Training Awards Results

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550074.post-1100513468759020652004-11-15T10:06:00.000Z2004-11-15T10:11:33.360ZTraining Awards ResultsOrganisations from across Scotland were recognised for their success and commitment to training at a prestigious awards ceremony last night (11 November 2004). The National Training Awards (NTA) celebrated their eighteenth year in style at the Hilton Hotel in Glasgow with Deputy First Minister, Jim Wallace as guest of honour. NTA, managed in Scotland by Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise, are the UK's premier showcase for organisations and people who have been selected for their outstanding achievements in workplace training and personal development. This year’s awards have seen a record number of contenders, with a 26% increase of entries on last year and a significant rise in the standards of training. There were three levels of awards on the night. Highly Commended rewarded those finalists who have shown great potential and have demonstrated a dedication to excellence through training. Scottish Training Awards went to those organisations who were judged to be exceptional in Scotland and National Training Awards went to those organisations who were judged to be exceptional in the UK. The winners of the National Training Awards will go on to participate in a UK-wide celebration in London later this year. The 2004 winners are: Highly Commended <ul><li>Interactive Business Partnership (IBP) and Scottish Enterprise</li> <li>The Edrington Group</li> <li>Royal Bank of Scotland Group</li> <li>The Learning Game </li></ul> Scottish Training Awards <ul><li>Mackays Stores Limited and IBP</li> <li>Fife Women's Technology Centre</li> <li>Anniesland College</li> <li>AMEC Group Limited & W2 Training Ltd</li> <li>Family Mediation Borders</li> <li>West Fife Enterprise Limited</li> <li>The Lennox Partnership and Scottish Enterprise Dunbartonshire</li> <li>Amanda Allan, Kirkcaldy</li> <li>May-Tag Ltd</li> <li>South Lanarkshire Council - Youthstart, Careers Scotland - Positive Futures, South Lanarkshire College and One Plus</li> <li>Reid Kerr College</li> <li>Imes Ltd</li> <li>North Lanarkshire Council Social Work Department</li></ul> National Training Awards <ul><li>Remploy - Stirling Factory </li> <li>Yeoman Morvern Ltd </li> <li>Solas Scotland</li></ul> Alan Sinclair, senior director of skills and learning, Scottish Enterprise, said: "Why do we train people? Is it to make us feel good, or as an article of faith? The National Training Awards finalists, from a small local charity to one of the world's biggest companies, train because it works.  It pays dividends; investing in training, if done well, gives a rate of return. We train because it drives performance." Alex Paterson, director of developing skills, Highlands and Islands Enterprise, said: "In many parts of Scotland, skills gaps and shortages have now taken over from unemployment as the main challenge to economic growth.  It's clear, therefore, that workforce development is a hugely important issue, both for individual businesses and for the country as a whole. This year's award winners are typical of a large number of Scottish businesses which are seizing that challenge with the assistance of the enterprise networks.  I am pleased that Highlands and Islands Enterprise has again been able to support the awards and congratulate all the winners on their achievement." Notes to editors <ul><li>For more information about the National Training Awards please go to www.nationaltrainingawards.com.</li> <li>Scottish Enterprise is the main economic development agency for Scotland covering 93 per cent of the population from Grampian to the Borders. The Scottish Enterprise Network consists of Scottish Enterprise, 12 Local Enterprise Companies and Careers Scotland. Working in partnership with the private and public sectors the Network aims to build more and better businesses, to develop the skills and knowledge of Scottish people, and to encourage innovation to make Scottish business internationally competitive.         </li> <li>The Highlands and Islands Enterprise network (HIE) is responsible for economic and community development in an area which covers more than half of Scotland, from Shetland to Argyll.  HIE’s headquarters are in Inverness and most of its services are delivered through ten local enterprise companies.  The network employs around 500 people, including 150 Careers Scotland staff and last year invested more than £100 million to help people living in the Highlands and Islands realise their full potential.</li></ul> For more information Please contact Lucy Robb Senior Press and PR Executive Scottish Enterprise T: 0141 228 2995 E: <a href="mailto:lucy.robb@scotent.co.uk">lucy.robb@scotent.co.uk</a> Web Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05225457275137040993noreply@blogger.com