The Roger Lyon Apprentice of the Year Award
Open award for members and non-members
Award criteria
Purpose: To recognise the best BINDT apprentice.
Details of the award: The award will consist of a certificate, a cheque for £300 and an invitation to the NDT Annual Conference Dinner with one night’s accommodation.
Eligibility: An NDT apprentice who has completed their end-point assessment (EPA) through BINDT.
Nomination arrangements: All apprentices, of Operator, Technician and Engineer level apprenticeships, will be automatically shortlisted for this award once they have passed their BINDT end-point assessment.
Using the EPA scoring sheets, the prize will be automatically awarded to the highest scoring apprentice. Any top scores that are tied would be referred to the Education and Professional Development Committee (EPD) to decide the winner.
They could then attend the conference, at their employer’s cost, or the exhibition, which is free of charge.
Awarding arrangements: The certificate and cheque would be awarded to the winner, at their choice of either the CM or NDT Annual Conference Dinner.
Committee: Education and Professional Development Committee.
Details of the award: The award will consist of a certificate, a cheque for £300 and an invitation to the NDT Annual Conference Dinner with one night’s accommodation.
Eligibility: An NDT apprentice who has completed their end-point assessment (EPA) through BINDT.
Nomination arrangements: All apprentices, of Operator, Technician and Engineer level apprenticeships, will be automatically shortlisted for this award once they have passed their BINDT end-point assessment.
Using the EPA scoring sheets, the prize will be automatically awarded to the highest scoring apprentice. Any top scores that are tied would be referred to the Education and Professional Development Committee (EPD) to decide the winner.
They could then attend the conference, at their employer’s cost, or the exhibition, which is free of charge.
Awarding arrangements: The certificate and cheque would be awarded to the winner, at their choice of either the CM or NDT Annual Conference Dinner.
Committee: Education and Professional Development Committee.
Winners
2025/2026 winner: Antony Mangena
The Roger Lyon Apprentice of the Year Award for 2025/2026 has been won by Antony Mangena.
Antony is very proud to have completed his Level 3 NDT apprenticeship, during which he has enjoyed learning new skills and growing in confidence in his job role.
Antony has learned four disciplines of non-destructive testing (NDT) since he first started in this area, with radiography being his favourite. Outside of work, he enjoys spending time with friends and family, playing and watching football, Formula One, going to the driving range and walking.
He is excited to be building on what he has learned already and is exploring new methods of NDT to progress in his career
2018/2019 Lily O’Hare
2019/2020 Lily O’Hare
2020/2021 Lisa Grears
2021/2022 Matthew Beecroft
2022/2023 Joseph Brown
2023/2024 Greig Dobson
2024/2025 Will Haywood
Details of all Institute awards can be found here.
