The IET Achievement Awards exist to celebrate the incredible talent within engineering and technology, with a wide range of categories to recognise people who have made a real impact in their industry. Whether they are just starting out as a passionate apprentice or technician, or right the way through to their mid-to-late career, there is something to truly recognise the impact of anyone.

Celebrate incredible female talent across engineering

Who do you know making waves, or even making history?

From impressive apprentices or technicians, through to an accomplished woman enjoying her later career, there are various categories to celebrate all kinds of engineering excellence.

2025 nominations are open

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Learn about the IET's Achievement Medals

The Achievement Medals celebrate the amazing work done by incredible engineers and technologists all around the world, no matter the stage they’re at.

Apprentice and Technician Awards

For apprentices and technicians, these awards are given to those that are achieving great things on their journey to engineer a better world for all of us.

Ruth Watterson was the winner of the IET Volunteer Medal

Ruth Watterson was the first IET Education Officer for the Isle of Man and has been a lynchpin for connecting the islands schools with IET resources. This includes bringing IET activities and materials to STEMfest, a STEM event for 800 school children, and manning the IET stand. Ruth worked hard to get the Swagelok apprenticeship accredited by IET, the first on the Isle of Man. To date, Swagelok remain the only IET accredited apprenticeship on the Isle of Man. Ruth at promotes STEM at Swagelok, inviting local schools, and groups to participate in STEM sessions at on site. During these sessions she utilises the IET kits to make gliders and torches and runs hands on STEM workshops.