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Media

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London celebrates best in training at National Training Awards 2010

Businesses and individuals in London gathered yesterday at the 2010 National Training Awards to celebrate those who have achieved outstanding organisational and individual success through investment in training, learning and development in the workplace.

The ceremony, held at The Brewery, London, saw a total of 29 Regional Training Awards presented to businesses and individuals that have demonstrated outstanding impact and benefits as a direct result of the training. A further five UK National Training Awards were presented to winners that demonstrated exceptional success and were considered by the judges to be true exemplars of excellence.
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 Award Winners in London are:

Award category	Organisation / individual name	Entry title	Town	Award type
Large Employer (over 250 employees)	Circle Anglia	Elevating the leadership capability of 64 managers	London	Regional Winner
	Mercedes-Benz Retail Group UK Limited	The North London Management Development programme	Colindale	Regional Winner
	APCOA Parking UK Ltd	Effectively meeting organisational and individual training needs – The Extended Learning and Development Family	Uxbridge	Regional Winner
	Metropolitan Police Service	Stress Awareness – equipping Police Officers with the skills to manage stress and to build resilience	London	UK Winner
	TTT Moneycorp Ltd	Retail Service Academy – Creating empowerment and ownership of an excellent service experience!	Knightsbridge	Regional Winner
	Pret a Manger	How inspirational training empowers front-line managers to drive business performance and sustain a unique brand	London	Regional Winner
	City & Islington College	Induction programme for new managers at City and Islington College	London	Regional Winner
	Metropolitan Police Service	Metropolitan Police Service - Territorial Policing - Primary Investigation Training	London	Regional Winner
	NSPCC	Helping NSPCC fundraisers succeed through the Major Gifts Training Programme	London	Regional Winner
Medium Employer (50-249 employees)	Camden Arts Centre	Volunteer Front of House Assistant Learning Training and Development Scheme	London	Regional Winner
	Russet House School	Raising standards  the importance of training at all levels in teaching pupils with autism	Enfield	Regional Winner
Providing Education and Training	UMD Professional Ltd	Widening access to practical management training for dental practice managers	Wallington	Regional Winner
	Anchor House	Training and the empowerment of a deprived community and its homeless residents	Canning Town	UK Winner
	Consalia	Developing a Client Centric Mindset : For customer retention and winning new business	Hampton	Regional Winner
	London College of Beauty Therapy	Setting Standards for the Retail Beauty industry	London	Regional Winner
	The Skills People	Public Services: Efficiency and Effectiveness	London	Regional Winner
	The Natural Training Company Ltd	Innovative sales training that bucked the trend in an uncertain market – turning calls to cash.	London	Regional Winner
Partnership and Collaboration	Select Service Partner UK (SSP) Training for Advancement (TFA)	Introduction of SSP Service Style at Paddington Railway Station	London	Regional Winner
	Aramark Ltd Cadbury UK	Confectionery retail skills development in the food service industry	London	Regional Winner
	Enfield Voluntary Action Enfield Strategic Partnership Barnet College	Enfield Community Empowerment and Leadership Course	Edmonton	Regional Winner
	Training Synergy London Borough of Redbridge	Investment in training helps forty local jobseekers to kickstart careers in local government	London	Regional Winner
	Shepherds Bush Housing Group Park Simms Associates	Shepherds Bush Housing Group’s Customer Care Programme – Creating a better culture being my best!	Chiswick	Regional Winner
	London Borough of Tower Hamlets – Skillsmatch Learn Assist Ltd	The Skillsmatch and Learn Assist security training and brokerage partnership	Canary Wharf	UK Winner
Now is the Time	Hachette Filipacchi	Providing the sales team with skills to sell in a recession in publishing sector	London	UK Winner
	Red Carnation Hotels	The project is a series of workshops about providing exceptional customer service while increasing revenue.	London	Regional Winner
Individual	Hilary Cooke	A celebration of 21 years of personal and professional development  in 900 words	London	Regional Winner
	Aggrie Chikiwa	Unemployed and Homeless - to Head of Education - Training and Employment”	London	UK Winner
	Dean McClumpha	Fifteen to the top: My Journey to Head Pastry Chef	London	Regional Winner
	Julia Townend	Powder and Paint – An Inspirational Journey in Training to be Makeup Artist and Teacher	Isleworth	Regional Winner

The five UK Winners will now be invited to the National Training Awards UK Ceremony where they will find out if they have won the overall Winner of the Year Award for their category.  They will be up against other UK Winners from across the UK.

The National Training Awards UK Ceremony is being held at Old Billingsgate in London on Wednesday 1st December. 

Simon Bartley, Chief Executive of UK Skills which manages the National Training Awards, said:  “Congratulations to all of this year’s winners in London on their achievements. Each and every one of this year’s National Training Awards winners demonstrated that it is training of the highest quality that helps grow individuals, careers and develop sustainable businesses. All of those who won an Award should be very proud of what they achieved.”  
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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

National Training Awards, brought to you by UK Skills

1. The National Training Awards recognise those individuals and organisations throughout the UK that have achieved outstanding business and personal success through investment in training.  Winning an Award is recognition of best practice and provides a benchmark for standards of excellence in training in the UK.
2. Run on an annual basis on behalf of the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills by UK Skills, the Awards are also supported by Skills Development Scotland, The Welsh Assembly Government and the Department for Employment and Learning, Northern Ireland.
3. Established in 1987, the National Training Awards are free to enter and are unique because the seven Award categories encompass all sectors, sizes of organisations, training providers and individuals.  The Award categories also recognise all types of training from formal qualifications programmes to informal learning and coaching.
4. The National Training Awards aim to develop entrants throughout the Awards process, from the advice and self-assessment guidance given at the outset to the constructive feedback given to each entrant after judging.  Finalists and Winners of the Awards are honoured through a series of regional networking events and a national ceremony.  

 For more information please visit www.nationaltrainingawards.com 

 

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