List of UK HR Awards and Training Awards
This is the world’s best list of UK HR awards and training awards and best places to work awards. It includes all the most credible national HR awards and recruitment awards such as The Personnel Today Awards, The Investors in People Awards, HR Excellence Awards, The CIPD People Management Awards, The Sunday Times Best Places to Work Powered by WorkL, Great Place to Work and UK’s 100 Best Companies to Work For. It also features Employee Benefits Awards, The Recruiter Awards, Recruitment Marketing Awards, The National Diversity Awards, LGBT Awards, UK Employee Experience Awards, Inclusive Companies Awards, The Times Top 50 Employers for Women and The Social Mobility Index. UK training awards include The Princess Royal Training Awards and The Learning Awards among many others.
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Please note: the “~” symbol means that the date is based on the previous year’s awards programme or is an estimate based on the information available.
We can’t guarantee 100% accuracy (we try our best!) so always visit the individual awards’ websites for the latest information.
We can’t guarantee 100% accuracy (we try our best!) so always visit the individual awards’ websites for the latest information.
| Award name | Awards Trust Mark | Deadline Date | Awarding Date | Industry | Region |
| British Ex-Forces in Business Awards | - | 1st Nov | ~27th Jun | HR & Training | UK |
| Institute of Student Employers ISE Awards | - | 3rd Nov | 24th Jun | HR & Training | UK |
| Living Wage Accreditation | - | 3rd Nov | ~3rd May | HR & Training | UK |
| CEO Today Executive Coaching Awards | - | 5th Nov | 5th Dec | HR & Training | International |
| WorkLife Awards | - | 8th Nov | ~27th Feb | HR & Training | International |
| HR Brilliance Awards | - | 11th Nov | 23rd Jan | HR & Training | International |
| Internal Communications Brilliance Awards | - | 11th Nov | 23rd Jan | HR & Training | International |
| AAC Apprenticeship Awards | - | 14th Nov | ~27th Feb | HR & Training | UK |
| Fertility Friendly Employer | - | 14th Nov | ~14th Apr | HR & Training | UK |
| Great Place to Work - UK's Best Workplaces | - | 15th Nov | 14th Mar | HR & Training | UK |
| HRO Today CHRO of the Year Awards | - | 15th Nov | 30th Apr | HR & Training | EMEA |
| Menopause Friendly Accreditation | - | 15th Nov | 15th Dec | HR & Training | UK |
| Endometriosis Friendly Employer | - | 15th Nov | 13th Dec | HR & Training | UK |
| Great British Workplace Wellbeing Awards | - | 17th Nov | 20th Mar | HR & Training | UK |
| DIVA Awards | - | 29th Nov | 25th Apr | HR & Training | UK |
| British Diversity Awards | - | 30th Nov | 19th Mar | HR & Training | UK |
| WorkL Happiest Workplaces | - | 30th Nov | ~15th Jan | HR & Training | UK |
| Great Place to Work | - | 2nd Dec | ~27th Apr | HR & Training | International |
| Global Healthy Workplace Certification | - | 6th Dec | 6th Jan | HR & Training | International |
| Diversity Champion Award and International Inclusion Award | - | 8th Dec | 12th Jan | HR & Training | International |
| Best Places to Work (Business Intelligence Group) | - | 13th Dec | ~13th Mar | HR & Training | International |
| Recruiter Investing in Talent Awards | - | ~13th Dec | ~30th Jan | HR & Training | UK |
| Ragan's Workplace Wellness Awards | - | 13th Dec | ~1st Apr | HR & Training | International |
| Stonewall UK Workplace Equality Index | - | ~14th Dec | ~19th Jun | HR & Training | UK |
| British LGBTQ+ Awards | - | 15th Dec | ~21st Jun | HR & Training | UK |
| ATD Advancing Talent Development Awards | - | 16th Dec | ~21st May | HR & Training | International |
| Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Heroes Awards | - | 20th Dec | ~2nd Mar | HR & Training | UK |
| TrainingIndustry.com Top Sales Training & Enablement | - | ~20th Dec | ~2nd Mar | HR & Training | International |
| Apprenticeship Guide Awards | - | 20th Dec | ~1st May | HR & Training | UK |
| Top Employer Institute Certification Programme | - | 31st Dec | 31st Jan | HR & Training | International |
