Announcements will soon be made about the winners of the National Training Awards (NTA). The NTA are widely recognised as the UK's premier award for both businesses and individuals that have attained lasting excellence and success through training.

The NTA have been ongoing since 1987. They received close to 800 entries from across the UK for the 2001 awards, a marked rise since the previous year. Judging has been taking place over the summer and was based on assessing the achievement of training objectives.

The results will be announced at a series of formal ceremonies being held throughout the UK over October and November. After the regional presentations, the National award winners will attend a gala presentation by Education and Skills Secretary Estelle Morris at the Theatre Royal in London on December 11.

If you believe you can compete with the best in training, call the NTA hotline on 0800 917 7337 to register for a 2002 handbook and entry forms.