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East Midlands shines in National Training Awards 2010 24 entrants from region make final shortlist

The National Training Awards today announced the organisations and individuals in the East Midlands who have successfully reached the finals of this year’s Awards.  A total of 24 finalists from the region have been shortlisted in recognition of their outstanding contribution and commitment to training, learning and development in the workplace.

The region’s winners will be revealed at an awards ceremony which takes place in Leicester at Athena on Thursday 14 October.

Run on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) by UK Skills, the National Training Awards inspires and encourages UK industry to invest in training and development as a route to achieving outstanding organisational and individual success. Winning an Award is a recognition of best practice and provides a benchmark for standards of excellence in training in the UK. City & Guilds is the premier sponsor of the 2010 National Training Awards.

The finalists in the East Midlands are: 

Award category	Organisation / individual name	Entry title	Town	County
Large Employer (over 250 employees)	National Grid	Transferable Advanced Apprenticeship management model pivotal to future sector skills and capability requirements	Newark	Nottinghamshire
	Rolls-Royce plc	HOLISTIC GAS TURBINE DESIGN TRAINING FOR ACCELERATED ENGINEERING PROFESSIONALISM AND WHOLE ENGINE UNDERSTANDING	Derby	Derbyshire
	Nottinghamshire Police	DEMAND MANAGEMENT CUSTOMER SERVICE DESK LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME	Nottingham	Nottinghamshire
	Center Parcs	Research design delivery and measurement of a behavioural guest service excellence programme in Center Parcs	Newark	Nottinghamshire
	TNT UK Ltd	Delivering significant profitable growth through effective people development	Atherstone	Warwickshire
	City of Lincoln Council	Local Authority introduces Apprenticeships to grow its own and change the workforce age profile	Lincoln	Lincolnshire
	Nottinghamshire Police	Nottinghamshire Police Sergeant Development Programme (SDP) – improving policing performance through professional leadership	Nottingham	Nottinghamshire
Medium Employer (50-249 employees)	R & D / Leverage	The future of United Kingdom Toolmaking	Sutton-in-Ashfield	Nottinghamshire
	Derby County Football Club Ltd	Building squad strength: Training and development of staff in a professional football club	Derby	Derbyshire
Small Employer (up to 49 employees)	Custom Enterprises Limited	Accountacy firm thats passionate about employee training.	Hinckley	Leicestershire
Providing Education and Training	Gates MacBain Associates Ltd	Making useful employees and citizens	Lincoln	Lincolnshire
	Framework Housing Association	Developing the skills and employability of the most hard to reach disadvantaged people in Nottinghamshire.	Nottingham	Nottinghamshire
	Retail Skills Centre at Leicester College	Successful pre-employment training programme leads to the opening of a Retail specific training centre.	Leicester	Leicestershire
	Charnwood Training Group	Raising the Quality of Hospitality Standards through Individual Learning	Nottingham	Nottinghamshire
Partnership and Collaboration	Wm Morrisons Supermarket PLC University of Lincoln Holbeach	Woodhead Brothers Spalding in partnership with the University of Lincoln	Spalding	Lincolnshire
	Pinsent Masons LLP Derbyshire County Primary Care Trust	Promoting Disability Equality at Derbyshire County Primary Care Trust	Chesterfield	Derbyshire
	E.ON UK PLC Bluestarfish Consulting Ltd	Developing Customer Brilliance in Shared Services of a Major Utility	Nottingham	Nottinghamshire
	Challenge Consulting Ltd Nottingham City Transport	Train the trainer for accredited CPC driver training at Nottingham City Transport	Nottingham	Nottinghamshire
Individual	Thomas Lynch	No qualifications to MBA with Distinction overcoming obstacles of childrens homes and foster care	Leicester	Leicestershire
	Fazila Latif	Achieving this would recognise training that is undertaken and encourage others to do the same!	Leicester	Leicestershire
	Ron Gatepain	A life time of learning and development	Lincoln	Lincolnshire
	Julie Taylor	When you are knocked down seven times stand up eight!	Alfreton	Derbyshire
	David Keightley	High voltage Apprentice makes the sparks fly in his career progression at Brush Electrical Machines	Loughborough	Leicestershire
	Angela Borman	Life could have been so different but with knowledge and skills its so much better’	Lincoln	Lincolnshire

Simon Bartley, Chief Executive of UK Skills which manages the National Training Awards said:  “I would like to offer congratulations to all entrants who have made the shortlist as a regional finalist for the National Training Awards 2010. Being selected as a regional finalist of the Awards is a fantastic achievement and one that all of those shortlisted should be really proud of.
“Now more than ever it is essential for organisations to continue to invest in the development of their staff. The UK’s future, after all, can only be strengthened and sustained by people who have the skills needed to meet the demands of today’s globalised economy.”
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Notes to editors
For further information please contact:

• Matthew Sutherland, Fresh Communication

Email: Sutherland.Matt@yahoo.co.uk
Tel: 01872 262 977

• Tom York, UK Skills

Email: tom.york@ukskills.org.uk
Tel: 0207 429 2828

About The National Training Awards

• Established in 1987 The National Training Awards (NTA) identify and celebrate organisations and individuals across the UK and across all sectors that have achieved outstanding business and personal success through investment in training.
• The National Training Awards are organised on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) by UK Skills.
• Run on annual basis, The National Training Awards are free to enter and open in January.  Entries close in April.
• The National Training Awards include the following seven categories:  Large Employer (250 +), Medium Employer (50-249), Small Employer (49 and under), Partnership and Collaboration, Providing Education and Training, Individual and the ‘Now is the Time’ category, which was launched in 2009 to encourage employers who have invested in training during the recession, to share their experiences and get public recognition to their commitment to training and re-skilling.
• For more information visit www.nationaltrainingawards.com

 

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