Terms and Conditions

Last updated October 2026

Applications

1. The City and Guilds of London Institute, a body incorporated by Royal Charter and registered as a charity in England and Wales (Reg. No.312832) and Scotland (Reg.No.SC039576), whose registered office is at 5-6 Giltspur Street, London EC1A 9DE (“City & Guilds Foundation”) invites applications from any training initiatives that have substantially and demonstrably contributed towards the success of an organisation as well as supported the growth of its employees. City & Guilds Foundation is the working name of The City and Guilds of London Institute.
2. Applications for the Princess Royal Training Awards (“PRTA”) are subject to the following terms and conditions (“Terms”). Please read these Terms carefully and indicate your acceptance by selecting the tick box on the online application form. If you do not accept these Terms, we will be unable to process your application.

Application process

1. Applications must be submitted via the online application form no later than midnight on the closing date stated at www.princessroyaltrainingawards.com. Submitted applications cannot be amended after final submission. All applications will be acknowledged.
2. Following the closing date, applications will be reviewed by a team of independent assessors, led by a Chief Assessor. Applications will be shortlisted and either an online or a site visit may be arranged for the shortlisted applicants. Subject to the approval of the President of City and Guilds of London Institute, HRH The Princess Royal, the PRTA Chief Assessor will make the final decision on the awarding of the awards by the City & Guilds Foundation.
3. Applicants will be offered guidance and feedback at all stages of the submission process and successful applicants will be contacted on the date advertised at ww.princessroyaltrainingawards.com and announced on www.princessroyaltrainingawards.com.
4. Awards are made entirely at the discretion of the City & Guilds Foundation and the City & Guilds Foundation will select applicants it deems to be the most deserving in its sole discretion. The City & Guilds Foundation's decision is final and there is no right of appeal. Unsuccessful applicants will be given feedback.
5. The City & Guilds Foundation will not accept any responsibility for loss or damage in relation to any application.

Eligibility

1. Applicants must not be employed by the City & Guilds Foundation, or be a member of an employee’s immediate family.
2. The City & Guilds Foundation will disqualify any applicant that it knows, or has reasonable grounds to believe, is ineligible for an award on the grounds of misrepresentation, misconduct, fraudulent behaviour (including submitting a wholly AI-generated entry, as distinct from using AI tools to assist in preparing a genuine, applicant-authored submission) and/or has breached any of these Terms and/or any applicable law.

General

1. The City & Guilds Foundation will process applicants’ personal information in order to administer the PRTA. This processing is necessary for the performance of these Terms and for the Foundation’s legitimate interests in operating the awards. Applications are reviewed by the Foundation’s team and independent assessors, who are bound by the Foundation’s Confidentiality Policy. Where an applicant has given separate, optional consent, the City & Guilds Foundation may also contact the applicant about related products and services; an applicant may withdraw that consent at any time without affecting their application. The City & Guilds Foundation will process all personal information in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018 and the UK GDPR. Full details of how applicants’ personal data is collected, used, retained and protected, and of applicants’ rights, are set out in the Foundation’s Privacy Notice (see the Related documents clause below).
2. The City & Guilds Foundation reserves the right to cancel the Princess Royal Training Awards and amend these Terms without notice. It is the responsibility of applicants to keep themselves informed as to any changes to the Terms and conditions of entry.
3. Related documents: these Terms govern your application. The following documents also apply:
   - the Foundation’s Privacy Notice: https://princessroyaltrainingawards.com/privacy-notice/;
   - the Foundation’s Confidentiality Policy: https://princessroyaltrainingawards.com/confidentiality-policy/;
   - and the Website Terms of Use: https://princessroyaltrainingawards.com/website-terms-of-use/. Your use of the website is also subject to the Website Terms of Use; in the event of any conflict between these Terms and the Website Terms of Use in relation to an application, these Terms prevail.
4. The Terms shall be subject to and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales and the parties hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.