On Wednesday 21 October 2026 The Guernsey Institute celebrated the achievements of its Motor Vehicle apprentices at the annual Guernsey Motor Trades Association awards event.
Each year, one apprentice from each year group is presented with a trophy and award – a tool voucher to the value of £100 – which are kindly sponsored by members of the GMTA. Students are selected for having demonstrated the most significant progress and development over the past academic year.
Robert Cornelius, President of GMTA, was the guest speaker.
The winners were as follows:
- First year trophy, sponsored by Guernsey Auto & Electrical Supply Co: Winner: Kai Correia, working at Boatworks +. Kai was described as having impressed his lecturers from day one of his apprenticeship.
- Second year trophy, sponsored by Paul’s Motors: Winner: Conor Ballard, working at Island Coachways. Conor had delighted TGI team with his remarkable personal progress.
- Third year trophy, sponsored by Le Mont Saint Garage: Winner: Daniel Clark, working at Sunsport Marine. Dan was selected because of the noticeable leap forward he has taken in his professional development.
- Fourth year trophy, sponsored by Trust Ford: Winner: Joshua Bougourd, working at Forest Road Garage. Josh represented the island at this year’s pan-island skills competition where he performed brilliantly and received exceptionally high praise for his professionalism.
Chris Torode, Director of Apprenticeships said: “This event is a great way to highlight the hard work and dedication of our Motor Vehicle apprentices across all years and levels of the programme. We are extremely grateful to the individual prize sponsors as well as the GMTA for their ongoing support with this event. On behalf of the team at TGI we would like to congratulate all the winners on their fantastic achievements.”
