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, Great Place to Work and UK’s 100 Best Companies to Work For. It also features Employee Benefits 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.
Boost Awards can help write your entry and increase your chances of winning an award. We are the world’s first and largest award entry consultancy, with a unique team of awards experts that can help you plan which awards to enter, collect evidence for your submission and write your entry for you.
You may also be interested in reading our relevant Award News articles. With the number of HR & training awards increasing year-on-year, we ask Which are the best HR Awards to enter? and Which Training Awards should you enter? We are also very experienced helping companies enter and achieve workplace rankings and league tables, some of the most prestigious are detailed in our article The Sunday Times Best Companies & Great Place to Work Awards.
Contact us today and boost your chances of winning awards.
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 |
| SGUK National Health and Safety Awards | 7th Jan | ~15th Feb | HR & Training | UK |
| Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Heroes Awards | 7th Jan | 24th Feb | HR & Training | UK |
| The Inclusive Companies Awards | 10th Jan | ~28th Nov | HR & Training | UK |
| TrainingIndustry.com Top Leadership Training Companies | 12th Jan | ~26th Mar | HR & Training | International |
| PPMA Excellence in People Management Awards | 17th Jan | 28th Apr | HR & Training | UK |
| The RoSPA Health and Safety Awards | 24th Jan | 21st Mar | HR & Training | International |
| Employee Benefits Awards | 24th Jan | ~12th Nov | HR & Training | UK |
| TARGETjobs National Graduate Recruitment Awards | 28th Jan | 7th Apr | HR & Training | UK |
| Top 100 Staffing Companies To Work For | 28th Jan | 1st Mar | HR & Training | International |
| The UK's 100 Best Companies to Work For | ~31st Jan | 1st Nov | HR & Training | UK |
| The Safety & Health Excellence Awards | 31st Jan | 6th Apr | HR & Training | UK |
| Festival of Learning Awards | 1st Feb | ~3rd Nov | HR & Training | UK |
| International Safety Awards (British Safety Council) | 4th Feb | 11th Mar | HR & Training | International |
|
4th Feb | 7th Apr | HR & Training | UK |
| TrainingIndustry.com Top Learning Services Companies | 9th Feb | ~9th Apr | HR & Training | International |
| Ragan’s Workplace Wellness Hot List | 11th Feb | 1st Jun | HR & Training | International |
| The Rally Awards | 15th Feb | ~7th Apr | HR & Training | International |
| The International e-Assessment Awards | 18th Feb | 21st Jun | HR & Training | International |
| British HR Awards | 20th Feb | 31st Mar | HR & Training | UK |
|
25th Feb | 19th May | HR & Training | UK |
| Working Families Best Practice Awards | 28th Feb | ~27th May | HR & Training | UK |
| IELA International E-Learning Awards - Business Division | 1st Mar | ~18th Jun | HR & Training | International |
| The Peer Award for Excellence in People & Performance | 1st Mar | ~28th Feb | HR & Training | International |
| Gartner Communications Awards | 4th Mar | 1st Jun | HR & Training | International |
| Incentive Magazine Motivation Masters Awards | ~7th Mar | ~7th Apr | HR & Training | International |
| Recruitment Industry Disability Initiative RIDI Awards | ~9th Mar | ~4th Jun | HR & Training | UK |
| TrainingIndustry.com Top Custom Content Development Companies | 9th Mar | ~25th Jun | HR & Training | International |
| The EMpower Role Model Lists | 11th Mar | 24th Feb | HR & Training | International |
