National Training Awards

The National Training Awards and the 2009 award winners have been celebrated at a Parliamentary reception,  hosted by the Associate Parliamentary Skills Group in partnership with UK Skills.

Speakers at the event included: 
Gordon Marsden MP, Chair of the Associate Parliamentary Skills Group
Kevin Brennan MP, Minister for Further Education, Skills, Apprenticeships and Consumer Affairs
John Hayes MP, Conservative Shadow Minister Lifelong Learning, Further and Higher Education
Baroness Sharp of Guildford, Co- Vice Chair of the Associate Parliamentary Skills Group and Liberal Democrat Peer
Chris Humphries CBE, Chair of UK Skills

Kevin Brennan MP said:

" The awards play an absolutely vital part in the highlighting the message that training pays and in convincing employers across the Uk to make a contribution to building a skills culture in their organisations."

"All of the employers here today are making a real contribution already to creating that renewed economic growth that we need by investing in the training of their staff now and I thank them and congratulate all of this year's award winners most heartily."