List of UK HR Awards and Training Awards
This is the world’s best list of UK HR Awards and Training Awards. It includes all the most credible national HR Awards and Recruitment Awards such as The Personnel Today Awards, HR Excellence Awards, The CIPD People Management Awards, The HR Distinction Awards and The Sunday Times Best 100 Companies to Work For. It also features Employee Benefits Awards,The National Diversity Awards, LGBT Awards, UK Employee Experience Awards and The Social Mobility Index. UK Training awards include The TJ 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 | Deadline Date | Awarding Date | Industry | Region |
| British LGBT Awards | 5th Feb | ~27th Nov | HR & Training | UK |
| International Safety Awards (British Safety Council) | 5th Feb | 21st May | HR & Training | International |
 | 6th Feb | ~6th Mar | HR & Training | International |
| Festival of Learning Awards | 9th Feb | ~3rd Nov | HR & Training | UK |
| The Rally Awards | 15th Feb | 7th Apr | HR & Training | International |
| TARGETjobs National Graduate Recruitment Awards | 26th Feb | 9th Jul | HR & Training | UK |
| Working Families Best Practice Awards | 1st Mar | ~1st Jan | HR & Training | UK |
 | 5th Mar | 13th May | HR & Training | UK |
 | 5th Mar | 27th Apr | HR & Training | UK |
| Incentive Magazine Motivation Masters Awards | 7th Mar | 7th Apr | HR & Training | International |
| IELA International E-Learning Awards - Business Division | 10th Mar | 18th Jun | HR & Training | International |
| TrainingIndustry.com Top Training Companies | 10th Mar | ~8th Apr | HR & Training | International |
| TrainingIndustry.com Top Training Outsourcing Companies | 10th Mar | ~5th Jun | HR & Training | International |
| The EMpower Ethnic Minority Role Model Lists | 12th Mar | ~21st Nov | HR & Training | International |
| The Firm Awards | 12th Mar | 17th Jun | HR & Training | International |
| The GEO Awards | 12th Mar | ~11th Apr | HR & Training | International |
| DIVA Awards | 12th Mar | ~24th Apr | HR & Training | UK |
| The Reward 300 | 15th Mar | ~28th Jul | HR & Training | International |
| Tomorrow's Health and Safety Awards | 15th Mar | ~1st Apr | HR & Training | UK |
| The EFMD Excellence in Practice (EiP) Awards | 15th Mar | ~15th Nov | HR & Training | International |
| This Can Happen Awards | 18th Mar | ~15th Jun | HR & Training | UK |
| Relocate Awards | 21st Mar | 11th Jun | HR & Training | International |
| Pink News Awards | 29th Mar | ~17th Oct | HR & Training | UK |
 | 31st Mar | ~24th Nov | HR & Training | UK |
| British Ex-Forces in Business Awards | 31st Mar | 19th May | HR & Training | UK |
| Institute of Student Employers ISE Awards | ~2nd Apr | ~9th Dec | HR & Training | UK |
| Recruitment Industry Disability Initiative RIDI Awards | ~9th Apr | ~4th Jun | HR & Training | UK |
| Gartner Communications Awards | 10th Apr | ~1st Aug | HR & Training | International |
| The RoSPA Health and Safety Awards | 14th Apr | 18th May | HR & Training | International |
| ONREC Online Recruitment Awards | ~14th Apr | 11th Mar | HR & Training | UK |
| Brandon Hall Excellence in Human Capital Management Program | 16th Apr | 19th Aug | HR & Training | International |
| Pillar World Awards | ~17th Apr | ~19th Oct | HR & Training | International |
| HPMA Excellence Awards | ~18th Apr | ~4th Jun | HR & Training | UK |
| The ALT Learning Technologist of the Year Awards | ~25th Apr | ~10th Sep | HR & Training | UK |
| PPMA Excellence in People Management Awards | 28th Apr | 22nd Jun | HR & Training | UK |
| The CIPD People Management Awards | 29th Apr | 28th Sep | HR & Training | UK |
| BSIF Safety Awards | ~30th Apr | ~29th Apr | HR & Training | UK |
| The enei Awards (Employers Network for Equality & Inclusion) | ~30th Apr | ~8th Jul | HR & Training | UK |
| Great Place to Work - UK's Best Workplaces for Women | ~30th Apr | ~3rd Jul | HR & Training | UK |
