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Apprentice of the Year
Investing in the future with the BMI Apprentice of the Year competition
BMI is committed to supporting and nurturing the future of roofing, and we show this commitment by our investment into training at the BMI Academy, as well as holding the BMI Apprentice of the Year event to provide invaluable experience and life skills for roofing apprentices from all over the UK.
Each year we look for roofing apprentices from across the country to come together at the annual Apprentice of the Year competition and test their skills in front of a panel of industry judges. The winners receive a generous cash prize of £1,000 and the prestigious title of Apprentice of Year, in either Flat Roofing or Pitched Roofing, as well as three years’ worth of training support from the BMI Academy.
The competition opens for entries in February (during National Apprenticeship Week) and the judges look at several aspects of their apprenticeship, from roofing skills to teamwork, with a focus on business acumen, presentation and marketing skills. The competition is open to apprentices nationwide in both pitched and flat roofing.
Successful applicants will be invited to the Apprentice of the Year final, held each year in the summer at the BMI Academy in Gloucestershire.
The theme changes each year, with the 2025 theme being Evolve and Empower. Up to 20 finalists are shortlisted each year and we ask entrants to demonstrate how their experiences have shaped their learning requirements throughout their career, how they achieved learning a skill and how they have worked with others to develop their skill set.
This year's BMI Apprentice of the Year competition will take place on Wednesday 23rd & Thursday 24th July.
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AOTY 2025
AOTY 2025
On July 23rd and 24th, 2025, as the BMI Apprentice of the Year competition unfolded, 19 of the nation's most promising young talents headed down to the BMI Academy ready to lay down their best work and show off their roofing skills.
The BMI Apprentice of the Year competition shines a spotlight on the very best talent emerging within the trade, while showcasing the immense efforts of the employers and training colleges who nurture them. Through a series of demanding tasks, each expertly judged by a panel of seasoned roofing veterans from various backgrounds, the apprentices demonstrated their unwavering passion and understanding of the craft.
Why enter the BMI Apprentice of the Year Competition?
Apprentice of the Year Hall of Fame
Apprentice of the Year Hall of Fame
Click here to visit the Apprentice of the Year Hall of Fame, celebrating all of our previous winners of the competition since 2017.
2024
2024
Leah Stewart, BMI Redland Apprentice of the Year for Pitched Roofing 2024, Fife College, Roof & Fibre
Robbie Gosden BMI Icopal Apprentice of the Year for Flat Roofing 2024, National Construction College, Taylor Roofs
Samuel Jinks, Highly Commended in Pitched Roofing 2024, Leeds College of Building, Dalton Roofing
Tommy Lee McGee, Highly Commended in Flat Roofing 2024, Simian, Sussex Asphalte
