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 and The Sunday Times Best 100 Companies to Work For. It also features Employee Benefits Awards and The National Diversity Awards. UK Training awards include The TJ Awards and The Learning Awards amongst 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.
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| Award name | Industry | Region | Deadline Date | Awarding Date |
| Diversity Champion Award | HR & Training | International | 1st Dec | 1st Jan |
| Top Employer Institute Certification Programme | HR & Training | International | 1st Dec | ~1st Jan |
| Best Places to Work (Business Intelligence Group) | HR & Training | International | 7th Dec | 11th Feb |
| British Ex-Forces in Business Awards | HR & Training | UK | 14th Dec | 8th May |
| Employee Benefits Awards | HR & Training | UK | 17th Dec | 7th Jun |
| The HR Distinction Awards | HR & Training | UK | 18th Dec | 2nd May |
| BITC Diversity Benchmark | HR & Training | UK | 31st Dec | ~1st Jan |
| PPMA Excellence in People Management Awards | HR & Training | UK | 7th Jan | 15th May |
| Workplace Wellbeing Index | HR & Training | UK | ~14th Jan | ~11th Apr |
| TARGETjobs National Graduate Recruitment Awards | HR & Training | UK | ~15th Jan | 4th Apr |
| The Recruiter Awards | HR & Training | UK | 18th Jan | 9th May |
| City and Guilds Medals for Excellence | HR & Training | UK | ~20th Jan | ~2nd Jan |
| Tech & Learning's Stellar Service Awards | HR & Training | International | ~22nd Jan | ~1st Jan |
| The GEO Awards | HR & Training | International | ~26th Jan | ~25th Apr |
| Global HR Excellence Awards | HR & Training | International | ~30th Jan | ~15th Feb |
| The LEAD Awards | HR & Training | International | ~30th Jan | ~8th Feb |
| BSIF Safety Awards | HR & Training | UK | 31st Jan | 10th Apr |
| The Safety & Health Excellence Awards | HR & Training | UK | 31st Jan | 10th Apr |
| The RoSPA Health and Safety Awards | HR & Training | UK | 1st Feb | 6th Jun |
| Corporate Adviser Awards | HR & Training | UK | 1st Feb | 26th Jun |
| Conscious Employer Awards | HR & Training | UK | 1st Feb | 22nd Mar |
| International Safety Awards (British Safety Council) | HR & Training | International | ~5th Feb | ~27th Apr |
| Recruitment Industry Disability Initiative RIDI Awards | HR & Training | UK | ~6th Feb | ~15th Mar |
| UK Employee Experience Awards | HR & Training | UK | 15th Feb | 16th May |
| Internal Communications Brilliance Awards | HR & Training | UK | ~19th Feb | ~23rd Mar |
| HPMA Excellence Awards | HR & Training | UK | 20th Feb | 6th Jun |
| IELA International E-Learning Awards - Business Division | HR & Training | International | 1st Mar | 14th Jun |
| HR Excellence Awards (HR Magazine) | HR & Training | UK | 11th Mar | 2nd Jul |
| CIPD Recruitment Marketing Awards | HR & Training | UK | ~15th Mar | ~12th Jul |
| Tomorrow's Health and Safety Awards | HR & Training | UK | ~16th Mar | ~1st Apr |
| ICF International Prism Award | HR & Training | International | ~20th Mar | ~25th Aug |
| CEB Internal Communications Awards | HR & Training | International | ~23rd Mar | ~29th Jun |
| The enei Awards (Employers Network for Equality & Inclusion) | HR & Training | UK | ~23rd Mar | ~10th Jul |
| Princess Royal Training Awards | HR & Training | UK | 29th Mar | ~24th Nov |
| Global Recruiter Industry Awards | HR & Training | UK | ~30th Mar | ~21st Jun |
| ATD BEST Awards | HR & Training | International | ~31st Mar | ~5th Oct |
| Relocate Awards | HR & Training | International | ~31st Mar | ~10th May |
| Brandon Hall Excellence in Human Capital Management Program | HR & Training | International | 12th Apr | ~1st Feb |
| Incentive Marketing Association (IMA) Circle of Excellence Awards | HR & Training | International | ~16th Apr | ~18th Jul |
| Institute of Student Employers ISE Recruitment Awards | HR & Training | UK | ~16th Apr | ~10th Jul |
| Adiona Magazine Awards | HR & Training | UK | ~18th Apr | ~1st Aug |
| DIVA Awards | HR & Training | UK | ~18th Apr | ~8th Jun |
| The CIPD People Management Awards | HR & Training | UK | ~19th Apr | ~25th Sep |
| The Student Employee of the Year Awards (SEOTY) | HR & Training | UK | ~20th Apr | ~27th Jun |
| Tech & Learning Awards of Excellence | HR & Training | International | ~22nd Apr | ~17th Nov |
| The Global Healthy Workplace Awards (GHWAwards) | HR & Training | International | ~23rd Apr | ~6th Sep |
| Top Employers for Working Families Special Awards | HR & Training | UK | ~23rd Apr | ~6th Jul |
| The TJ Awards (Training Journal) | HR & Training | UK | ~27th Apr | 4th Dec |
| The Peer Award for Excellence in People & Performance | HR & Training | International | ~27th Apr | ~29th Jun |
| Workplace Savings & Benefits (WSB) Awards | HR & Training | UK | ~27th Apr | ~6th Sep |
| Institute of Internal Communication Awards (IoIC) | HR & Training | UK | ~27th Apr | ~28th Sep |