| The Firm Awards | 11th Mar | 14th Jun | HR & Training | International |
| The GEO Awards | ~12th Mar | ~11th Apr | HR & Training | International |
| DIVA Awards | ~12th Mar | 28th Apr | HR & Training | UK |
| The Reward 300 | ~15th Mar | ~28th Jul | HR & Training | International |
| RAD Awards (Recruitment Advertising) | ~15th Mar | 6th Apr | HR & Training | UK |
| 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 |
| Inspiring Workplace Awards EMEA | 16th Mar | 24th May | HR & Training | EMEA |
| Learning Elite Award | 18th Mar | ~28th Apr | HR & Training | International |
| Relocate Awards | ~21st Mar | ~11th Jun | HR & Training | International |
| The Stonewall Global Workplace Equality Index | 22nd Mar | ~15th Jul | HR & Training | International |
| This Can Happen Awards | 24th Mar | 16th Jun | HR & Training | UK |
| The Recruiter Awards | 25th Mar | 29th Sep | HR & Training | UK |
| Pink News Awards | ~29th Mar | ~17th Oct | HR & Training | UK |
|
31st Mar | 15th Aug | HR & Training | UK |
| The enei Awards (Employers Network for Equality & Inclusion) | ~31st Mar | ~8th Jul | HR & Training | UK |
| British Ex-Forces in Business Awards | ~31st Mar | 2nd Dec | HR & Training | UK |
| European HR Diversity Awards | ~31st Mar | ~17th Jun | HR & Training | Europe |
| TrainingIndustry.com Top Training Companies | 5th Apr | ~8th Apr | HR & Training | International |
| TrainingIndustry.com Top Online Learning Library Companies | 6th Apr | ~23rd Jul | HR & Training | International |
| Brandon Hall Excellence in Human Capital Management Program | 15th Apr | 18th Aug | HR & Training | International |
| The CIPD People Management Awards | 27th Apr | 22nd Sep | HR & Training | UK |
| BAME Apprenticeship Awards | ~30th Apr | ~23rd Nov | HR & Training | UK |
| The Ethnicity Awards | ~30th Apr | ~12th Nov | HR & Training | UK |
| Top Employers for Working Families Benchmark | ~30th Apr | ~7th Sep | HR & Training | UK |
| TrainingIndustry.com Top Learning Management System (LMS) Companies | 4th May | ~22nd Oct | HR & Training | International |
| Refinitiv Global Diversity & Inclusion Index | ~5th May | ~30th Jun | HR & Training | International |
|
6th May | ~15th Sep | HR & Training | Europe |
| BAME Apprenticeship Awards | 6th May | ~30th Sep | HR & Training | UK |
|
6th May | 14th Jul | HR & Training | Europe |
| TIARA Talent Acquisition Awards | ~7th May | ~30th Jun | HR & Training | International |
| Institute of Student Employers ISE Awards | ~10th May | ~9th Sep | HR & Training | UK |
| Institute of Internal Communication Awards (IoIC) | ~20th May | ~24th Sep | HR & Training | UK |
| Ragan's Top Women in Wellness and HR Awards | ~21st May | ~31st Jul | HR & Training | International |
| HPMA Excellence Awards | ~25th May | ~7th Oct | HR & Training | UK |
| National Centre For Diversity NCFD Fredie Awards | 26th May | 9th Jun | HR & Training | UK |
| Online Learning Consortium Fellows Program | ~30th May | ~5th Oct | HR & Training | International |
| Coach of the Year | ~1st Jun | ~1st Sep | HR & Training | International |
| TrainingIndustry.com Top Learning Experience Platform (LXP) Companies | 1st Jun | ~27th Aug | HR & Training | International |
| National Diversity Awards | ~4th Jun | 4th Feb | HR & Training | UK |
| Workplace Savings & Benefits (WSB) Awards | ~11th Jun | 8th Sep | HR & Training | UK |
| Incentive Marketing Association IMA Summit Awards | ~11th Jun | ~9th Aug | HR & Training | International |
| Social Mobility Employer Index | ~11th Jun | ~11th Oct | HR & Training | UK |
