Who can enter?

To enter the Awards in 2011 organisations must have been accredited or reaccredited with Investors in People since 31 October 2008. Organisations with 20 employees or less are not required to be Investors in People accredited to enter the Awards.

There are four Award categories in the National Training Awards as outlined below. The categories seek to recognise and celebrate specific learning and development initiatives that have resulted in remarkable and outstanding benefits to an organisation.

Entrants are encouraged to submit more than one entry if the training initiatives resulted in different organisational benefits. However, two entries that concern the same specific piece of training will not be accepted.

Small Employer category (up to 49 employees)

Medium Employer category (50 to 249 employees)

Large Employer category (250 to 999 employees)

Macro Employer category (1000+ employees)

These four categories are aimed at varying sizes of organisation where entry concerns the development of the organisation's own staff (or their volunteers) in order to deliver an overarching organisational strategy.

If you worked alongside a partner who was involved in the design and delivery of the initiative, NTA will continue to acknowledge this contribution (even though there is not a specific partnership category). The entry must be submitted by the client organisation, which must also hold Investors in People accreditation.

Schools, colleges and other training providers can enter the Awards if the training described is for their own staff.