| Gartner Marketing and Communications Awards | - | 3rd Jan | 1st Jul | HR & Training | International |
| World Staffing Awards | - | ~8th Jan | ~1st Feb | HR & Training | International |
| Employee Benefits Awards | - | 10th Jan | 27th Jun | HR & Training | UK |
| RoSPA Health and Safety Awards | - | 13th Jan | 13th May | HR & Training | International |
| Workplace Wellbeing Index | - | 15th Jan | ~15th May | HR & Training | UK |
| British HR Awards | - | 17th Jan | 2nd Apr | HR & Training | UK |
| Business Disability Forum - Disability Smart Awards | - | ~21st Jan | ~27th Apr | HR & Training | International |
| TrainingIndustry.com Top Training Companies | - | ~24th Jan | ~11th Mar | HR & Training | International |
| TrainingIndustry.com Top Leadership Training | - | ~24th Jan | ~6th Apr | HR & Training | International |
| GEO Awards | - | ~26th Jan | ~10th Apr | HR & Training | International |
| Gallup Exceptional Workplace Awards | - | ~26th Jan | ~29th Mar | HR & Training | International |
| TARGETjobs Undergraduate of the Year Awards | - | ~29th Jan | ~29th Apr | HR & Training | UK |
| TARGETjobs National Graduate Recruitment Awards | - | ~31st Jan | ~11th Apr | HR & Training | UK |
| PPMA Excellence in People Management Awards | - | ~31st Jan | ~25th Apr | HR & Training | UK |
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- | 31st Jan | ~6th Jun | HR & Training | Europe |
| Rainbow Honours | - | 31st Jan | ~17th May | HR & Training | UK |
| Festival of Learning Awards | - | ~2nd Feb | ~10th Nov | HR & Training | UK |
| The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality (BITC) | - | 7th Feb | ~19th Jun | HR & Training | UK |
| Fast Company's Best Workplaces for Innovators | - | ~9th Feb | ~1st Sep | HR & Training | International |
| International Safety Awards (British Safety Council) | - | ~9th Feb | ~7th Jun | HR & Training | International |
| BSIF Safety Awards | - | ~10th Feb | ~26th Apr | HR & Training | UK |
| The Best 100 Student Employers | - | ~10th Feb | ~16th Mar | HR & Training | UK |
| UK Employee Experience Awards |
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14th Feb | 15th May | HR & Training | UK |
| Culture 100 Award - The UK's Greatest Companies to Work For | - | ~15th Feb | ~25th Mar | HR & Training | UK |
| Safety & Health Excellence Awards | - | ~16th Feb | ~1st May | HR & Training | UK |
| Rally Awards | - | ~16th Feb | ~7th Apr | HR & Training | International |
| International e-Assessment Awards | - | ~18th Feb | ~11th Jun | HR & Training | International |
| Inspiring Workplaces Awards Europe | - | 19th Feb | ~11th May | HR & Training | Europe |
| Inspiring Workplaces Awards UK & Ireland | - | 19th Feb | ~16th May | HR & Training | UK & Republic of Ireland |
| This Can Happen Awards | - | ~21st Feb | ~5th Jun | HR & Training | UK |
| EMpower Role Model Lists | - | ~22nd Feb | 28th Feb | HR & Training | International |
| Global Council of Corporate Universities GlobalCCU Awards | - | ~24th Feb | ~17th May | HR & Training | International |
| TrainingIndustry.com Top Custom Content Development | - | ~28th Feb | ~25th May | HR & Training | International |
| Stonewall Global Workplace Equality Index | - | 1st Mar | ~1st Jul | HR & Training | International |
| Business Awards UK - Business Training and Education Awards | - | ~6th Mar | ~1st May | HR & Training | UK |
| Great Place to Work - UK's Best Workplaces for Wellbeing | - | 7th Mar | 26th Jun | HR & Training | UK |
| Working Families Best Practice Awards | - | ~7th Mar | ~26th Jun | HR & Training | UK |
| Great Place to Work - UK's Best Workplaces for Development | - | 7th Mar | 22nd May | HR & Training | UK |
| Great Place to Work - UK's Best Workplaces for Women | - | 7th Mar | 22nd Jul | HR & Training | UK |
| Employer Brand Management Awards | - | ~8th Mar | ~21st Sep | HR & Training | Europe |
| The Firm Awards (Recruitment) | - | ~8th Mar | ~6th Jun | HR & Training | International |
| Linkedin Top 25 Companies in the UK | - | ~10th Mar | ~16th Apr | HR & Training | UK |
