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The latest news from the Princess Royal Training Awards and our award recipients.
In the press: Gateshead College receives double Royal seal of approval
The top North East college has achieved double success in a prestigious national awards scheme that celebrates the positive business impact of outstanding skills development programmes. Gateshead College scooped two accolades in this year’s Princess Royal Training...
In the press: MP celebrates local business’ Princess Royal Training Award win
Antoinette Sandbach, MP for Eddisbury, is celebrating Barlows (UK) Ltd being awarded a Princess Royal Training Award. The family-run business, based in Malpas, created a lasting impact by successfully linking their skills development needs to the company’s overall...
In the press: Royal seal of approval for JOHNSONS Workwear training
JOHNSONS Workwear's Learning and Development team has been honoured with the Princess Royal Training 2019 Award for its work with the JOHNSONS Academy, following a rigorous assessment process. The Princess Royal Training Awards, now in their fourth year, will be...
The Princess Royal and City & Guilds Group honour outstanding workplace training in 2019
HRH Princess Anne, President of City & Guilds Group, recognises 44 organisations with 2019 Princess Royal Training Awards Recipients shared compelling, irrefutable evidence of how training has directly influenced business results Multiple winners across areas...
Case study: providing media training opportunities to disadvantaged young people at Reprezent Radio
This video shows a look behind the scenes at Reprezent Radio, a South London radio station and social enterprise. Reprezent created the Sounds of Young London scheme to provide media training opportunities to disadvantaged young people. The practical training programme has seen an impressive number of young people into employment and gained commercial interest from some of the world’s biggest brands. Reprezent received a Princess Royal Training Award in 2018.
Gen2 welcomes HRH The Princess Royal
Gen2 were delighted to welcome HRH The Princess Royal to their Head Office in Workington, Cumbria to officially open the building. Gen2 is the largest training provider to the UK civil nuclear industry working with over 250 employers. In 2017 it became part of the...
In conversation with Aaron Saxton about UKFast’s £5m commitment to their Community and Education Trust
At our Alumni event in Manchester we caught up with Aaron Saxton, Director of Education at UKFast, to talk about the organisation's Community and Education Trust which has committed £5 million to provide more opportunities to young people in the community. It’s...
In the press: Bartlett Mitchell report organic growth drives 16% increase in turnover
Bartlett Mitchell, one of the UK’s leading independent caterers, has announced a 16% increase in turnover – driven through organic growth and strong client retention. For the period ending 31 October 2018, the company has posted a record £45.5m in overall turnover....
In the press: AESSEAL boosts turnover to £181.3m after a year of national award success
Manufacturer AESSEAL boosted its turnover by £10m after posting an eight per cent rise in organic sales. During 2018 the business grew earnings by 15.7 per cent to £34.7m and saw its turnover rise to £181.3m. Group net assets rose to £122.8m, an increase of 18.6...
Next Alumni meet-up: Manchester Wednesday 1 May 2019
Everybody agrees that employee experience is crucial to business success ― and yet not many organisations are actively addressing this need. How can employee training and development hep you improve employee experience and enhance the performance of your...
Princess Royal Training Awards now open for entries
The Princess Royal Training Awards – designed to honour outstanding and innovative training and skills development programmes from UK employers – are now open for applications, until 29th March 2019. Created by the City & Guilds Group, which is celebrating its...
In the press: it’s time to give learning and development the royal recognition it deserves
It’s common knowledge that business conditions in the UK today are far from optimal. Employers are faced with economic uncertainty, widening skills gaps and lagging productivity. And what’s more problematic is that these aren’t simple issues to fix – there’s no...
Employee experience | How John Lewis & Partners improved staff satisfaction and earned £1.5million
John Lewis & Partners wanted in-store customers to have the same choice and convenience as online shoppers. So they decided to give a digital handheld device to shop floor Partners. If a customer couldn’t find the right size or colour, the Partner could check...
Upskilling: the key to fighting UK business uncertainty, skills gaps and productivity lags
It’s safe to say that UK businesses are facing a period of unprecedented change and challenges and it doesn’t look like it’s going to let up any time soon. Despite rising slightly in 2018, our productivity still lags behind our European neighbours and two years of...
Case study: leading hotels establish a partnership approach to nurture talent with Apprenticeship in Hospitality Scotland
This forward thinking hospitality organisation demonstrates what can be achieved when hotels work together to develop the next generation of Scottish talent. Apprenticeship in Hospitality ScotlandDate 2018Region ScotlandSize 50-249 employeesSector Hospitality In...
Case study: creating a pipeline of female leaders at GSK
This global healthcare company is addressing gender imbalance by accelerating high performing female employees into leadership roles.GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) recognised that female employees were not breaking through to leadership roles at the rate that would be...
Case study: Islamic Relief investing in the life-blood of the organisation
In 2016 Islamic Relief made the decision to change how it trained its volunteers in order to reduce turnover and stand out in a competitive market place. The Volunteer Leadership Programme was created and 1000 volunteers registered for one of 30 places.Impact from...
Case study: investing in training to create top business performers at Mortgage Advice Bureau Scotland
By investing in new recruits this rapidly expanding mortgage broker is on track to reach its vision of becoming the largest broker in Scotland. In 2016 one of Scotland’s leading mortgage brokers, Clear Mortgage Solutions, entered into a joint venture with Mortgage...
In the press: Legal & General recognised for skills training
Legal & General has won a Princess Royal Training Award (PRTA), recognising its StepForward Talent Development Programme. The programme, which is open to around 1,000 employees within the Legal & General’s Insurance (LGI) division, is designed for those who...
Case study: providing a state of the art, hands-on training approach at Openreach
This digital network business built a state of the art, replica street so that trainee engineers could really put their learning into practice. Two years ago Openreach decided that it needed to make a significant strategic change to its entire training approach in...