| IELA International E-Learning Awards - Academic Division | ~15th Jun | ~24th Sep | HR & Training | International |
| Personnel Today Awards | ~18th Jun | ~16th Nov | HR & Training | UK |
| Corporate Adviser Awards | ~18th Jun | 30th Jun | HR & Training | UK |
| Recruitment Marketing Awards | ~18th Jun | ~27th Oct | HR & Training | UK |
| ABP Workforce Experience Awards | ~19th Jun | ~14th Oct | HR & Training | UK |
| ICF International Prism Award | ~23rd Jun | ~25th Aug | HR & Training | International |
| UK Social Mobility Awards | 24th Jun | 13th Oct | HR & Training | UK |
| The ALT Learning Technologist of the Year Awards | ~25th Jun | ~10th Sep | HR & Training | UK |
| Britain's Healthiest Workplace | ~26th Jun | ~15th Nov | HR & Training | UK |
| TrainingIndustry.com Top Experiential Learning Technologies Companies | 29th Jun | ~20th Jan | HR & Training | International |
| HRO Today CHRO of the Year Awards | ~30th Jun | ~1st Nov | HR & Training | EMEA |
| Investing in Ethnicity Maturity Matrix | ~30th Jun | ~1st Sep | HR & Training | UK |
| The McKenzie-Delis Packer Review (MPD Review) | ~30th Jun | ~20th Nov | HR & Training | UK |
| Chief Learning Officer Magazine Learning in Practice Awards | ~5th Jul | ~19th Oct | HR & Training | International |
| Global Recruiter Industry Awards | ~7th Jul | ~14th Oct | HR & Training | UK |
| The Stevie Awards for Great Employers | 7th Jul | ~17th Nov | HR & Training | International |
| enei Inclusivity Excellence Awards | ~9th Jul | ~7th Oct | HR & Training | UK |
| The Global Healthy Workplace Awards (GHWAwards) | ~12th Jul | ~20th Nov | HR & Training | International |
| BSIF Safety Awards | ~16th Jul | ~13th Oct | HR & Training | UK |
| HR in Hospitality Awards for Excellence | ~23rd Jul | ~27th Sep | HR & Training | UK |
| Culture Pioneers Awards | ~23rd Jul | ~18th Nov | HR & Training | UK |
| TrainingIndustry.com Top Advanced Learning Technologies Companies | 27th Jul | ~10th Sep | HR & Training | International |
| The National Apprenticeship Awards | ~28th Jul | ~28th Nov | HR & Training | UK |
| Tech & Learning Awards of Excellence | ~29th Jul | ~13th Jul | HR & Training | International |
| The Learning Technologies Awards | ~30th Jul | ~17th Nov | HR & Training | International |
| In-house Recruitment Awards | ~31st Jul | 1st Dec | HR & Training | UK |
| The Prince Michael International Road Safety Awards | 31st Jul | ~10th Dec | HR & Training | International |
| The Times Top 100 Graduate Employers | ~1st Aug | ~1st Sep | HR & Training | UK |
| ATD Excellence in Practice Awards | ~2nd Aug | ~29th Aug | HR & Training | International |
| Employee Benefit News Excellence in Benefits Awards | ~6th Aug | ~24th Sep | HR & Training | International |
| The Investors in People Awards | ~13th Aug | ~23rd Nov | HR & Training | UK |
| Not a Red Card Awards | ~14th Aug | ~4th Nov | HR & Training | UK |
| The International Engage Awards | ~16th Aug | 2nd Dec | HR & Training | International |
| TrainingIndustry.com Top IT and Technical Training Companies | 24th Aug | ~19th Nov | HR & Training | International |
| HR Excellence Awards (HR Magazine) | ~27th Aug | 1st Dec | HR & Training | UK |
| European Diversity Awards | ~31st Aug | ~11th Nov | HR & Training | Europe |
| HRO Today Association Awards | ~1st Sep | ~1st Nov | HR & Training | EMEA |
| The ERSA Employability Awards | ~1st Sep | ~25th Nov | HR & Training | UK |
| National Online Recruitment Awards (NORAs) | ~6th Sep | ~10th Nov | HR & Training | UK |
| Brandon Hall Excellence in Technology Program | 9th Sep | 8th Dec | HR & Training | International |
| The Learning Pool Awards | ~10th Sep | ~14th Oct | HR & Training | UK |
