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North West shines in National Training Awards 2010 26 entrants from region make final shortlist

The National Training Awards today announced the organisations and individuals in the East of England who have successfully reached the finals of this year’s Awards. A total of 26 finalists from the region have been shortlisted in recognition of their outstanding contribution and commitment to training, learning and development in the workplace.

The region’s winners will be revealed at an awards ceremony which takes place at the Goreton Monastery, Manchester, on Thursday 23 September.

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 finalists in the North West are:

Award category	Organisation / individual name	Entry title	Town	County
Large Employer (over 250 employees)	WM Morrison Supermarkets Plc	Morrisons ups its commitment to preserving traditional craft food skills via Bakery & Meat Apprenticeships	Bradford	West Yorkshire
	BT Retail	Discovery - Driving Sales Performance and Customer Experience in BT Retail	Warrington	Cheshire
	Merlin Claims	Training Programme to support the new Business Model and Operations	Bromborough	Wirral
	Plus Dane Housing Group	Ni Leadership Academy – coaching talent for suColin Cowlingess	Liverpool	Merseyside
	Warrington Borough Transport Ltd	Embracing Compulsory Periodic Training – The Driver Certificate of Professional Competence	Warrington	Cheshire
	Northern Counties Housing Association Ltd	Developing Managers as Leaders in the Housing Sector	Oldham	Lancashire
	Academy Hospitality Great Britain (AHGB-DeVere)	AHGB - Revolutionizes the way apprenticeships are delivered creating future stars of hospitality	Cheadle	Cheshire
	SSP UK (Select Service Partner)	An innovative and committed initiative to develop a pipeline of management talent.	Manchester	Lancashire
	Home Retail Group	Team Leader Development Programme for Customer & Financial Services	Widnes	Cheshire
	The Co-operative Group	Revitalising the Corporate induction programme for the 21st century – shouldn’t everyone start this way?	Manchester	Lancashire
Medium Employer (50-249 employees)	Barlows Electrical Limited	Improving the driving of goods vehicles amongst electrical plumbing and building maintenance staff.	Malpas	Cheshire
Medium Employer (50-249 employees)	D R L Ltd	I dont need training - answering the phone is easy... isnt it?	Bolton	Lancashire
Small Employer (up to 49 employees)	TIS CUMBRIA LIMITED	To generate high integrity training required for future new build plant and equipment	Workington	Cumbria
	Upperby Community Development Centre	Upperby CDC - Ten years of innovative development in the local community	Carlisle	Cumbria
	IAS b2b Marketing	Innovative Digital Training – IAS b2b Marketing Total Immersion	Macclesfield	Cheshire
Providing Education and Training	Prescot Oasis Centre Ltd	Developed training programme for long term unemployed into sustainable employment in the Care Sector.	Liverpool	Merseyside
Providing Education and Training	Drugline	Training individuals to develop and maintain a productive healthy lifestyle abstinent from substance use.	Blackpool	Lancashire
Partnership and Collaboration	Knowsley Community College	Vocational training innovation for patients of Ashworth high security psychiatric hospital	Liverpool	Merseyside
	Impact International	Developing Emerging Leaders proves to be key investment for bank	Windermere	Cumbria
	Ideal Standard International	Releasing the Potential of a mature workforce at Ideal Standard International – Middlewich site	Middlewich	Cheshire
	Lancashire Constabulary	Policing pre-qualification partnership; leading the national agenda reducing costs producing better officers for communities	Preston	Lancashire
	Helena Partnerships	Neighbourhoods Development Programme	St Helens	Merseyside
	Cumbria Constabulary	Achieving Best Evidence planning and conducting interviews with children	Penrith	Cumbria
	Warburtons	Achieving Bakery Excellence in Industrial Baking	Bolton	Lancashire
Individual	Sasha Deepwell	From developing award winning homes to developing outstanding people – one woman’s journey of a lifetime	Liverpool	Merseyside
Individual	Louise Tyrrell	Lou Tyrrell – Inspired to Change	Manchester	Lancashire

Simon Bartley, Chief Executive of UK Skills which manages the National Training Awards said: “I would like to offer congratulations to all entrants who have made the shortlist as a regional finalist for the National Training Awards 2010. Being selected as a regional finalist of the Awards is a fantastic achievement and one that all of those shortlisted should be really proud of.
“Now more than ever it is essential for organisations to continue to invest in the development of their staff. The UK’s future, after all, can only be strengthened and sustained by people who have the skills needed to meet the demands of today’s globalised economy.”
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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

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North West shines in National Training Awards 2010 26 entrants from region make final shortlist