| Pink News Awards | HR & Training | UK | ~27th Apr | 17th Oct |
| Great Place to Work - Best Workplaces for Women | HR & Training | UK | 30th Apr | 4th Jul |
| Investing in Ethnicity Awards | HR & Training | UK | ~1st May | 1st Nov |
| BITC Best Employers for Race / Race Equality Awards | HR & Training | UK | ~2nd May | ~3rd Sep |
| The Rewards | HR & Training | International | ~4th May | 7th Nov |
| Global Talent Management Leadership Awards | HR & Training | International | ~5th May | ~12th Oct |
| Pillar World Awards | HR & Training | International | ~10th May | ~25th Jun |
| Social Mobility Index | HR & Training | UK | ~11th May | ~11th Jul |
| The National Apprenticeship Awards | HR & Training | UK | ~25th May | 28th Nov |
| National Diversity Awards | HR & Training | UK | ~1st Jun | ~8th Sep |
| IELA International E-Learning Awards - Academic Division | HR & Training | International | 10th Jun | ~25th Sep |
| ABP Workforce Experience Awards | HR & Training | UK | ~11th Jun | ~11th Oct |
| Personnel Today Awards | HR & Training | UK | ~22nd Jun | 21st Nov |
| The Engagement Excellence Awards | HR & Training | UK | ~24th Jun | ~9th Oct |
| Pitman Training Super Achievers Awards | HR & Training | UK | ~29th Jun | ~5th May |
| The Digiday WorkLife Awards | HR & Training | International | ~29th Jun | 14th Nov |
| APSCo Awards for Excellence (recruitment) | HR & Training | UK | ~10th Jul | 16th Oct |
| The Engage Awards | HR & Training | UK | ~16th Jul | 12th Nov |
| HR in Hospitality Awards for Excellence | HR & Training | UK | ~20th Jul | ~28th Sep |
| Workingmums.co.uk Top Employer Awards | HR & Training | UK | ~20th Jul | ~7th Nov |
| Recruiter Investing in Talent Awards | HR & Training | UK | ~20th Jul | 31st Oct |
| REC Institute of Recruitment Professionals Awards | HR & Training | UK | ~27th Jul | 29th Nov |
| In-house Recruitment Awards for Excellence | HR & Training | UK | ~31st Jul | 28th Nov |
| Baxendale UK Employee Ownership Awards | HR & Training | UK | ~31st Jul | 19th Nov |
| The Learning Technologies Awards | HR & Training | International | ~31st Jul | 27th Nov |
| The Prince Michael International Road Safety Awards | HR & Training | International | ~31st Jul | 11th Dec |
| Online Learning Consortium Fellows Program | HR & Training | International | ~31st Jul | 13th Nov |
| Asian Apprenticeship Awards | HR & Training | UK | ~31st Jul | ~2nd Nov |
| The Times Top 100 Graduate Employers | HR & Training | UK | ~1st Aug | ~1st Sep |
| Excellence in Diversity Awards | HR & Training | UK | ~1st Aug | 15th Nov |
| The Stevie Awards for Great Employers | HR & Training | International | ~9th Aug | ~21st Sep |
| Incentive Magazine Motivation Masters Awards | HR & Training | International | ~31st Aug | ~29th Jan |
| National Online Recruitment Awards (NORAs) | HR & Training | UK | ~7th Sep | 14th Nov |
| Sword of Honour | HR & Training | UK | ~7th Sep | 30th Nov |
| Globe of Honour | HR & Training | UK | ~7th Sep | 30th Nov |
| Stonewall Top 100 Employers | HR & Training | UK | ~7th Sep | ~1st Jan |
| Brandon Hall Excellence in Technology Program | HR & Training | International | ~7th Sep | ~14th Dec |
| The FT OUTstanding LGBT+ Role Models Lists | HR & Training | UK | ~7th Sep | 25th Oct |
| The Recruitment International UK Awards (RI Awards) | HR & Training | International | ~13th Sep | ~4th Oct |
| The Sunday Times Best 100 Companies to Work For | HR & Training | UK | ~14th Sep | ~24th Feb |
| Training Magazine’s Training Top 125 Award | HR & Training | International | ~17th Sep | 25th Feb |
| Global Equality & Diversity Awards | HR & Training | International | ~21st Sep | 22nd Nov |
| Inspiration in HR Award | HR & Training | UK | ~24th Sep | 21st Nov |
| The Learning Awards | HR & Training | UK | ~28th Sep | 7th Feb |
| RAD Awards (Recruitment Advertising) | HR & Training | UK | ~28th Sep | 31st Jan |
| National Centre for Diversity NCFD Grand Awards | HR & Training | UK | ~12th Oct | 17th Jan |
| HR Brilliance Awards | HR & Training | UK | 26th Oct | 7th Dec |
| Global Diversity List | HR & Training | International | 26th Oct | 29th Nov |
| Safety Groups UK Awards | HR & Training | UK | 9th Nov | ~30th Jan |
| ONREC Online Recruitment Awards | HR & Training | UK | ~13th Nov | 7th Mar |
| TrainingIndustry.com Top Training Companies | HR & Training | International | 14th Nov | ~1st Mar |
| Great Place to Work | HR & Training | International | 15th Nov | ~27th Apr |
| The Employee Wellbeing Awards | HR & Training | UK | 16th Nov | 7th Feb |
| BITC Gender Equality Awards | HR & Training | International | 22nd Nov | 24th Apr |
| The IFTDO Global HRD Awards | HR & Training | International | 30th Nov | 18th Mar |
| British LGBT Awards | HR & Training | UK | 30th Nov | 17th May |
| The Firm Awards | HR & Training | International | 30th Nov | 21st Mar |
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