| Tomorrow's Health and Safety Awards | - | ~11th Mar | ~1st May | HR & Training | UK |
| IELA International E-Learning Awards - Business Division | - | 15th Mar | ~12th Jun | HR & Training | International |
| EFMD Excellence in Practice EiP Awards (Learning & Development Partnerships) | - | ~15th Mar | ~4th Oct | HR & Training | International |
| TrainingIndustry.com Top Staffing and Temporary Resources | - | ~27th Mar | ~9th Jun | HR & Training | International |
| The UK's 100 Best Companies to Work For | - | ~31st Mar | ~1st Nov | HR & Training | UK |
| Princess Royal Training Awards | - | 31st Mar | ~15th Aug | HR & Training | UK & Republic of Ireland |
| Pink News Awards | - | ~31st Mar | ~19th Oct | HR & Training | UK |
| The Sunday Times Best Places to Work Awards (Powered by WorkL) | - | 31st Mar | ~10th May | HR & Training | UK |
| Brandon Hall Excellence in Human Capital Management Program | - | 11th Apr | 14th Aug | HR & Training | International |
| Employee Benefit News Excellence in Benefits Awards | - | ~12th Apr | ~24th Sep | HR & Training | International |
| Relocate Awards | - | ~12th Apr | ~6th Jun | HR & Training | International |
| TIARA Talent Tech Star Awards | - | ~12th Apr | ~27th Jun | HR & Training | International |
| Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers | - | ~12th Apr | ~25th Jul | HR & Training | UK |
| Top 50 SME Apprenticeship Employers | - | ~12th Apr | ~25th Jul | HR & Training | UK |
| Recruiter Awards | - | ~17th Apr | 26th Sep | HR & Training | UK |
| Workplace Pride Global Benchmark | - | ~20th Apr | ~7th Nov | HR & Training | International |
| Working Dads Employer Awards | - | ~21st Apr | ~21st Jun | HR & Training | UK |
| TrainingIndustry.com Top Learning Services | - | ~24th Apr | ~3rd Aug | HR & Training | International |
| British Training Awards | - | 25th Apr | 9th Jul | HR & Training | UK |
| Corporate Adviser Awards | - | ~26th Apr | 26th Jun | HR & Training | UK |
| APSCo Awards for Excellence | - | ~26th Apr | ~20th Sep | HR & Training | UK |
| Incentive Marketing Association IMA Summit Awards | - | ~26th Apr | ~18th Jul | HR & Training | International |
| British Institute of Cleaning Science BICSc Awards | - | ~30th Apr | 26th Sep | HR & Training | UK |
| GenM’s Menopause Awards | - | ~30th Apr | ~1st Sep | HR & Training | UK |
| CIPD People Management Awards | - | ~2nd May | ~19th Sep | HR & Training | International |
| HPMA Excellence in People Awards | - | ~2nd May | ~19th Sep | HR & Training | UK |
| Workplace Savings & Benefits (WSB) Awards | - | ~3rd May | ~5th Sep | HR & Training | UK |
| Refinitiv Global Diversity & Inclusion Index | - | ~5th May | ~30th Jun | HR & Training | International |
| Institute of Internal Communication IoIC Awards | - | ~10th May | 26th Sep | HR & Training | UK |
| Ethnicity Awards | - | ~10th May | 31st Oct | HR & Training | UK |
| National Diversity Awards | - | ~15th May | 4th Oct | HR & Training | UK |
| Reward 300 | - | ~18th May | ~3rd Jun | HR & Training | International |
| Chief Learning Officer Magazine Learning in Practice Awards | - | ~20th May | ~16th Oct | HR & Training | International |
| UK Company Culture Awards |
|
21st May | ~2nd May | HR & Training | UK |
| Multicultural Apprenticeship Awards | - | ~26th May | ~5th Oct | HR & Training | UK |
| SGUK National Health and Safety Awards | - | ~31st May | ~19th Sep | HR & Training | UK |
| Learning Elite Award | - | ~31st May | 21st Oct | HR & Training | International |
| The CPD Awards | - | ~31st May | ~24th Nov | HR & Training | UK |
| Universum’s Most Attractive Employers | - | ~31st May | ~20th Jun | HR & Training | International |
| Brandon Hall Employee Voice Excellence Award | - | ~31st May | ~1st Jul | HR & Training | International |
| Engage Fifty | - | ~31st May | ~17th Jun | HR & Training | UK |
| Global Healthy Workplace Awards (GHWAwards) | - | ~7th Jun | 5th Nov | HR & Training | International |
| Social Mobility Employer Index | - | ~7th Jun | 16th Oct | HR & Training | UK |
| Celebrating Neurodiversity Awards | - | ~7th Jun | ~28th Sep | HR & Training | UK |
