Celebrating Your Talent: ProSkills Awards 2011

Applications for the Proskills Awards 2011 are now open, and we are calling on BWF and WITForum members to get involved. ProSkills is the Sector Skills Council for Process and Manufacturing, which includes the wood industry and hence all BWF and WITForum Members.

The Awards celebrates and rewards the achievements individuals as well as employers and training providers who have achieved exceptional results
through Apprenticeships and work based learning.

There are seven Award categories which are open to all within our sector:

1. Apprentice of the Year
This award acknowledges and celebrates apprentices' exceptional contributions to their workplaces, where entrants have made a real difference to the business they work in by exceeding expectations and delivering measurable benefits. Candidates will be working towards or have completed the S/NVQ Level 2 apprenticeship.

2. Advanced / Modern Apprentice of the Year
Candidates will be working towards or have completed the S/NVQ Level 3 associated with the Advanced / Modern Apprenticeship.

3. Achiever of the Year
This award rewards individuals who are exceeding their employers' and/or learning providers' expectations by achieving success while dealing with difficulties on a personal or work level.

4. Outstanding Learner of the Year
This award acknowledges and rewards learners that have undergone vocational training and from which has made a difference to them personally and to their workplace.

5. Outstanding Employer of the Year
This award rewards and acknowledges the commitment employers have made to training and up skilling their workforce.

6. Outstanding Training Provider of the Year
This Award acknowledges and rewards the work of training providers and their efforts in working with employers and learners in training and up skilling the workforce.

7. Outstanding Union Learning Representative of the Year
This Award acknowledges and rewards the work of union learning reps and their efforts in working with employers and learners in up skilling the workforce.

Dave Campbell, WITForum Training Manager said, "We are actively encouraging our members to enter into the ProSkills awards this year, particularly in the apprenticeships and employer categories, to showcase the great work they are doing in the training arena."

Applications are open until 21st June, however we are encouraging members to get their applications in as soon as possible. To submit an entry in any of the above categories, visit the