Waitrose wins Princess Royal Training Award

Barclays, Waitrose and the MacMillan Unit at Christchurch Hospital, are just a handful of businesses to be commended for their commitment to employee development by Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal, at a ceremony at St James’s Palace last week.

Now in its second year, The Princess Royal Training Awards, delivered by the City & Guilds Group, highlight the value of training and skills, celebrating examples of best practice.

On Thursday, Princess Anne welcomed her guests, outlining that the higher number of applicants for the award this year, was encouraging. She said: “We want to set the bar high, as it reflects on the need for our skills to be relevant in today’s workplace.” In order to plug the highly cited skills gap, she emphasises the importance of sharing learning with each other and the wider community, commending those committed to and enthusiastic about development.

One of those firms, who successfully demonstrated the impact of training on productivity and the business, is Waitrose. The supermarket firm was commended for their innovation of a game, designed to improve stock management behaviours, reduce waste and improve profitability.