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The latest news from the Princess Royal Training Awards and our award recipients.
Why (and How) there are more Women in Leadership roles at Finance Company, Towergate Insurance
Which women in leadership do you admire? Head of Learning & Development, Ian Sadler, adds to the conversation amongst today’s thought leaders on why more women in leadership are needed in male-dominated industries to help organisations stay competitive, and tells...
Sparta Global: Helping employees feel included and psychologically safe
There’s a big question mark over what training in a hybrid working culture should focus on. People want to feel better connected to colleagues and more flexibility in where they work from. To make training work for all, inclusivity will be key. But what is...
Willis Towers Watson: Accelerating opportunities for junior consultants
Sharing best practice and providing 'live' development opportunities were key to the success of Willis Towers Watson's award-winning training programme, Pathfinder, led by Helena Ingram. How do you involve mentors and buddies in the programmes at your organisation? To...
BAE Systems: Investing in young people beginning careers in STEM
How do you inspire the next generations to work in your industry? See how 2021 Princess Royal Training Awards Winner BAE Systems, led by Head of Apprenticeships & Skills Mark Donnelly, recruited 700 plus apprentices last year, 90% aged between 16 and 25, from...
IBM: Helping bring out the best in learners
All the recent change to the way we work makes it more challenging for new recruits and interns to reach their potential. Here I share how IBM improved their intern programme to help bring out the best in learners and make them as ‘self-sufficient’ as possible, while...
PwC: Driving a collaborative digital culture
Are you developing training programmes to help accelerate digital transformation? For inspiration, read about how PwC UK developed the skills of change agents to support its firmwide transformation. PwC is one of the brilliant Princess Royal Training...
Sky: What are your sure-fire ways to get new-starters inducted well?
Sky recently took a look at their induction process and made some changes that increased speed to competence and improved Net Promoter Score! With the pandemic creating a growing need for advisers to help customers, and to help colleagues with the...
46 businesses across the UK recognised by HRH The Princess Royal for excellence in training and development in 2021
HRH The Princess Royal, President of City & Guilds, awards employers who have created outstanding training and skills development programmes which have resulted in measurable business impact over the last 12 months Recipients include those that have...
Celebrating the Award class of 2020
On 15 December, we celebrated the innovative training and development successes of the 43 recipients who achieved a Princess Royal Training Award in 2020. By necessity the ceremony was a little different this year. Whilst it needed to take place virtually rather than...
39 UK businesses receive excellence in training Award commended by HRH The Princess Royal in 2020
HRH The Princess Royal, President of City & Guilds Group, recognises organisations whose training has delivered measurable business impact 39 businesses celebrated at virtual ceremony for their innovative training programmes in the Princess Royal Training...