| Refinitiv Global Diversity & Inclusion Index | ~5th May | ~30th Jun | HR & Training | International |
| TIARA Talent Acquisition Awards | 7th May | 30th Jun | HR & Training | International |
| Corporate Adviser Awards | 7th May | 25th Nov | HR & Training | UK |
| Workplace Savings & Benefits (WSB) Awards | ~7th May | ~14th Oct | HR & Training | UK |
| The HR Distinction Awards | ~14th May | ~15th Sep | HR & Training | UK |
| Global Recruiter Industry Awards | ~14th May | ~2nd Jul | HR & Training | UK |
| National Diversity Awards | ~18th May | 16th Apr | HR & Training | UK |
| Institute of Internal Communication Awards (IoIC) | 20th May | ~25th Sep | HR & Training | UK |
| Employer Brand Management Awards | 21st May | ~15th Oct | HR & Training | UK |
| Employee Benefits Awards | 24th May | 19th Nov | HR & Training | UK |
| Incentive Marketing Association (IMA) Circle of Excellence Awards | ~29th May | ~18th Jul | HR & Training | International |
| Chief Learning Officer Magazine Learning in Practice Awards | ~31st May | ~19th Oct | HR & Training | International |
| Coach of the Year | 1st Jun | 1st Sep | HR & Training | International |
| ICF International Prism Award | ~1st Jun | ~25th Aug | HR & Training | International |
| The Stonewall Global Workplace Equality Index | ~2nd Jun | ~15th Jul | HR & Training | International |
| Ragan's Top Women in HR Awards | ~10th Jun | ~31st Jul | HR & Training | International |
| Kantar Inclusion Index | ~12th Jun | ~24th Sep | HR & Training | International |
| IELA International E-Learning Awards - Academic Division | 15th Jun | 24th Sep | HR & Training | International |
| The Engagement Excellence Awards | ~16th Jun | ~16th Oct | HR & Training | UK |
| Personnel Today Awards | ~19th Jun | ~26th Nov | HR & Training | UK |
| ABP Workforce Experience Awards | ~19th Jun | ~14th Oct | HR & Training | UK |
| Recruitment Marketing Awards | ~19th Jun | ~29th Oct | HR & Training | UK |
| UK Social Mobility Awards | 25th Jun | 14th Oct | HR & Training | UK |
| Asian Apprenticeship Awards | ~26th Jun | ~23rd Nov | HR & Training | UK |
| Social Mobility Employer Index | ~26th Jun | ~11th Oct | HR & Training | UK |
| BAME Apprenticeship Awards | ~26th Jun | ~24th Nov | HR & Training | UK |
| HR Excellence Awards (HR Magazine) | ~30th Jun | 26th Jan | HR & Training | UK |
| APSCo Awards for Excellence | ~9th Jul | ~8th Oct | HR & Training | UK |
| Baxendale UK Employee Ownership Awards | ~10th Jul | ~19th Nov | HR & Training | UK |
| Britain's Healthiest Workplace | ~10th Jul | ~15th Nov | HR & Training | UK |
| The Stevie Awards for Great Employers | 13th Jul | 1st Oct | HR & Training | International |
| The International Engage Awards | 19th Jul | 11th Nov | HR & Training | International |
| HR in Hospitality Awards for Excellence | ~26th Jul | ~27th Sep | HR & Training | UK |
| The Learning Technologies Awards | ~31st Jul | ~18th Nov | HR & Training | International |
| Inspiration in HR Award | ~31st Jul | ~25th Nov | HR & Training | UK |
| Online Learning Consortium Fellows Program | ~31st Jul | ~19th Nov | HR & Training | International |
| Investing in Ethnicity Awards | ~31st Jul | ~10th Dec | HR & Training | UK |
| The Times Top 100 Graduate Employers | ~1st Aug | ~1st Sep | HR & Training | UK |
| The Inclusive Companies Awards | 6th Aug | ~28th Nov | HR & Training | UK |
| The Global Healthy Workplace Awards (GHWAwards) | ~10th Aug | ~20th Nov | HR & Training | International |
| Not a Red Card Awards | ~14th Aug | ~4th Nov | HR & Training | UK |
| Recruiter Investing in Talent Awards | ~14th Aug | ~11th Dec | HR & Training | UK |
| The Investors in People Awards | ~23rd Aug | ~24th Nov | HR & Training | UK |
| The Peer Award for Excellence in People & Performance | 31st Aug | ~28th Feb | HR & Training | International |
