If training and staff development puts makes your organisation a great place to work, a new award aims to recognise its value.

The Great Place to Work Training and Learning Partnership Award sets out to recognise organisations that achieve excellent training and learning programmes for their employees.

The TUC is sponsoring the award. It joins a group of sponsors that are specialists on key workplace issues including the Equal Opportunities Commission, Public Concern at Work, Business in the Community, Employers Forum on Disability and AccountAbility – all.

The Great Place to Work Institute UK is currently in the process of recruiting organisations for its 2006 contest, and would like to hear from organisations that share innovative partnerships with their Trade Unions in improving training and learning opportunities.

For more information go to the Great Place to Work website.