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IT Training Awards 2009

Happy Computers and Cheshire NHS ICT Service had a double reason to celebrate last week, with both winning two Gold Awards at the Institute of IT Training IT Training Awards.

The Institute of IT Training IT Training Awards for 2009 were presented at a gala dinner held at The Dorchester in London on Thursday 5th February.

Happy Computers won the Training Company of the Year and the Trainer of the Year awards, while Cheshire NHS ICT Service won awards for Training Department of the Year (Public Sector) and the Internal Training Project of the Year.

Institute chief executive Colin Steed, addressing the audience at the awards ceremony, said: "The annual IT Training Awards honour those individuals and organisations who really shone in the past year and we are here to celebrate their achievements tonight.

"We must not underestimate the importance of giving national recognition to the skills and achievements that are driving best practice in our industry. Such initiatives are representative of a sector that is fast maturing to accomplish specific, relevant business results through the appropriate use of standards-driven IT training and development.

"The solutions and projects detailed in the award entries are enabling organisations throughout the country to deliver knowledge and learning faster and more efficiently - some in ways that were not possible before.

"Recent economic times have been tough for everyone in IT departments, and particularly for those working for IT training providers. But, once again, the quality of the entries has been higher than ever, which demonstrates that the industry is pushing forward and creating higher quality, measurable, business-aligned learning solutions.

"No matter what the market conditions are right now, in this time of financial uncertainty, quality and excellence remain key to success in this industry.

"I would like to congratulate everyone who entered the awards, every one of the finalists, and of course those who have won these prestigious awards.

"We should all aspire to the outstanding achievements that have been made by everyone who collects an award tonight."

The IT Training Award winners are:

Innovation in Learning Services

Sponsored by itSMF UK
Gold: Toolwire
Silver: e-Learning for Healthcare

Internal Training Project of the Year

Sponsored by SAS
Gold: Cheshire ICT Service
Silver: AXA UK

External Training Project of the Year

Sponsored by Ricoh
Gold: Verridian & Carphone Warehouse
Silver: Contrast Training & Sunguard

Blended Learning Project of the Year

Sponsored by EMC
Gold: Electronic Data Systems (EDS)

Learning Facilities of the Year

Sponsored by 2E2
Gold: Etcetera Venues
Silver: The Moller Centre

Staff Development Programme of the Year

Sponsored by LLUK
Gold: HSBC, HTS Global Banking & Markets
Silver: IBM United Kingdom
Bronze: Wood Mackenzie & Pertamina

Training Manager of the Year

Sponsored by Hewlett Packard
Gold: Denise Hudson-Lawson, Houses of Parliament, Parliamentary ICT
Silver: Graeme Phillips, Firebrand

Freelance Trainer of the Year

Sponsored by Capital Training
Gold: Julia Emelogu
Silver: Marilyn Bennett

Trainer of the Year

Sponsored by OCR
Gold: Ed Lepre, Happy Computers
Silver: Jerome Henry, Fast Lane Consulting
Bronze: Michelle Sinclair, Afiniti

Training Department of the Year (Public Sector)

Sponsored by NCC
Gold: Cheshire ICT Service
Silver: London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Bronze: Houses of Parliament, Parliamentary ICT

Training Department of the Year

Sponsored by IBM
Gold: FDM Group
Silver: Espresso Group
Bronze: EMC Education Services

Training Company of the Year

Sponsored by Prometric
Gold: Happy Computers
Silver: Afiniti
Bronze: Firebrand

Colin Corder Award

Sponsored by Pearson VUE
Brian Sutton

The 2010 IT Training Awards takes place on 4 February 2010.

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