IITT announces IT Training Awards 2005 shortlist
Nearly 40 organisations and 17 individuals have been named on the shortlist for this year's Institute of IT Training IT Training Awards 2005.
The full list of those shortlisted for each category are as follows:
Training Company of the year
sponsored by Hewlett Packard
- Parity Training
- QA
- Spring IT Training
- Learning Tree International
- Happy Computers
- SAS Education
Training Department of the year
sponsored by Spring
- Belfast City Council
- Centrica
- GVA Grimley
- DLA IT Learning
- Surrey County Council
- News International Newspapers
Internal Training Project of the year
sponsored by Learning & Skills Council
- Sussex Police
- DLA IT Training
- Irwin Mitchell Solicitors
- West Bromwich Building Society
- News International Newspapers
- BBC
External Training Project of the year
sponsored by NCC
- Xpertise & ATOS Origin
- Afiniti & Network Rail
- QA & Barclays
- Azlan Training UK & Cisco
- Parity & Department for Employment and Learning
- Learn IT & Roche
e-Learning Project of the year
sponsored by UFI Learndirect
- Learn IT
- Whitbread Group
- Marconi Corporation
- Brightwave
- The GMB Learning Hub
- Creative Learning Media
Staff Development Strategy of the year
sponsored by Pitman Training
- Fujitsu Services
- Sunderland Health Community
- Belfast City Council
- Mallon Associates International
- Siemens Communications
Learning Centre of the year
sponsored by University of Nottingham
- Lincolnshire NHS Shared Services
- Centrica
- London Borough of Newham
- Scottish Prison Service College
Training Manager of the year
sponsored by Parity
- Marie-Pierre Gouaux, ATOS Origin
- Jens Gemmel, Norfolk County Council
- Richard Malam, Centrica
- John Salt, DLA IT Learning
- Gareth Jones, Hertfordshire County Council
- O'Bryan Grandison, West Midlands Police
Freelance Trainer of the year
sponsored by Broadskill
- Ravinder Basra
- Doune Sinclair
- Huw Griffiths
- Doug Fisher
- Kevin Tarry
Trainer of the year
sponsored by OCR
- Lisa Jones, Stehle Associates
- Stuart Lawson, Gala Group
- Karen Condon, Belfast City Council,
- John Connolly, QA
- Nicky Stone, Happy Computers
- Emma Griffiths, Parity
In addition, one person who has made a significant and lasting contribution to the IT training industry will receive the The Colin Corder award at the Awards' ceremony.
"Once again, not only has the standard of entries in all categories increased but the number of entries has risen by some 25 per cent," commented Colin Steed, the IITT's chief executive. "I am sure that the judges who will now determine the award winners will have a very difficult time again this year."