Finalists
Meet our 2025 Finalists
Foundation Apprentice of the Year
To be announced
Graduate Apprentice of the Year
Carrieanne McGrath, Baxters Food Group LTD
Iain Livingstone, Drax
Kerry Dolan, Abriachan Forest School
Kiera Wright, AES Solar
Lia Stewart, Baxters Food Group LTD
Modern Apprentice of the Year
Adam Pattie, Baxters Food Group LTD
Calum MacTavish, Highland Council
Codie Cargill, Pure Lubrication
Jake Browning, James Johnston & Co (Johnstons of Elgin)
Kate Murray, Nuclear Restoration Services Ltd.
Kate Thomson, Nuclear Restoration Services Ltd.
Kieran Norburn, The Highland Council
Morgan Page Baxters Food Group LTD
Energy & Utilities Apprentice of the Year
Dylan Strachan AES Solar
Owen Moran Cruachan Power Station
Struan Coli Ri Cruden Limited
Engineering / Manufacturing Apprentice of the Year
Adam Pattie, Baxters Food Group LTD
Brandon Kinvig, Boiler and Valve Engineering Limited
Dylan Burke, Ri Cruden Limited
George Wylie, Ocean Kinetics Ltd
Joshua Morrison, Ross-Shire Engineering (RSE)
Kiera Wright, AES Solar
Liam Paterson, Walker's Shortbread
Construction Apprentice of the Year
Aaron Houston, SSEN Transmission
Aiden Reid, Springfield Properties Plc
Kaii Foxcroft, RJ McLeod (Contractors) Ltd
Professional Services Apprentice of the Year
To be announced on the night
Technology and Digital Apprentice of the Year
Aliou Faucher, Highland Learning Academy
Calum Runcie, Baxters Food Group LTD
Jack Findlay, Baxters Food Group LTD
Apprentice Ambassador of the Year
Andrew Macdonald, Boiler and Valve Engineering Limited
Mike Campbell, Ross-Shire Engineering (RSE)
Ri Cruden Limited, Ri Cruden Limited
Mentor of the Year
Gavin Blainey, Drax
Greg Matheson, Ri Cruden Limited
Neil McFaul, SSEN Transmission
Ross Cameron, Walker's Shortbread
Sarah Barnes, DYW Moray
SME Employer of the Year
AES Solar
Boiler and Valve Engineering Limited
RAF Lossiemouth Childcare Centre
Ri Cruden Limited
Large Employer of the Year
Associated Seafoods Ltd
Harper Macleod
LifeScan Engineering Apprentice Program
Ross-Shire Engineering - Muir of Ord
The Highland Council
Walker's Shortbread
Training Provider/Programme of the Year
Business Solutions Team
Highland Learning Academy