The Awards
- Outstanding e-learning Team
- Outstanding Finance Team
- Outstanding Marketing/Communications Team
- Outstanding Human Resources Team
- Outstanding Estates Team
- Outstanding Innovation in Teaching, Training or Learning Provision
- Outstanding Practice in Sustainability
- Outstanding Employer Engagement
- Outstanding Contribution to the Local Community
- Outstanding Entrepreneurship in Learning and Skills
- Outstanding Leadership in Learning and Skills
- Outstanding Provider of the Year
- Lifetime Achievement Award
Outstanding Human Resources Team
This award recognises outstanding work within human resources departments. It covers the year 2010-11 and is open to all further education providers in the UK. In your entry:
- Judges will look for good all-round strategic performance, including but not limited to: organisational development tools; effective communication between HR and the wider academic community; internal evaluation of the effectiveness of your department; initiatives to support your institution's strategic plan; succession planning and talent management; plus HR's contribution to improving institutional performance
- If you have been involved in any restructuring/downsizing or other initiatives linked to funding cuts, outline how these have been achieved
- If you are basing your entry on a particular initiative or initiatives, explain how your team contributed to the outcomes
- Explain how your team's work improves on standard practice in the sector
