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The latest news from the Princess Royal Training Awards and our award recipients.
Oakman Inns’ training scheme gets royal approval for second time
Oakman Inns is to be presented with the annual Princess Royal Training Award, receiving the accolade for the second time in the programme’s five-year history. The City and Guilds Group announced that the pub group will be one of 43 recipients from 39 organisations...
Oakman Inns to receive royal accolade
Multiple operator Oakman Inns will be presented with an annual Princess Royal Training Award in November. Read more on the Morning Advertiser website: https://www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Article/2020/08/20/Oakman-Inns-Princess-Royal-award and the Rugby Advertiser...
Caring Homes workplace learning commended by HRH The Princess Royal
Caring Homes are celebrating after being commended for the third time by HRH The Princess Royal for their inspirational commitment to learning and development. The leading care group’s Chef Development Programme was among 43 learning programmes commended by the...
Oakman Inns’ training is recognised by HRH The Princess Royal on her 70th birthday
On 14th August 2020, The City and Guilds Group announced that pub group, Oakman Inns, will be one of just 43 recipients from 39 organisations who will be presented with the annual Princess Royal Training Award in November. This is the second time that the...
Caring Homes recognised by HRH The Princess Royal on her 70th birthday
Caring Homes are celebrating after being commended by HRH The Princess Royal, for their inspirational commitment to learning and development for the third time. City & Guilds Group announced on Friday that 43 workplace learning programmes have been commended by...
In the press: Stainless Metalcraft scoops Princess Royal Training Award for ‘investment in the next generation of engineering talent’
Fenland fabricators Stainless Metalcraft have been named as the latest recipient of the Princess Royal Training Award for its investment in new young talent. It is the second Royal accolade for the Chatteris-based business, which received the Queen’s Awards for...
In the press: Gravitas Recruitment Recognised In Princess Royal Training Awards
Technology and insurance recruiter Gravitas Recruitment Group has been recognised for outstanding business learning in the 5th annual Princess Royal Training Awards. One of just 43 companies to be honoured across the UK, Gravitas stood out for its Consultant...
In the press: Princess Yachts receives Princess Royal Training Award
Princess Yachts has announced that is has been awarded a Princess Royal Training Award for its apprenticeship scheme, awards are selected by Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal and the president of City & Guilds Group to recognise organisations whose training...
In the press: Princess Royal Training Award for Umbrella
Umbrella training, the leading nationwide training and apprenticeship provider for the hospitality and corporate services sector has today been announced as the only apprenticeship provider to have achieved the Princess Royal Training award by City and Guilds group...
In the press: 5th annual Princess Royal Training Awards celebrates outstanding business learning programmes
Recipients from a wealth of sectors including health and social care, manufacturing, public sector and technology all proved the value of investing in L&D to address a wide range of business needs. City & Guilds Group has today (14 Aug) announced that 43...
In the press: Basildon radio station wins prestigious award
Gateway 97.8 is the latest proud recipient of the prestigious Princess Royal Training Awards. The radio station, which celebrates its 10th birthday next month, triumphed following a rigorous assessment process. The award, which has been personally confirmed by HRH...
UK businesses’ training is recognised by HRH The Princess Royal on her 70th birthday
HRH The Princess Royal, President of City & Guilds Group, recognises organisations whose training has delivered measurable business impact Businesses continue to deliver excellent training programmes in the Princess Royal Training Award’s fifth year, despite...
The Princess Royal visits recipients Dovecote Park in Yorkshire
It was great to see our president HRH The Princess Royal on her first official engagement following the COVID-19 pandemic visiting Princess Royal Training Award recipients Dovecote Park in Yorkshire to learn more about their training programme first-hand. Find out...
United by purpose – a letter to Princess Royal Training Awards applicants from Princess Anne
It’s fair to say, that no one alive has ever experienced a time like this. You have to go back to the post-WW1 flu, the cholera epidemics that would lead to modern sanitation, The Black Death and the great plagues. For all of us, it really is unprecedented, and...
Virtual coffee: 5 ways to take care of yourself while working from home
Though working from home is common, it’s a whole different kettle of fish when you’re forced to work remotely. And for some, that kettle of fish is literal. ‘My partner cooked fish for lunch today – very inappropriate as my office area is the kitchen/dining table.’...
Developing a talent pipeline in the digital age
How do you prepare your workforce for the future, when that future is uncertain? Tata Steel needed a way to tackle workplace challenges, like: Changing ways of working Traditional roles becoming obsolete New technology Skills gaps So Huw Mathias, Training Delivery...
In the press: How learning and development supports mentally healthy workplaces
Each year 1 in 4 individuals are likely to experience a mental health problem with one-sixth of Britain's working age population experiencing symptoms associated with mental ill health annually (office of national statistics). Mental health issues have a...
What difference does training and L&D make?
One of the key objectives of the City & Guilds Foundation is to measure the true influence of skills development. So we surveyed our Awards alumni to find out.
3 creative ways to support good mental health at work
Employers see mental health as a workplace issue. And for good reason. Poor mental health cost UK businesses £43 billion a year, according to research from Deloitte. That’s why mental health is often included in staff wellbeing programmes. That can mean anything...
How to get value out of workplace training
A whopping 9/10 employers struggle to recruit people with the right skills. That’s one reason companies are investing in training programmes to upskill existing staff. How do you make sure you’re getting the greatest return on that investment? Especially when...