Awards Evening 2023

What an incredible night when the families, friends and employers of the first year apprentices came together to celebrate the success and achievements of the first year engineering apprentices at SETA's Award Ceremony in July.

SETA was joined by VIP guests The Right Worshipful Lord Mayor of Southampton, Councillor Valerie Laurent and Royston Smith, MP for Southampton Itchen, to help present awards to apprentices across a number of categories to recognise some incredible work.

Apprentices were able to provide their guests with a tour around the Apprentice Centre after the ceremony to show where they had been working, showcase their practical work and to network with other apprentices, staff and their employers.

Prizes for each category were presented by the generous sponsors.

A full list of Award Winners can be found below:

Apprentice of the Year (Stainer Prize) - Christine Reyes of Stannah Stairlifts
Sponsored by ExxonMobil

Apprentice of the Year - Runner Up - Maria Buleche Bielo of Veolia
Sponsored by Stannah Stairlifts

Practical Skills Award - Electrical Maintenance - Matthew Bagshaw of Southern Water
Sponsored by Aquila

Practical Skills Award - Electrotechnical - Bradley Slater of Indus Engineering Servcies Ltd
Sponsored by Inductotherm Heating & Welding

Practical Skills Award - Electronics - Christine Reyes of Stannah Stairlifts
Sponsored by The Institute of Measurement & Control

Practical Skills Award - Mechanical Maintenance - Christopher Medhurst of Southern Water
Sponsored by Southern Water

Practical Skills Award - Welding - Ricardo Romeiro Renou of Stannah Stairlifts
Sponsored by Trant Engineering

Practical Skills Award - Fabrication - Matthew Bagshaw of Southern Water
Sponsored by Marden Edwards

Practical Skills Award - Machining - Michael Paine of Marden Edwards
Sponsored by Nectar Group Ltd

Practical Skills Award - Hydraulics & Pneumatics - Alex Jones of ExxonMobil
Sponsored by Senior Flexonics, Lymington Precision Engineering

Technical Certificate - Maria Buleche Bielo of Veolia
Sponsored by CooperVision

Distance Travelled in their learning journey - Rhys Watson of Southern Water
Sponsored by Perenco

Going above and beyond in their learning and support of others - Christine Reyes of Stannah Stairlifts
Sponsored by Pall Aerospace