| Association for Learning Technology ALT Awards | - | ~11th Jun | ~4th Sep | HR & Training | UK |
| The Stevie® Awards for Great Employers | - | 11th Jun | 16th Sep | HR & Training | International |
| Recruitment Marketing Awards | - | ~12th Jun | 31st Oct | HR & Training | UK |
| TIARA Talent Acquisition Awards Europe | - | ~14th Jun | 3rd Oct | HR & Training | Europe |
| Reward Strategy Incentive Awards | - | ~14th Jun | 3rd Oct | HR & Training | Europe |
| Diversity in Tech Awards | - | ~14th Jun | ~19th Sep | HR & Training | International |
| Personnel Today Awards | - | ~17th Jun | 19th Nov | HR & Training | UK |
| Prince Michael International Road Safety Awards | - | ~19th Jun | ~10th Dec | HR & Training | International |
| Great Place to Work - UK's Best Workplaces in Consulting & Professional Services | - | 20th Jun | 2nd Sep | HR & Training | UK |
| Great Place to Work - UK's Best Workplaces in Education & Training | - | 20th Jun | 2nd Sep | HR & Training | UK |
| Menopause Friendly Employer Awards | - | ~21st Jun | ~11th Sep | HR & Training | UK |
| Culture Pioneers Awards | - | ~21st Jun | 13th Nov | HR & Training | UK |
| IELA International E-Learning Awards - Academic Division | - | 22nd Jun | 24th Sep | HR & Training | International |
| TrainingIndustry.com Top Online Learning Libraries | - | ~26th Jun | ~29th Jun | HR & Training | International |
| Global Recruiter Industry Awards | - | ~28th Jun | 20th Nov | HR & Training | UK |
| UK Social Mobility Awards | - | ~28th Jun | 3rd Oct | HR & Training | UK |
| Lead5050 Awards (Gender Balance) | - | ~28th Jun | 2nd Nov | HR & Training | International |
| LGBTQ+ Defence Awards | - | ~28th Jun | 23rd Oct | HR & Training | UK |
| In-house Recruitment Awards | - | ~30th Jun | 27th Nov | HR & Training | UK |
| Investing in Ethnicity Maturity Matrix | - | ~30th Jun | ~1st Sep | HR & Training | UK |
| BITC Race at Work Charter Survey | - | ~30th Jun | ~10th Oct | HR & Training | UK |
| Incentive Magazine Motivation Masters Awards | - | ~1st Jul | ~7th Apr | HR & Training | International |
| Online Learning Consortium Fellows Program | - | ~1st Jul | 18th Nov | HR & Training | International |
| ONREC Online Recruitment Awards | - | ~2nd Jul | ~5th Sep | HR & Training | UK |
| Business Awards UK - Recruitment Awards | - | ~3rd Jul | ~9th Aug | HR & Training | UK |
| Federation of Awarding Bodies FAB Awards | - | ~5th Jul | 25th Nov | HR & Training | UK |
| Business Culture Awards | - | ~5th Jul | 13th Nov | HR & Training | International |
| TIARA Recruitment Awards | - | ~5th Jul | 16th Oct | HR & Training | UK & Republic of Ireland |
| TIARA Talent Solutions Awards | - | ~12th Jul | 26th Sep | HR & Training | Europe |
| WorkLife 50 | - | ~14th Jul | ~9th Sep | HR & Training | International |
| The Diversity Power List | - | ~15th Jul | 28th Nov | HR & Training | UK |
| Inclusive Awards | - | ~15th Jul | 28th Nov | HR & Training | UK |
| PR Internships and Apprenticeships Awards | - | ~17th Jul | ~6th Sep | HR & Training | UK |
| HR in Hospitality Awards for Excellence | - | ~19th Jul | 27th Sep | HR & Training | UK |
| National Apprenticeship and Skills Awards | - | ~19th Jul | 27th Nov | HR & Training | UK |
| TrainingIndustry.com Top Experiential Learning Technologies | - | ~24th Jul | ~31st Aug | HR & Training | International |
| enei Inclusivity Excellence Awards | - | ~25th Jul | ~30th Nov | HR & Training | UK |
| ABP Awards | - | ~26th Jul | 14th Nov | HR & Training | UK |
| Learning Technologies Awards | - | ~26th Jul | 13th Nov | HR & Training | International |
| Reward Strategy - The Rewards | - | ~26th Jul | ~10th Sep | HR & Training | International |
| AMBA & BGA Excellence Awards | - | ~26th Jul | 24th Jan | HR & Training | EMEA |
| ATD Excellence in Practice Awards | - | ~31st Jul | 31st Dec | HR & Training | International |
| Learning Pool Awards | - | ~31st Jul | ~13th Oct | HR & Training | UK |
| Top Employers for Working Families Benchmark | - | ~31st Jul | 25th Sep | HR & Training | UK |
