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Yorkshire and the Humber Winners

Yorkshire and the Humber’s Best Training Rewarded!

 

Three organisations and individuals from Yorkshire and the Humber won National Training Awards at a ceremony in Leeds last night.

They were:

East Yorkshire

  • Pride of Bridlington, Bridlington

South Yorkshire

  • Anne Brammer, Barnsley

West Yorkshire

  • CragRats Ltd, Holmfirth, in partnership with Rok Plc, Manchester

They received their golden envelopes containing an invitation to the UK gala ceremony in central London in December Sports commentator and former British hurdles champion Colin Jackson.

The following regional awards were also made at the ceremony which was held in the Leeds Town Hall:

Yorkshire and the Humber Training Award

North Yorkshire

  • CPP Group Plc, York

South Yorkshire

  • The Source, Sheffield

West Yorkshire

  • Allied Business Solutions Ltd, Pontefract, in partnership with National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA), Brighouse
  • Ellis Fairbank, Leeds
  • HBoS Plc, Halifax
  • Leeds City Council, Leeds

Highly Commended

North Yorkshire

  • Chemical Industry Education Centre, York
  • Yorkshire Accord c/o University of York, York, in partnership with:

City of York, York; Hambleton District Council, Northallerton; North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service, Easingwold; North Yorkshire Police, Northallerton; Ryedale District Council, Malton; York College, York; – York St John University, York
South Yorkshire

  • Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Barnsley
  • Kevin Richardson, Barnsley
  • Lisa Earl, Barnsley

West Yorkshire

  • Hammondsdirect, Bradford
  • William Hill Organisation, Leeds
  • Wm Morrison Supermarket plc, Bradford

The National Training Awards celebrate businesses, organisations and individuals that achieve outstanding success through training and development.  The awards are sponsored by City & Guilds.

Colin Jackson congratulated all the winners, saying:  “It was a privilege to present the Yorkshire and Humber winners with their awards last night.  Just as in sport you can’t get anywhere without training, these winners have shown that training is essential to getting ahead in business and in turning personal ambitions into reality.  They deserve their success.  Congratulations.”

The chair of the Yorkshire and the Humber judging panel, John Robertshaw, said:  “My congratulations to all the winners from Yorkshire and the Humber. Their achievements are something we can all feel proud of and I trust their success and subsequent case studies will inspire others to enter next year’s awards. The panel was encouraged by the high quality and the numbers of entries received this year.”

UK Skills Chief Executive, Jacqui Henderson, said the winners had shown the impact that carefully planned training could have when it was aimed at meeting specific organisational needs.

“Each of them have a wonderful story to tell about the specific benefits that their training has brought them.  Increased productivity, reduced waste, improved customer satisfaction and increased sales.  They really do demonstrate that targeted training can boost a business’ bottom line.

“The individual winners provide a range of wonderful examples of the benefits that a personal investment in training can have.  They’ve achieved goals – discovered new ambitions – gained self-confidence and make a significant contribution to their communities.”

For more information on the awards visit www.nationaltrainingawards.com.

 

Notes to Editors

  • National Training Awards winners are those who have demonstrated exceptional achievement as a result of training and development.  This is the highest level of award.
  • Yorkshire and the Humber Training Award winners have undertaken training that has demonstrated outstanding achievement in the region or nation.
  • Highly commended winners are individuals or organisations that show great potential and have demonstrated a dedication to excellence through training.
  • The National Training Awards are awarded to those who have achieved lasting success through exceptionally effective training. Anyone or any organisation that has benefited from training can enter the awards.
  • This year there were 187 finalists from throughout the UK. Winners are being announced at a series of regional ceremonies being held during September and October. The UK gala ceremony to celebrate National Training Award winners will be held on 13 December at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, London.
  • The National Training Awards operates throughout the UK. UK Skills manages the awards on behalf of the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills and organises the awards in England.
  • UK Skills is a not-for-profit organisation which champions vocational skills and learning for work through awards and competitions.  It is committed to training and development, recently signing a Skills Pledge to train its staff to NVQ Level 3.
  • The awards are sponsored by City & Guilds and supported by Investors in People.

 

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