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World of Learning award entries "hardest ever to judge"

According to the judging panel, entries for this year’s World of Learning awards have risen to new levels of excellence across all categories.

"I found this year's awards the hardest ever to judge,” said Colin Buckley, Head of Operations - Learning Team for Ufi/learndirect. “The quality of all the finalists made every decision in every category difficult. All the entries were strong contenders and none of them could easily be eliminated from the running."

Alison Church, Awards Manager commented, "With strong competition across the board, particularly in the new Training Venue of the Year category, the panel has made the decision to award runners-up and special commendations in a number of categories - a first this year - to recognise the high quality of those submissions.

"The entries reflect a growing maturity in the industry. In particular, there is a greater focus being placed on measuring the return on investment on learning and development activities, which will be instrumental in ensuring that the industry continues to move forward."

Following a champagne reception and a four-course dinner, stand up comedian and writer Sean Lock will present the Awards at the NEC on the 17th November. Sean's television credits include 'They Think It's All Over,' 'The Stand Up Show,' and 'Never Mind the Buzzcocks.' He has just returned from a successful Edinburgh Festival where he received a Perrier Nomination for 'No Flatley, I Am The Lord Of The Dance.'

"This is the night when the "who's who of the training industry" celebrate the highest levels of achievement in the sector. The standard of entries really raised the bar this year and all the organisations who put forward submissions have every reason to celebrate their accomplishments," concluded Church.

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