EVENTS Alan Sugars show may have been cancelled this Autumn because of Covid-19, but CIBSEs first Apprentice of the Year competition is taking place as part of the virtual Young Engineer Awards. We introduce the nine finalists, plus the candidates for Graduate of the Year N ine apprentice engineers have been shortlisted for CIBSEs inaugural Apprentice of the Year competition. The winner will be announced on 8 October during a special online version of the Young Engineers Awards, which will also host the CIBSE ASHRAE Graduate of the Year and Employer of the Year competitions. Launched in 2020 to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the Young Engineers Awards, the Apprentice of the Year award allows the CIBSE community to recognise the contribution made by apprentice engineers and those in the early years of their careers. The apprentices had to submit a short video presentation on the topic Why the role of a building services engineer is a good career, and the nine shortlisted entrants impressed the judges with their passion, pride, drive and commitment to the sector. Vince Arnold, chair of the judges for the Apprentice of the Year, says he has been encouraged by the quality of the candidates. Apprentices and graduates, of course are the future of our industry, he says. They bring enthusiasm for sustainable design and building performance across the full range of construction and maintenance. (See page 73 for a Q&A with Vince Arnold.) The winner of the award will receive 500, while those in second and third place will get 300 and 200 respectively. A compilation video of the shortlisted Apprentice of the Year videos will be available after the event. Eight newly graduated engineers have been shortlisted for the CIBSE ASHRAE Graduate of the Year award, while the Employer of the Year has six firms in the final (see CIBSE News on page 12 for the shortlist). The chair of the judges for Employer of the Year is Kevin Mitchell, who won the first Graduate of the Year Award in 1995. Graduate finalists will be challenged to show off their presentation skills on a given topic in front of a panel of industry judges at the online final. This years winner will enjoy a fully paid trip to an ASHRAE Winter Meeting in 2021. Ewen Rose, Graduate of the Year judge, said: We are delighted that the award is able to celebrate its 25th anniversary with this wonderfully impressive line-up of finalists. This award has matured into one of the most sought after professional accolades for young engineers. Everyone who attends the final online on 8 October should be hugely reassured about our professions future when they see the range and depth of talent on show. The Young Engineers Awards, will take place on 8 October between 3.30pm and 5pm. They will be delivered in partnership with CIBSE Patrons, and sponsored by Kingspan Industrial Insulation, Baxi and Ideal Commercial Boilers and Swegon Air Management. The awards are also supported by the Manly Trust. To register to attend the awards online on 8 October, visit www.cibse.org/yea CJ | YOUNG ENGINEER AWARDS SHORTLISTS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Young Apprentice of the Year shortlist 1 Adam Daulby, Aecom Adam Daulby joined Aecom in January 2019 as an apprentice mechanical engineer and is studying at London South Bank University. He has excelled in his role working on key projects such as South Bank Place, Wood Wharf and Fleet Street Estates. He has a keen interest in building information modelling and has helped to develop Aecoms technical library. 2 George Field, ChapmanBDSP George Field is a 20-year-old apprentice mechanical engineer. He started at ChapmanBDSP after finishing his A levels and is now working while studying at university. For the past six months, Field has been extremely fortunate to have learned his profession on site at Battersea Power Station, one of Europes largest regeneration projects. 3 Bradley Heppell, Mace Bradley Heppell works in Mace MEP as an MEP apprentice engineer, a role in which he won Apprentice of the Year 2019. Bradley says he has a strong passion for engineering, particularly around mechanical, www.cibsejournal.com October 2020 23 CIBSE Oct20 pp23-25 Young Engineers.indd 23 25/09/2020 18:36