The Excellence in Business Training Awards Winners

PRESS RELEASE

1st February 2012

Excellence in Business Training Awards 2012- Winners

Cornwall College Business and the business community celebrated the fifth annual Excellence in Business Training Awards, which recognises exceptional training and development in organisations across the South West.

The glamorous award ceremony, at the Atlantic Hotel in Newquay, was attended by more than 150 of the South West's business community.

From nine hotly contested categories, winners were selected by a panel of judges. This year saw the first individual scoop the coveted tenth prize; the Winner of Winners Award. Ben Moran from Pall Corporation was recognised as the Apprentice of the Year and as the overall winner.

Kerry Dunkley from City & Guilds Judged the Apprentice of the Year Award and said; " Ben has a brilliant achievement record, demonstrating what a fantastic engineer he has become in such a short time. Ben is an ambassador to all of those people who are interested in having a career in the engineering industry".

Tamsyn Harris from Cornwall College Business judged the Winner of Winners Award and said: ‘Ben is an extremely focused, driven young individual who has really made an impact on his business. Pall Corporation has a long history of understanding the business benefits and value of staff training, particularly apprenticeships, and we feel very sure that, in Ben, they have found a star manager for the future.’

Ocean Housing Group won in two categories; the Outstanding Commitment to Training (SME) and the Excellence in Environmental Training Awards, for their continued investment in developing their staff’s skills and training in environmental systems. Sharon Sandercock from Cornish Cottages, a Mullion-based holiday letting company, won the Individual Achievement Award for her dedication to training and development.

Dave Linnell, CEO of Cornwall College, opened the evening and congratulated all nominees on their success.  “The standard of nominations this year was exceptional,” he said. “The winners deserve particular praise for being recognised as the best in their category.  It’s been a wonderful night of entertainment and celebrations and I’ve been humbled to be part of it.  Congratulations to all the shortlisted companies and individuals and to our winners tonight.”

The awards were supported by City & Guilds, West Briton, Cornish Guardian, The Cornishmen and Pirate FM. A short film and photo gallery from the evening will be published on the www.trainingawards.org