Business Person of the Year Award

The College of North East London (CONEL), one of the highest achieving further education colleges in the country, is proud to sponsor the Business Person of the Year award. As a leading supplier of work-based learning, we value our links with local employers and share their vision of a highly-skilled workforce. We are constantly developing our portfolio of courses to meet the training needs of every type of business.

Apprentice Award

The Learning and Skills Council (LSC) in London exists to make the region better skilled and more competitive. It is responsible for ensuring the availability of high-quality education and training for everyone and has a single goal: to improve the skills of London’s young people and adults to world class standards. Its vision is that young people and adults in London have knowledge and skills matching the best in the world and are part of a truly competitive workforce.

Apprenticeships are run through the LSC. They can make organisations more effective, productive and competitive by addressing skills gaps directly. They are designed to help employees reach a high level of competency and performance by combining classroom and practical, on-the-job learning. There are over 180 different Apprenticeship frameworks available across 80 different industry sectors.
To find out more about the LSC London please go to http://www.skillsforlondon.org/

Customer Service Award

TFl (Training for London) - 'Solutions 4 success' Training for London specialises in business and workforce development across and beyond London. At the centre of our work is our unique Solutions 4 Success, which ensures that direct business benefits are a key outcome of training and development.

Solutions 4 Success generates faster buy-in from staff, improves individual productivity, speeds up adaptation to changing conditions, develops management effectiveness and reduces recruitment and induction costs - leading to improved profitability.

In short, we help you get more of your people doing more of what they should be doing, more of the time. TFL are proud to sponsor the Customer Service category at the 2009 North London Business Awards.

Community

City and Islington College is London's leading college.  Their Beacon status, awarded for excellence in learning and skills and the Queen's Anniversary Prize for exceptional achievement, places them amongst the highest achieving colleges in the UK.  City and Islington College aims to up-skill the local workforce by responding to employer demand and providing flexible business solutions. They provide a comprehensive range of training and development solutions and will work with you to identify your business's needs and any Government backing you can access to fund your staff development.

Outstanding Young Person of the Year

The Music Of Black Origin (MOBO) Awards was established in 1996 by Kanya King MBE to recognise and celebrate artists of any race or nationality performing black music. In our 14 year history, the MOBO Awards have, undoubtedly, played an instrumental role in elevating black music and culture to mainstream popular status in the UK. The MOBO Awards are not only a respected awards show, but also an innovative one, holding the title for the 1st black awards show in Europe. The Awards continue to attract the largest prime time multicultural audience and boast broadcast access to over 250 million people