a prestigious award that celebrates and royally recognises outstanding training in the engineering industry
Applications open 3rd January 2023.
“Many employers are making positive contributions to our wider communities and economies by up-skilling and empowering their employees. The Princess Royal Training Awards provide a platform for such employers, giving them the accolade they deserve.”
– City & Guilds President, HRH The Princess Royal
Free to enter, the Princess Royal Training Awards celebrate employers committed to training, learning and skills development who can demonstrate exceptional impact on their business. If you want to showcase your training and join an outstanding Alumni network of 600+ organisations committed to investing in learning and development, then this could be the perfect award for you.
Who can apply?
The Awards are open to any private, public or not-for-profit organisation operating in the UK and Ireland regardless of size or sector. Whether training to tackle skills shortages in the sector, investing in graduates to reduce staff turnover, developing programmes to create a culture of inclusivity or to address gender imbalances in leadership, the Awards are open to all.
Previous Awards recipients include global multinationals such as IBM, GSK and Labcorp, well-known brands including Barclays, Dermalogica, Greene King, JCB and Santander, and engineering industry organisations large and small, including 3P Innovation Ltd, BAE Systems, Barlows UK Ltd, Bouygues Energies and Services Solutions, Electrical Distributors Association (EDA), EDM Zone Ltd and Openreach.
What do the Awards offer?
The Princess Royal Training Awards offer something a bit different from other award programmes. Notably, as the Awards are a standard of excellence, employers don’t have to compete against one another. They simply need to show that they are meeting the Awards’ criteria through their training programmes.
Organisations receive royal recognition for their outstanding training programmes, with an award that sets them apart from their competitors and can be displayed on their website, communications and products.
In addition to attendance at a high-profile ceremony where successful organisations are presented with the Award by HRH The Princess Royal, recipients also become part of the alumni network of organisations that puts training best practice at the heart of their work.
“Now we are part of a community of Princess Royal Training Awards Alumni where we can continue to share best practice and learn from other organisations as we continue to grow”
– 2021 recipient.
Previous Awards recipients have reported numerous additional benefits, including increased investment in training programmes, improved recruitment and retention, and incorporation of HR and Learning and Development into organisational strategy, to name a few.
How do we get started?
The first stage of the application process is to register your interest. You can do that here: Register now
You’ll be sent a unique link for your application form, which you can fill in and submit online. Applications are open until 31 March 2023.
You’ll have lots of support along the way, as the Princess Royal Training Awards team are on hand to offer assistance through 1-1 chats, web chat and email support, as well as through virtual support workshops and ‘tea and chat’ sessions. Applicants even get the opportunity to submit a draft application in February to get helpful feedback from Assessors.
If you have any questions, you can get in touch with the Princess Royal Training Awards team at: [email protected].
