Innpacked Training, based in Bournemouth, has won the ‘Door Supervisor Training Award’ in the 2008 BII NITAs, annual training awards for the licensed retail industry.
BII, the pub trade body, has announced the winners of these awards which recognise training excellence, via a live broadcast from its website.
The category winners – including Innpacked – will each be presented with their awards in front of an audience of 1,000 industry representatives at the BII Annual Lunch at The Grosvenor House, London, in May.
Entries were frm restaurant groups, pub companies, breweries, supermarkets, convenience stores, colleges, training companies, professional trainers and individual licensees.
Each of the 41 shortlisted entrants has been assessed by a two person judging panel; one an industry practitioner and the other from an academic background.
Judges were impressed by Innpacked‘s overall approach to training besides the flexibility and accessibility of the approach. They also commented that there is clear evidence of a well developed business model that is attracting demand from a range of public and private sector market groups, locally and nationally.
BII Director of Marketing Sue Medhurst said: “In this unprecedented economic climate, when purse strings are being squeezed, it’s even more important to commit to staff development so we’re delighted to see so many businesses investing time and money in their training activities. Winning a BII NITA is the ultimate endorsement of training excellence and the impressive response to this year’s NITAs clearly shows the level of commitment to training excellence as businesses see the benefits to both the company and the individuals within it.”
The NITAs are organisers say a way to raise the standards of training across the licensed retail sector and are a tool for companies to benchmark their training against others in the sector. All shortlisted entrants receive feedback from the judges.
Judges will also select a winner for the Supreme Award, which is presented to the person or organisation they consider has done the most to promote the benefits of training across the licensed retail sector, and this will be announced at the BII Annual Lunch in May.
Winners
Best licensee induction programme (sponsored by the Publican)
Winner – The Restaurant Group, Borough, London
Licensee trainer of the year in managed and non-managed estates (sponsored by Matthew Clark)
Winner – Claire Bignell FBII, The Farmers’ Bar, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
Highly Commended – Sarah Fox, Frankie and Benny’s, Cambridge
Best development programme in managed estates (sponsored by Enterprise Inns)
Winner – JD Wetherspoon, Watford
Best development programme in non-managed estates (sponsored by Milestone)
Winner – Punch Taverns, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire
Social responsibilities award where consumption is on the premises (sponsored by Charles Wells Pub Company)
Winner – JD Wetherspoon, Watford
Best Development Programme in licensed retail where consumption is off the premises (sponsored by BII)
Winner – CJ Lang and Son, Dundee
Highly Commended – Highfield.co.uk and Marks & Spencer, Doncaster
Social responsibilities award where consumption is off the premises (sponsored by BIIAB)
Winner – Capper & Co, Pontyclun, Mid Glamorgan
Highly Commended – CJ Lang and Son, Dundee
Best area manager/BDM development award (sponsored by JD Wetherspoon)
Winner – Marston’s, Wolverhampton
Professional trainer of the year award (sponsored by Greene King)
Winner – Morris Lorimer FBII, Edinburgh
Highly Commended – Peter Fulton FBII, abv Training, Carlisle, Cumbria
Best training scheme run by institutions of further and higher education
in partnership with the licensed retail industry (sponsored by BII)
Winner – JD Wetherspoon in partnership with The Centre for Leisure Retailing,
Nottingham Trent University
Door supervisor training award (sponsored by BIIAB and City & Guilds)
Winner – Innpacked, Bournemouth.
Wholly-owned by BII, BIIAB is an awarding body for the licensed retail sector.
