Ambassadors - East Midlands
Judging News
Hello and welcome to the start of another National Training Awards Year.
Before looking at our plans for the year ahead I thought it would be helpful
to give you an update on where we are at with the judging process for 2010 as
the entries are now in the process of being judged.
In the East Midlands 59 entries were received with 44 getting through the initial
assessment and moderation phase and having met those requirements have been passed
through to the East Midlands Judging Panel for the next stages of judging.
From the 44 entries currently being judged the categories are:
19 from Employer Organisations, 6 from Providers of Education and
Training, 9 from Partnership and Collaboration and 10 from Individuals.
Overall National Training Awards entries are up on last year with
796 entries a 6% increase year on year.
NTA Regional Award Winner, Providing Education
and Training; Go MAD Thinking
Co-op goes MAD
A business improvement consultancy firm has used its unique and propriety thinking system brand of training to increase profits for the Co-op.
Following the merger of Oxford, Swindon & Gloucester Co-op and West Midlands Co-op a new business, Midcounties Co-operative, was born. It is a diverse operation that spans funeral homes, travel agencies, food retail stores, pharmacies, motor dealerships, estates management, post offices, childcare nurseries and head office support functions.
Co-op bosses realised that to unify their business they needed excellent leaders and managers who could communicate with each other effectively. They needed to establish a 'One Midcounties' organisation with a joined up culture, now known as "Team Midcounties". And the best way to do that, they decided, was to go MAD.
Name : Frank Lord
Through Frank's passion for learning and skills he won a special secretary of state commended NTA in1994 and followed on to Chair the East Midlands Judging Panel.
Based on his passion and belief in people development and business excellence Frank has helped build many very successful businesses. Frank is also an experienced director and Chairman on many boards; 14 public and voluntary including the BBC, Employment and Skills, Education Business Partnerships and 11 private sector including Managing Director of one of the largest UK Skills Providers (Protocol).
