The Hazels - the UK Space Skills Awards will

  • Celebrate success

  • Showcase the wide range of skills and roles used in the UK Space Industry

  • Expand STEM subjects to also embrace the creative arts and trades essential for success through the CREATES (c) framework and the 5 STAR Award Categories

  • Provide industry with peer recognition and validation

  • Promote the work of the UK Space Industry to a wider UK and global audience

The CREATES (c) Framework and the 5 STAR AWARD CATEGORIES

The Hazels - the UK Space Skills Awards recognises the unsung heroes of the UK space industry through the C.R.E.A.T.E.S (c) awards framework which goes beyond the constrains of STEM subjects to recognise and celebrate excellence across disciplines by capturing the ideas of innovation, hands-on creation, delivery and multidisciplinary learning, which are vital to the long-term sustainability of the space industry. Sitting under the Creates (c) framework lies the 5 STAR Award categories which together provides a high-profile platform to showcase how diverse skills, individuals, teams, and organisations are contributing to the UK’s National Space Strategy.

The Hazels awards categories are:

Award 1: - Technical and Creative and Mastery

Award 2: - Infrastructure and Systems

Award 3: - Leadership and Human element

Award 4: - Security and Safety

Award 5: - Regulation and Risk

There are a number of sub-categories under each award, click on the Award number to find out more.

Separate APPRENTICESHIPS Awards will be presented to the:

  • Space Industry Apprentice of the Year

  • Space Apprenticeship Training Provider of the Year

  • Space Apprenticeship Employer of the Year

    Our strategic Partner, ORBITEER will hold a public vote for the SPACE MENTOR OF THE YEAR. This award celebrates mentors who inspire, nurture, guide and empower others through their knowledge, experience, encouragement and example.

  • Our Sponsor FISTRAL TRAINING will host the HAZEL AWARD for the most inspirational woman of the year in the UK Space Industry, by celebrating an inspiring woman who positively influences the Space sector in the UK through their exceptional contribution or outstanding achievement.

  • The final award of the evening will be the SEREN awards to 4 unsung heroes, working in the UK space industry, each drawn from all four corners of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, who are recognised for their performance or outstanding achievements despite their own challenging or exceptional circumstances. This category is deliberately broad.