Employer awards
Nominations for the Adult Learners’ Week Employer Awards 2014 are now closed!
The chance to nominate for the Adult Learners’ Week Awards may be over, but it’s still not too late to join in with the festivities for 2014. There are lots of opportunities for your organisation to recognise and celebrate the many benefits of lifelong learning. You can take part in our Festival of Learning starting in May. This will lead up to Adult Learners’ Week itself which takes place from 14-20 June. Check out events in your local area, find out how to get involved and download marketing materials.
Join our Adult Learners’ Week Network to receive updates about next year’s Adult Learners’ Week and how to nominate remarkable people, projects and organisations for the awards in 2015.
If you would like more information about how your organisation can get involved with Adult Learners’ Week or you would like to discuss partnership opportunities, please email the Adult Learners’ Week Team at [email protected]
There are a range of categories that employer award nominations may be eligible for. Fill in an employer nomination form ticking the relevant award types in Part 2:
Learning with Family or Community Award
For employers that have opened up opportunities for employees to benefit from learning with their family, or in community settings. This could include family members learning a new skill together, parents improving skills to help with their children’s studies, a reading group bringing members of the community together and staff being supported to undertake voluntary work in the local community as part of Corporate Social Responsibility.
Learning Life Skills Award
For employers that offer opportunities for employees to improve their skills for personal development. This could include functional skills, literacy, numeracy, ESOL, digital, civic, health and financial capability.
Learning for Work Award
For employers that provide learning at or for work, improving learners’ prospects in their current role or apprenticeship or helping them to secure a new job, business or career as a result of their learning. This could include Continuing Professional Development, workplace training, improving existing skills in a current role, learning new skills for career progression, changing career or setting up a business.
Nominations for Adult Learners' Week 2014 will close on 30 January 2014 at 5:00pm.