Legal and General
A multinational financial services and asset management company headquartered in London, England. Its products and services include investment management, lifetime mortgages, pensions, annuities, and life assurance.
Years awarded: 2018, 2022
Region: South East
Size: 1000+ employees
Sector: Banking, insurance and finance
Boosting innovation and progression through promoting talent
Theme: Upskilling
Topics: Coaching and mentoring
Seeking to deliver outperformance through customer centric innovation, Legal and General introduced a talent development programme which won an Award in 2018. Through continued development, this programme is now offered to new areas of the business and has led to 34 promotions to Grades 4 and 5, saving external recruitment fees of over £240k.
Embedding training at all levels
Theme: Upskilling
Topics: Coaching and mentoring
This organisation created the Step Forward programme in response to a perceived lack of development opportunities for staff at lower grades. The programme, which focuses on providing a coaching culture, has become embedded in the organisation and is oversubscribed. Staff retention and promotion of attendees have also increased.
News and case studies featuring Legal and General:
HRH The Princess Royal discusses the importance of creating aspirations for young people
n this video series, Kirstie Donnelly MBE, Chief Executive of City & Guilds, talks with our president HRH The Princess Royal about the importance of skills on society, about the role we play as an organisation and about the Awards that we created in her name - The Princess Royal Training Awards - which are celebrating their tenth anniversary.
HRH The Princess Royal discusses the diverse range of Princess Royal Training Award organisations
In this video series, Kirstie Donnelly MBE, Chief Executive of City & Guilds, talks with our president HRH The Princess Royal about the importance of skills on society, about the role we play as an organisation and about the Awards that we created in her name - The Princess Royal Training Awards - which are celebrating their tenth anniversary.
HRH The Princess Royal discusses the value of City & Guilds to society
In this video series, Kirstie Donnelly MBE, Chief Executive of City & Guilds, talks with our president HRH The Princess Royal about the importance of skills on society, about the role we play as an organisation and about the Awards that we created in her name - The Princess Royal Training Awards - which are celebrating their tenth anniversary.
HRH The Princess Royal discusses the changing world of skills
In this video series, Kirstie Donnelly MBE, Chief Executive of City & Guilds, talks with our president HRH The Princess Royal about the importance of skills on society, about the role we play as an organisation and about the Awards that we created in her name - The Princess Royal Training Awards - which are celebrating their tenth anniversary.
A decade of excellence and a room full of inspiration – Princess Royal Training Awards Skills Share 2025
On 30 April 2025, City & Guilds hosted its second-ever Skills Share event – this time at the stunning Goldsmiths’ Hall in London – marking a major milestone: 10 years of the Princess Royal Training Awards. With over 130 Award recipients in attendance, the event was not just a celebration but a forum for shared learning, inspiration and reflection on what a decade of investment in skills development really means.
Ten Years of the Princess Royal Training Awards
In the tenth year of the Princess Royal Training Awards we take a look back at some of the recipients including Balfour Beatty, Fifty Shades Greener and Pret A Manger to find out what achieving the standard means to them and their organisations.
Case study: OnSide Youth Zones
Hear about Princess Royal Training Award recipients OnSide and their award-winning youth centres in this video.
Case study: Pret A Manger
Hear about Princess Royal Training Award recipients Pret A Manger and their award-winning Pret Academy in this video.
Case study: The Dean Hotel Group and Fifty Shades Greener, our first recipients from Ireland
In this video hear about Princess Royal Training Award recipients The Dean Hotel and Fifty Shades Greener, our first recipients from Ireland.