The NDT Engineer of the Year Award
Open award for members and non-members
Award criteria
Purpose: Awarded to the NDT Engineer apprentice achieving an excellent result at their end-point assessment in the year in question.
Details of the award: A certificate, £100 cash and an invitation to the NDT/CM Annual Conference Dinner with one night’s accommodation.
Eligibility: A BINDT apprentice who has achieved an excellent result at their end-point assessment in the year in question.
Nomination arrangements: The winner will be selected using the EPA scoring system.
Committee: Education & Professional Development
Winners
2023/2024 winner: Nathan Bate
The NDT Engineer of the Year Award for 2023/2024 has been won by Nathan Bate.
Nathan is a Level 3 Consultant, Trainer and Examiner at Argyll Ruane. He began his journey as an NDT Engineer in 2019 after eight years in industry as a Level 2 Technician in varied environments, including engineering, rail and special process fabrications. Following successful completion of the Level 6 NDT Engineer apprenticeship, Nathan’s role as an NDT Level 3 involves supporting the provision of Level 3 Consultancy Services to clients, including acting as a Responsible Level 3, procedure writing, conducting performance reviews, audits and training and supporting the examinations department. His diverse technical knowledge base ensures clients receive a high standard of training and support.
Past winners:
2022/2023 Jonathan Brent BEng IEng MInstNDT
Details of all Institute awards can be found here.
