Beyond initial training, career development is crucial to keep staff interested and make them feel appreciated. Employees expect the opportunity to grow and tackle fresh challenges as they advance in their careers.
The Learning, Development & Investing in People Award recognises those dedicated individuals and teams who strive to deliver the best experience for staff new and old and guide them toward their educational goals.
In 2024, the award was received by the City & Guilds / HMP Highpoint Rehabilitation Team which takes a novel approach to learning and development, tapping a resource that is often overlooked by society.
In partnership with HMP Highpoint, City & Guilds has developed a rail centre of excellence that gives prisoners the chance to access a range of railway engineering training with a focus around employment on release. Their aim is to partner with companies to provide support, training, equipment, and job opportunities to the prisoners upon their release. The team is making a sustainable and life changing difference to young men every day.
“This award means so much to us all,” said Holly Brown, business support / project manager at Intertrain, a City & Guilds business.
“It’s been a very long journey, but we can definitely say we have a real centre of excellence at HMP Highpoint. We’re providing prisoners with the opportunity to change their lives and go into a job, which feels great.
“We’d really like to thank the team at HMP Highpoint. The project wouldn’t be where it is without their innovative thinking and willingness to take a risk. We must also thank the internal team at City & Guilds for allowing us to run with this project, as well as all the business that have supported the initiative.”
The prize was presented by Rob Offord, managing director at BTTC Infrastructure Ltd, which sponsored the award.
BTTC is a principled progressive high-performance infrastructure project consultancy founded on the principle that our industry can deliver projects ‘better through total collaboration’.
It combines an innovative, collaborative, and pragmatic approach with high performing leadership, extensive experience, and expertise to help its clients transform the way infrastructure projects are delivered.
BTTC believes in long-term, mutually beneficial relationships which operate on a truly collaborative level and leaves a lasting legacy wherever it works.
Highly commended
Will Evans, TES 2000 Ltd
Toby Kemp, GTR
Back next year
We have exciting sponsorship opportunities available for the 2025 awards.
If you’re interested in discussing this further or would like to put forward nominations from your team for future awards, please feel free to contact us by email at [email protected] or call us on 01530 816 440.
You can also find out more and view the upcoming pictures and videos from the evening by visiting our website www.RailStaffAwards.com.