| In-house Recruitment Awards for Excellence | ~31st Aug | ~10th Dec | HR & Training | UK |
| The Prince Michael International Road Safety Awards | ~31st Aug | ~10th Dec | HR & Training | International |
| Global Equality & Diversity Awards | ~4th Sep | ~22nd Oct | HR & Training | International |
| National Online Recruitment Awards (NORAs) | ~6th Sep | ~18th Nov | HR & Training | UK |
| The Stonewall UK Workplace Equality Index | ~9th Sep | ~15th Jan | HR & Training | UK |
| Brandon Hall Excellence in Technology Program | 9th Sep | 9th Dec | HR & Training | International |
| UK Coaching Awards | ~10th Sep | ~3rd Dec | HR & Training | UK |
| The Rewards | ~11th Sep | ~10th Dec | HR & Training | International |
| Training Magazine’s Training Top 125 Award | ~14th Sep | 22nd Feb | HR & Training | International |
| World's Best Workplaces | ~14th Sep | ~15th Oct | HR & Training | International |
| The Digiday WorkLife Awards | ~17th Sep | ~10th Dec | HR & Training | International |
| The OUTstanding LGBT+ Role Models Lists | ~18th Sep | ~25th Oct | HR & Training | UK |
| Fortune World's Best Workplaces | 19th Sep | 19th Oct | HR & Training | International |
| The Learning Awards | ~25th Sep | 18th Feb | HR & Training | International |
| The National Apprenticeship Awards | ~25th Sep | ~28th Nov | HR & Training | UK |
| HR Brilliance Awards | 11th Oct | 9th Dec | HR & Training | UK |
| Internal Communications Brilliance Awards | 11th Oct | 9th Dec | HR & Training | UK |
| National Centre for Diversity NCFD Grand Awards | ~13th Oct | ~16th Jan | HR & Training | UK |
| Tech & Learning Awards of Excellence | ~15th Oct | ~13th Jul | HR & Training | International |
| Rainbow Honours | ~16th Oct | ~4th Dec | HR & Training | UK |
| Learning Elite Award | ~6th Nov | ~6th Apr | HR & Training | International |
| ATD BEST Awards | ~13th Nov | ~5th Dec | HR & Training | International |
| REBA Employee Wellbeing Awards | ~14th Nov | ~4th Mar | HR & Training | UK |
| Learning Excellence Awards | ~20th Nov | 1st Mar | HR & Training | UK |
| Great Place to Work | ~21st Nov | ~27th Apr | HR & Training | International |
| Workingmums.co.uk Top Employer Awards | ~27th Nov | ~7th Nov | HR & Training | UK |
| Diversity Champion Award and International Inclusion Award | ~1st Dec | 8th Jan | HR & Training | International |
| Sword of Honour | ~4th Dec | ~22nd Nov | HR & Training | UK |
| Globe of Honour | ~4th Dec | ~22nd Nov | HR & Training | UK |
| Diversity and Inclusion Heroes Awards | ~11th Dec | 28th Jan | HR & Training | UK |
| Inclusive Top 50 Employers | ~14th Dec | ~14th Jan | HR & Training | UK |
| Workplace Wellbeing Index | ~14th Dec | ~14th Jan | HR & Training | UK |
| British Diversity Awards | ~14th Dec | ~26th Mar | HR & Training | UK |
| Best Places to Work (Business Intelligence Group) | ~18th Dec | 11th Mar | HR & Training | International |
| AAC Apprenticeship Awards | ~18th Dec | 27th Apr | HR & Training | UK |
| Ragan's Workplace Wellness Awards | ~18th Dec | 1st Apr | HR & Training | International |
| Top Employer Institute Certification Programme | 30th Dec | ~30th Jan | HR & Training | International |
| BITC Diversity Intelligence | ~31st Dec | ~31st Jan | HR & Training | UK |
| TrainingIndustry.com Top Leadership Training Companies | 13th Jan | ~8th Apr | HR & Training | International |
| RAD Awards (Recruitment Advertising) | 15th Jan | ~30th Jan | HR & Training | UK |
| ATD Innovation in Talent Development Award | 15th Jan | 29th Aug | HR & Training | International |
| The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For | 22nd Jan | 15th May | HR & Training | UK |
| National Mentoring Awards | ~27th Jan | ~1st Mar | HR & Training | UK |
| The Recruiter Awards | 29th Jan | 5th May | HR & Training | UK |
| The Safety & Health Excellence Awards | ~31st Jan | 28th Apr | HR & Training | UK |
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