LCL – The Awards 2025

Based in Belfast, CCTS has earned the 2025's Gas Centre of the Year Award for its exemplary commitment to gas training across the UK. From nurturing new entrants to maintaining seasoned engineers' skills, the centre delivers high-quality education spanning Natural Gas, LPG, and Hydrogen, in both domestic and commercial contexts.

Judges recognised CCTS not just for technical excellence, but for embodying innovation and best practices, demonstrated by its advanced teaching methods, strong learner outcomes, and an unwavering focus on safety.

Located in the West Midlands, Bespoke Electrical Training claimed the 2025 Electrical Centre award after being shortlisted the previous year. As a nimble and dedicated provider, Bespoke excels through expert instruction, industry‑aligned content, and robust quality assurance, all delivered with a “learner‑first ethos” that ensures graduates leave not only qualified, but truly competent and confident. Their training spans everything from domestic installations to advanced inspection/testing and future technologies like solar PV, battery storage, and EV charging, preparing learners to respond to real-world demands flexibly and effectively.

Judges highlighted the centre's unwavering commitment to high standards and personalised learner support, ensuring that “no one gets left behind”. 

GTEC were awarded LCL's 2025 Green Centre of the Year for their exceptional work equipping installers with the skills needed for a net-zero future, and championing renewable technologies across the built environment.

GTEC’s approach blends high-quality, multidisciplinary training with a strong focus on sustainable practice. Their courses don’t just build capability; they foster a green mindset. Their centres reflect its ethos too: facilities are energy‑efficient, tools and materials are sustainably sourced, and daily practices like recycling and carbon reduction are integrated throughout.

Judges praised GTEC as “a prime example of how a training centre can lead the way in preparing the installer base for the challenges of decarbonisation”

Hayden, just 21 and apprenticed via Glasgow Kelvin College, stood out for his impressive blend of technical skill and dedication. He combined strong theoretical grounding with practical know-how, supporting peers, enhancing the learning environment, and maintaining academic excellence even under pressure. Beyond the tools and textbooks, Hayden also serves his community, volunteering with Hamilton Judo Club to support children and adults with physical and mental disabilities. Judges praised his “enthusiasm, passion and willingness to succeed,” calling him a consistently self-motivated performer, with outstanding future potential.

Based in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire and run by husband-and-wife team Elaine and Frankie Reilly, KER Training was recognised for their outstanding Pathways Programme, which supports school‑disengaged teenagers by offering them hands‑on trade experience.

Through a partnership with North Lanarkshire Council, schools, colleges, and vocational providers, the initiative invites 15‑year-olds to engage in a blend of theoretical and practical lessons across plumbing, gas, renewables, and electrical disciplines once a week. 

The judges commended KER for "their initiative in picking up youngsters disengaged from school learning, in order to give them new meaning and purpose."

GTEC earned the 2025 Inclusivity Award for its warm, welcoming culture and tailored support that empowers learners from all backgrounds. GTEC’s inclusive environment shines through accessible, specialist resources, a residential living area for students complete with sleeping accommodations and on-site supervision, and assistance accessing government funding to make training more affordable

Judges lauded the entry for its clear, impactful initiatives, highlighting the centre’s true understanding of inclusivity.

Founded in 2022 by Gareth Hassall and Matt Ramsell, Staffordshire Training Services received 2025's Innovation Award with its forward-thinking use of augmented reality (AR) to enhance vocational training delivery.

In partnership with Metaware, the Training Centre developed a bespoke AR platform hailed by judges as a "a brilliant way to put learners into real situations but keep them safe at the same time". Learners interact with virtual customers, undertake installations in virtual homes and benefit from built-in knowledge checks and performance reports. Post‑qualification, candidates retain six‑month access to the system as on‑the‑job support.