Enfinium’s apprenticeship offers hands-on experience and unique learning in the energy from waste sector. Find out what set this year’s award winner apart.
Key Takeaways
- Enfinium’s apprenticeship offers hands-on experience and fosters technical skills in the energy from waste sector.
- Stanley McIntyre received the Energy from Waste Industry Apprentice of the Year award for his achievements during his apprenticeship.
- The three-year programme combines academic study, practical training, and operational experience, welcoming diverse talent.
- McIntyre emphasised the value of direct learning from colleagues and solving real challenges on-site at an energy from waste facility.
- Enfinium aims to develop new talent while providing life skills through its apprenticeship opportunities.
Stanley McIntyre, an apprentice with UK energy from waste operator Enfinium, has been named Energy from Waste Industry Apprentice of the Year at the Energy & Utility Conference and Skills Awards 2025.
The Energy & Utility Skills award recognises an individual undertaking an apprenticeship at any level in the Energy from Waste sector whose achievements and passion have inspired others. The annual awards celebrate individuals and organisations shaping the future of the energy industry, with this year’s event taking place in Birmingham.
McIntyre started his apprenticeship with Enfinium in 2023 and is based full-time at the Enfinium Kemsley site in Kent. Following successful completion of the apprenticeship, McIntyre will become a full-time employee within the Enfinium Kemsley team.
Three-Year Programme Develops Technical Skills
Since 2022, Enfinium’s three-year apprenticeship programme has welcomed a cohort of ten engineers and technicians. The programme combines academic study, practical workshop training, and operational experience.
Tom Darby, Chief People Officer at Enfinium, said the apprenticeship programme provides a pathway to welcome new and diverse talent to the business and wider sector, regardless of career stage. He stated that an Enfinium apprenticeship develops technical engineering skills and provides a different employment pathway for recruits, whilst enabling them with skills for life.
Practical Experience at Operational Facility
McIntyre acknowledged the learning opportunities provided through the programme. “Thank you to all my colleagues at Enfinium for the opportunity to take part in the apprenticeship programme. I’ve learnt so much in the past few years and have seen the importance of learning directly from colleagues and how to navigate real challenges onsite at a working energy from waste plant,” said McIntyre.
The apprentice highlighted the value of direct colleague interaction and real-world problem-solving at an operational energy from waste facility.
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