A young rising star in engineering is making waves in the industry.
Annalise Clark, an 18-year-old trainee maintenance operative (TMO) from Stirling, has won the ECITB New Entrant Award at the 13th annual Engineering Construction Industry (ECI) Training and Development Awards.
The ceremony took place in London at Glaziers Hall and was hosted by Dr Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock.
Annalise, who works at Altrad’s Grangemouth site, was recognised for her achievements through the ECITB-led new entrant programme.
She said: "I'm very excited to have won.
"I was definitely in shock when they read my name out.
"It makes me feel appreciated and very thankful.
"This will definitely help build up my confidence and help me in the future going towards doing what I want to do.
"I couldn’t have imagined something like this was going to happen before starting the programme.
"Before that, I didn't have any confidence at all.
"When I went to college, I found a passion for something I wanted to do.
"I want to thank Alasdair Will, Robert McGuinness, Nicola Hoggit, Richard Reid and everybody at the college for helping me get through tough times and getting me through the course to help lead me to where I’m going and for the opportunity to thrive in engineering."
The awards, organised by the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB), celebrate excellence in training and development across the engineering construction sector.
Annalise completed the ECITB’s (TMO) Work Ready Programme at Forth Valley College before securing her current role at Altrad.
The award submission described her as excelling in welding, pipe bending, and threading.
It also highlighted her teamwork, leadership, resilience, and personal growth throughout the programme.
A panel of industry judges selected her for the award, recognising the positive impact she has made on both the wider industry and her organisation.
Since joining Altrad, she has gained hands-on experience in a range of industrial maintenance activities and has provided active support to skilled tradespeople on-site.
The ECI sector covers the construction, maintenance, and decommissioning of heavy industry, including oil and gas, nuclear power, renewables, carbon capture, chemicals, and pharmaceuticals.
Andrew Hockey, chief executive of the ECITB, said: "As the industry-led skills body for engineering construction, we are committed to developing the skills needed for the delivery of critical infrastructure projects, energy security and net zero ambitions across Great Britain.
"We spoke of this commitment when launching our new strategy, Leading Industry Learning, back in September, which outlined how we will help to address skills shortages and support industry growth amid an increasingly complex and fast-changing external environment.
"We highlighted how achieving the outcomes from our 2026-30 strategy will require collaboration and commitment well beyond the ECITB alone.
"It fills me with great hope, therefore, to see this commitment to skills development showcased throughout industry in the inspiring entries we received this year for the awards.
"Congratulations to Annalise and to all the winners and finalists, who are great examples of these success stories over the past year and set standards to which we all aspire."
The ECI Training and Development Awards are designed to celebrate rising talent, innovation, and leadership in the sector.
Annalise was one of three finalists for the New Entrant Award.
Her award was sponsored by Laker Vent.
She was presented with the trophy by representatives from the category sponsor.
The full list of ECI Training and Development Awards 2025 winners is available at www.ecitb.org.uk/eci-training-development-awards-2025.
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