The NDT Operator of the Year Award
Open award for members and non-members
Award criteria
Purpose: Awarded to the NDT Operator 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 or 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
2025/2026 winner: Tia Hitt
The NDT Operator of the Year Award for 2025/2026 has been won by Tia Hitt.
Tia first heard about non-destructive testing (NDT) on a TV show and became very interested and so started researching what NDT is and learning about the different methods and how they are used. An opportunity then came up in Tia’s area a few months later. She currently specialises in fluorescent penetrant inspection working with complex parts in the aerospace industry.
Past winners:
2022/2023 Ben Andrew
2023/2024 Daniel Billington
2024/2025 Sam McMahon
Details of all Institute awards can be found here.
