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London shines in National Training Awards 2010 37 entrants from region make final shortlist

The National Training Awards today announced the organisations and individuals in the London who have successfully reached the finals of this year’s Awards. A total of 37 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 Brewery, London, on Tuesday 12 October.

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 and Guilds is the premier sponsor of the 2010 National Training Awards.

The finalists in London are:

Award category	Organisation / individual name	Entry title	Town	County
Large Employer (over 250 employees)	Circle Anglia	Elevating the leadership capability of 64 managers	London	London
	Mercedes-Benz Retail Group UK Limited	The North London Management Development programme	Colindale	London
	APCOA Parking UK Ltd	Effectively meeting organisational and individual training needs – The Extended Learning and Development Family	Uxbridge	Middlesex
	Metropolitan Police Service	Stress Awareness – equipping Police Officers with the skills to manage stress and to build resilience	London	London
	TTT Moneycorp Ltd	Retail Service Academy – Creating empowerment and ownership of an excellent service experience!	Knightsbridge	London
	Harper Collins Publishers	Marketing and PR for the Digital Age (Hammersmith site only)	Hammersmith	London
	Wandsworth Borough Council	FROM ORDINARY TO EXTRAORDINARY: MEETING THE CHALLENGE BEATING THE CONSTRAINTS	Wandsworth	London
	Pret a Manger	How inspirational training empowers front-line managers to drive business performance and sustain a unique brand	London	London
	City & Islington College	Induction programme for new managers at City and Islington College	London	London
	Enterprise	Enterprise Graduate Development Programme	London	London
	Metroplolitan Police Service	Metropolitan Police Service - Territorial Policing - Primary Investigation Training	London	London
	NSPCC	Helping NSPCC fundraisers succeed through the Major Gifts Training Programme	London	London
Medium Employer (50-249 employees)	Camden Arts Centre	Volunteer Front of House Assistant Learning Training and Development Scheme	London	London
Medium Employer (50-249 employees)	Russet House School	Raising standards the importance of training at all levels in teaching pupils with autism	Enfield	Middlesex
Small Employer (up to 49 employees)	System Concepts Ltd	Using training to improve skills and communication’	London	London
Providing Education and Training	UMD Professional Ltd	Widening access to practical management training for dental practice managers	Wallington	Surrey
	Anchor House	Training and the empowerment of a deprived community and its homeless residents	Canning Town	London
	Consalia	Developing a Client Centric Mindset : For customer retention and winning new business	Hampton	Middlesex
	RedR UK	Management training for humanitarian staff working in disasters and emergencies: impact beyond the training room	London	London
	Theatre&	Delivering Customer Service Excellence Within Enfield Homes	Edmonton Green	London
	London College of Beauty Therapy	Setting Standards for the Retail Beauty industry	London	London
	The Skills People	Public Services: Efficiency and Effectiveness	London	London
	The Natural Training Company Ltd	Innovative sales training that bucked the trend in an uncertain market – turning calls to cash.	London	London
Partnership and Collaboration	Select Service Partner UK (SSP) Training for Advancement (TFA)	Introduction of SSP Service Style at Paddington Railway Station	London	London
	Aramark Ltd Cadbury UK	Confectionery retail skills development in the food service industry	London	London
	Enfield Voluntary Action Enfield Strategic Partnership Barnet College	Enfield Community Empowerment and Leadership Course	Edmonton	London
	Yarrow Housing Metropolitan Police Service Crime Academy	INTERVIEWING TECHNIQUES FOR POLICE OFFICERS WHERE PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES ARE VICTIMS OR WITNESS CRIME	London	London
	Training Synergy London Borough of Redbridge	Investment in training helps forty local jobseekers to kickstart careers in local government	London	London
	Shepherds Bush Housing Group Park Simms Associates	Shepherds Bush Housing Group’s Customer Care Programme – Creating a better culture being my best!	Chiswick	London
	London Borough of Tower Hamlets – Skillsmatch Learn Assist Ltd	The Skillsmatch and Learn Assist security training and brokerage partnership	Canary Wharf	London
Now is the Time	Hachette Filipacchi	Providing the sales team with skills to sell in a recession in publishing sector	London	London
	Simmons & Simmons	Resolving downturn resourcing challenges whilst enhancing capability for post-downturn markets – a pre-trainee MBA	London	London
	Red Carnation Hotels	The project is a series of workshops about providing exceptional customer service while increasing revenue.	London	London
Individual	Hilary Cooke	A celebration of 21 years of personal and professional development in 900 words	London	London
	Aggrie Chikiwa	Unemployed and Homeless - to Head of Education - Training and Employment”	London	London
	Dean McClumpha	Fifteen to the top: My Journey to Head Pastry Chef	London	London
	Julia Townend	Powder and Paint – An Inspirational Journey in Training to be Makeup Artist and Teacher	Isleworth	Middlesex

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

About The National Training Awards

Established in 1987 The National Training Awards (NTA) identify and celebrate organisations and individuals across the UK and across all sectors that have achieved outstanding business and personal success through investment in training.
The National Training Awards are organised on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) by UK Skills.
Run on annual basis, The National Training Awards are free to enter and open in January. Entries close in April.
The National Training Awards include the following seven categories: Large Employer (250 +), Medium Employer (50-249), Small Employer (49 and under), Partnership and Collaboration, Providing Education and Training, Individual and the ‘Now is the Time’ category, which was launched in 2009 to encourage employers who have invested in training during the recession, to share their experiences and get public recognition to their commitment to training and re-skilling.

For more information visit www.nationaltrainingawards.com

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London shines in National Training Awards 2010 37 entrants from region make final shortlist