| National Facilitator Awards | - | ~31st Jul | ~7th Oct | HR & Training | UK |
| Fortune Best Workplaces for Parents | - | ~2nd Aug | 3rd Dec | HR & Training | International |
| The Times Top 100 Graduate Employers | - | ~5th Aug | ~1st Sep | HR & Training | UK |
| European Diversity Awards | - | ~6th Aug | 8th Nov | HR & Training | Europe |
| Ragan's Top Women in HR Awards | - | ~9th Aug | ~10th Nov | HR & Training | International |
| The Times Graduate Recruitment Awards | - | ~11th Aug | ~1st Sep | HR & Training | UK |
| Engage Awards | - | ~13th Aug | 26th Nov | HR & Training | International |
| Inclusive Top 50 Employers | - | ~14th Aug | ~5th Dec | HR & Training | UK |
| The GamesIndustry.biz Best Places To Work Awards UK | - | ~15th Aug | ~12th Jul | HR & Training | UK |
| Great Place to Work - Best Small & Medium Workplaces in Europe | - | ~16th Aug | 27th Sep | HR & Training | Europe |
| OUTstanding LGBT+ Role Models Lists | - | ~20th Aug | 28th Feb | HR & Training | UK |
| HR Excellence Awards (HR Magazine) | - | ~23rd Aug | 3rd Dec | HR & Training | UK |
| British Recruitment Awards | - | ~23rd Aug | 5th Nov | HR & Training | UK |
| TrainingIndustry.com Top Learning Management Systems (LMS) | - | ~28th Aug | ~28th Sep | HR & Training | International |
| National Online Recruitment Awards (NORAs) | - | ~30th Aug | 6th Nov | HR & Training | UK |
| The Investors in People Awards |
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~30th Aug | 13th Nov | HR & Training | International |
| Top 50 Inclusive Muslim Employers - Global | - | ~30th Aug | 4th Nov | HR & Training | International |
| UK Excellence Awards (BQF British Quality Foundation) | - | ~31st Aug | 27th Mar | HR & Training | International |
| Training APEX Awards | - | ~3rd Sep | ~26th Feb | HR & Training | International |
| Tech & Learning Awards of Excellence | - | ~6th Sep | ~30th Oct | HR & Training | International |
| Brandon Hall Excellence in Technology Program | - | ~13th Sep | 5th Dec | HR & Training | International |
| Enable Role Model List | - | ~18th Sep | ~22nd May | HR & Training | International |
| Sword of Honour | - | 23rd Sep | 29th Nov | HR & Training | UK |
| Globe of Honour | - | 23rd Sep | 29th Nov | HR & Training | UK |
| Paseda360 National Coaching Awards | - | 23rd Sep | 30th Jan | HR & Training | UK |
| TrainingIndustry.com Top IT and Technical Training | - | 25th Sep | ~9th Nov | HR & Training | International |
| RAD Awards (Recruitment Advertising) | - | 27th Sep | 30th Jan | HR & Training | UK |
| The ERSA Employability Awards | - | 27th Sep | 14th Oct | HR & Training | UK |
| The Learning Awards | - | 29th Sep | 13th Feb | HR & Training | International |
| Recruitment Industry Disability Initiative RIDI Awards | - | 30th Sep | 5th Dec | HR & Training | UK |
| Trans in the City Awards | - | 30th Sep | ~14th Nov | HR & Training | UK |
| Top 10 Best Places to Work for Black Professionals | - | 30th Sep | 9th Oct | HR & Training | UK |
| HRO Today Association Awards | - | 1st Oct | ~1st Dec | HR & Training | EMEA |
| Great Place to Work - World's Best Workplaces | - | 10th Oct | 14th Nov | HR & Training | International |
| Fortune World's Best Workplaces | - | 14th Oct | 14th Nov | HR & Training | International |
| Glassdoor's Best Places to Work | - | 16th Oct | 12th Jan | HR & Training | UK |
| ATD BEST Awards | - | 18th Oct | ~20th May | HR & Training | International |
| I&D Impact Awards | - | 18th Oct | 12th Mar | HR & Training | International |
| TrainingIndustry.com Top Assessment and Evaluation | - | 23rd Oct | ~1st Dec | HR & Training | International |
| WM People Top Employer Awards | - | 25th Oct | 4th Feb | HR & Training | UK |
| Working Mums Top Employer Awards | - | 25th Oct | ~6th Feb | HR & Training | UK |
| Learning Excellence Awards |
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31st Oct | 30th Apr | HR & Training | International |
| Business Disability Forum - Disability Smart Audit | - | 31st Oct | 31st Dec | HR & Training | UK |
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