.  Gary is completed his apprenticeship with AWE Aldermaston.
• Stephen Saunders, employed by Doosan Babcock, won Nuclear Apprentice of the Year Southwest.  Stephen completed his apprenticeship through Doosan Babcock.
• Mathew Mackay, employed by Rolls Royce won Nuclear Apprentice of the Year for Scotland.  Mathew completed his apprenticeship with North Highland College.
• Liam Fallows, employed by Magnox North won Nuclear Apprentice of the Year for Wales.  Liam is completed his apprenticeship at Coleg Menai.

Selecting the winners was an exceptionally hard task given the high quality nominations received.  Every Award winner demonstrated that they had made outstanding contributions to their places of work, commitment to their own personal development and the potential to develop a career in the nuclear sector.

All of the Regional Apprentice Award winners were put forward for the closely contested title of UK Nuclear Apprentice of the Year which was awarded to Katie Maxwell.  Katie demonstrated the drive and enthusiasm to be an inspiration to both existing and new Apprentices, and demonstrated that she is a truly exceptional individual.

Jean Llewellyn, Chief Executive of the National Skills Academy for Nuclear said, "All of the judging panels recognised, and were extremely encouraged by, the level of commitment and dedication shown by all of the winners.  The quality of the work they are all performing is a credit to the individuals, their supervisors, mentors and managers and the training providers who have all helped these individuals to realise their potential."

Cogent was delighted to present Jillian Bundy, Manager of the Dounreay Training and Development Department, the Cogent SSC Award for Outstanding Leadership in Skills. Cogent CEO, Joanna Woolf presented Jillian with her Award on the night, she said, “The high standard of entries and the wealth of leadership across the nuclear skills agenda is a testament to this industry’s commitment to people. Jillian’s entry stood out, she has shown a real dedication to workforce development engaging both employees and the local community in all her efforts.”

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