Large Employer Skills Champion of the Year 2026

This award recognises outstanding commitment by a large employer to sustainable business improvement through the implementation of learning and development.

Winner: Babcock Emerging Talent 

Babcock Emerging Talent is a strategic skills programme transforming how talent is developed and retained. By creating multiple entry routes, it addresses workforce gaps while widening access for apprentices, career changers, veterans and returners. The programme has delivered strong recruitment, retention and inclusion results, offering a scalable model for strengthening engineering capability.