The winner of the 2021 CIHT Apprentice of the Year is Michael Richardson a Transport Planning Technician Apprentice from Tees Valley Combined Authority. Michael was announced as the winner of this award at CIHT’s Young Professional’s Conference ‘What’s on the horizon?’.

CIHT's Apprentice of the Year Award celebrates the achievements of apprentices who work in the highways and transportation sector, and the organisations that put them at the heart of their business.

Deborah Sims FCIHT, President, CIHT said:

“Our industry can only ever be as good as the people in it, and we are fortunate enough to have some great individuals coming through.”

“We had a great selection of people who put themselves forward for this award and I know our judging panel had a very tough task in coming to a decision. I would like to thank all of those who entered, their supporters and especially those who were shortlisted.”

“Michael is a worthy winner of this award as he impressed the judges with his passion, enthusiasm and his knowledge of our sector. We look forward to working more closely with Michael and his shortlisted colleagues as they help to shape the future of CIHT and the wider industry.”

Notes to editors

CIHT Apprentice of the Year 2021

Shortlisted this year were:

• Jack Barnes, Highways Maintenance Operative, Northamptonshire Highways
• Conor Hounsell, Civil Engineering Apprentice, Morgan Sindall
• Michael Richardson, Transport Planning Technician Apprentice, Tees Valley Combined Authority
• Rachel Ryan, Undergraduate Civil Engineer, WSP
• Meg Scott, Graduate Apprentice, AECOM

CIHT Young Professionals Conference 2021

The CIHT Young Professionals Conference has become established as one of the sectors flagship events, annually attracting the brightest and most enthusiastic young professionals from across the highways and transportation sector.

Taking place over 2-days, this year’s event sees some of the most well-known and influential names within the industry coming together to address key topics. Find out more here

Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation

CIHT is a chartered professional body for those working in highways and transportation.

We support our members throughout their careers by providing:

• industry-recognised training and qualifications
• professional standards
• research and business insights to help plan, design, build, maintain, manage and
• operate transport infrastructure and services
• leadership on key transportation related issues

We have members across the world, working in the public, private, academic, research and not-for-profit sectors.

CIHT is the only body to offer the full range of professional transportation qualifications including Chartered Engineer, Incorporated Engineer, Engineering Technician, Certificate of Competency in Road Safety and, uniquely, Chartered Transport Planning Professional. These qualifications ensure that our members work to high professional standards on behalf of the societies we serve.

We have a network of valued partner organisations – representing the private, public, research and education sectors – that support and collaborate with us in our work and align to our values.

Our work is governed by our Royal Charter. Our object states that we exist:

“To advance for the public benefit the science and art associated with highways and transportation in all their aspects: and to promote education, training and research and development of the said science and art.”