What makes a great Princess Royal Training Awards application? Increase your chance of success with these slides from our ‘How To’ webinar. Explore the application form and the guidance to applicants. Get insights into what the assessors will be looking for and top tips from the awards team. Watch the full webinar recording on: https://youtu.be/zl1J0D6geB4 Visit our website to apply: https://www.princessroyaltrainingawards.com/ The awards are delivered for the first time this year by the City & Guilds Group, a leader in global skills development. Good luck!

2. Welcome!
Sally Eley
City & Guilds Group
Michael Osbaldeston
City & Guilds Group

3. Essential downloads
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4. What are we going to do?
• Explore the application form and the guidance to
applicants
• Provide background about what the assessors will be
looking for
• Share some top tips to ensure maximum chance of
success

6. A unique distinction

7. Assessment
INDUSTRY EXPERTS
RECOGNISED

8. Championing inspirational work
A Standard of Excellence rather than selecting overall
winners

9. Ask questions!
help@princessroyaltrainingawards.com
or
Request a call back on 0770 380 6893

10. What’s most important?
Overall what we are looking for is a clear, concise story.

11. What’s most important?
How you got from A to B which is evidenced along the way…

12. A bit more detail
• Explore the application form and the guidance to
applicants
• Provide background about what the assessors will be
looking for against the three Hallmarks
• Share some top tips to ensure maximum chance of
success

13. Plan your application
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14. Hallmarks for Excellence

15. Logic of the application form
• Scene setting – no marks but useful context setting
• Core of the application – 3 Hallmarks. Use them to structure
your narrative. This is where you get the marks!
• Each Hallmark is in 2 parts and has specific criteria
(cf. Guidance for Applicants)
• Sharing best practice – your time to shine
• Endorsement from the top – validation

16. The application form
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17. Your Application Form

18. Guidance for Applicants

19. The Second Hallmark
All about your programme:
• What you did and how?
• Innovation?
• Technology?
• Investment of time or money
• Other resources needed?

20. The Third Hallmark
The Impact – most important!
• What difference did your programme make?
• Did you increase sales? Improve your market share?
Improve your service? Your reputation?
• Employee performance, morale, attraction?
• Both parts scored equally in this Hallmark and more
marks awarded

21. Sharing best practice
Your time to shine:
• Show you are a trailblazer
• Be an inspiration
• Raise your profile and reputation

22. Endorsement from the top
• This section should show passion!
• Don’t let it become a form filling exercise.
• We want to see how strong is the
support of your senior management

23. 5 Top Tips
• Get a colleague to read your application
• Answer the questions and refer to the criteria
• Avoid jargon, use plain language – tell us a story
• Use and clearly reference relevant evidence
• Ask for help – email or call us

24. We want you to succeed!
help@princessroyaltrainingawards.com
or
Request a call back on 0770 380 6893

25. The awards process

26. The benefits of entering
Not selected? You get:
• Expert feedback on your entry
• Helps you improve future training programmes
• Re-apply next year!
#PRTA17
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27. We want you to succeed!
help@princessroyaltrainingawards.com
or
Request a call back on 0770 380 6893

28. 3 thoughts to summarise…
1- Read the Guidance
2-Plan
3- Evidence

29. Your questions

30. We’re here to help!
help@princessroyaltrainingawards.com
Request a call back on 0770 380 6893
princessroyaltrainingawards.com

31. Thank you and
Good Luck!