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Broadcasting industry training awards

By TJ (16-08-2007)
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In a first for the broadcasting industry, the winners of a new National Training Awards (NTA) Broadcast Sector Award have been announced.

Spanning the entire spectrum of broadcasting, six companies have been recognised by the judges. The BBC, ITV and Bloomberg News have been named as sector winners and the judges have also awarded Highly Commended status to Sky, QVC and KMFM Radio.

Highlighting the importance of training in the broadcast sector, the NTA Broadcast Sector Award has been created as part of a pilot by UK Skills and the Broadcast Training & Skills Regulator (BTSR), in partnership with Ofcom and Skillset.

Lord Puttnam, Skillset’s Patron, has welcomed the initiative, commenting:

“People are the lifeblood and the future of our industry. As someone who is passionate about maintaining the reputation that the UK has for broadcasting excellence, I am delighted to see national recognition for organisations that are delivering the best in training and skills development.

“This is a timely collaboration,” says BTSR chairman Stephen Whittle. “The UK broadcasting industry is a world leader – but to maintain this reputation in a fast-changing and highly competitive environment, developing the skills and professionalism of the workforce has to be a top priority.”

The National Training Awards, run by UK Skills on behalf of the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills, have been recognising excellence in training for 21 years.  This year, to broaden the scope of the awards, UK Skills has been working with BTSR and its partners to pilot a way of linking organisations recognised for good training in their own sector into the awards.

UK Skills Chief Executive, Jacqui Henderson CBE, says:

“I am delighted to have the broadcast industry’s support for this pilot.  The National Training Awards are about rewarding excellence in training and development.  By linking with the industry and its Sector Skills Council, we can provide broadcasting companies with the opportunity to benchmark their training against the best in the UK.”

The NTA Broadcast Sector Award winners now have the opportunity to go forward to the UK judging panel.  Here they will be judged against organisations drawn from all sectors across the UK who are achieving the highest level of training excellence. 

 

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