| Training Magazine’s Training Top 100 Award | ~13th Sep | 28th Feb | HR & Training | International |
| UK Coaching Awards | ~13th Sep | ~3rd Dec | HR & Training | UK |
| ONREC Online Recruitment Awards | ~14th Sep | ~18th Nov | HR & Training | UK |
| World's Best Workplaces | ~14th Sep | ~15th Oct | HR & Training | International |
| Great Place to Work - World's Best Workplaces | ~15th Sep | ~19th Oct | HR & Training | International |
| Great Place to Work - Europe's Best Workplaces | ~15th Sep | ~19th Oct | HR & Training | Europe |
| The OUTstanding LGBT+ Role Models Lists | ~16th Sep | ~25th Oct | HR & Training | UK |
| Incentive Awards | ~16th Sep | ~24th Nov | HR & Training | UK |
| The Digiday WorkLife Awards | ~17th Sep | 9th Dec | HR & Training | International |
| Fortune World's Best Workplaces | ~19th Sep | ~19th Oct | HR & Training | International |
| TrainingIndustry.com Top Assessment and Evaluation Companies | 21st Sep | ~10th Dec | HR & Training | International |
| HR Brilliance Awards | 23rd Sep | 1st Dec | HR & Training | International |
| Internal Communications Brilliance Awards | 23rd Sep | 1st Dec | HR & Training | International |
| The Learning Awards | ~24th Sep | 17th Feb | HR & Training | International |
| The Great British Workplace Wellbeing Awards | ~29th Sep | ~15th Feb | HR & Training | UK |
| APSCo Awards for Excellence | ~30th Sep | 6th Dec | HR & Training | UK |
| The Rewards | ~1st Oct | 7th Dec | HR & Training | International |
| Global Equality & Diversity Awards | ~1st Oct | ~21st Oct | HR & Training | International |
| The Stonewall UK Workplace Equality Index | ~5th Oct | 16th Feb | HR & Training | UK |
| Business Excellence Awards | ~6th Oct | ~19th Oct | HR & Training | International |
| Federation of Awarding Bodies FAB Awards | ~15th Oct | ~11th Nov | HR & Training | UK |
| Recruiter Investing in Talent Awards | ~15th Oct | 15th Feb | HR & Training | UK |
| Rainbow Honours | ~16th Oct | ~4th Dec | HR & Training | UK |
| The UK Excellence Awards (BQF British Quality Foundation) | ~22nd Oct | 3rd Mar | HR & Training | International |
| Learning Excellence Awards | ~31st Oct | 8th Apr | HR & Training | International |
| BPEC Awards for Excellence (Plumbing Training) | ~31st Oct | ~1st Jan | HR & Training | UK |
| ATD BEST Awards | ~2nd Nov | ~5th Dec | HR & Training | International |
| Sword of Honour | ~8th Nov | ~22nd Nov | HR & Training | UK |
| Globe of Honour | ~8th Nov | ~22nd Nov | HR & Training | UK |
| Ragan's Workplace Wellness 100 | ~19th Nov | ~15th Jan | HR & Training | International |
| Workingmums.co.uk Top Employer Awards | ~27th Nov | 25th Jan | HR & Training | UK |
| TrainingIndustry.com Top Sales Training & Enablement Companies | 1st Dec | ~30th Apr | HR & Training | International |
| Great Place to Work | 3rd Dec | ~27th Apr | HR & Training | International |
| British LGBT Awards | 3rd Dec | ~27th Aug | HR & Training | UK |
| Great Place to Work - UK's Best Workplaces for Women | 3rd Dec | ~15th Jul | HR & Training | UK |
| AAC Apprenticeship Awards | 3rd Dec | 22nd Mar | HR & Training | UK |
| Great Place to Work - UK's Best Workplaces in Tech | 3rd Dec | ~15th Sep | HR & Training | UK |
| Global Healthy Workplace Certification | 6th Dec | ~6th Jan | HR & Training | International |
| Diversity Champion Award and International Inclusion Award | 10th Dec | 8th Jan | HR & Training | International |
| Ragan's Workplace Wellness Awards | 10th Dec | ~1st Apr | HR & Training | International |
| Inclusive Top 50 Employers | 14th Dec | ~14th Jan | HR & Training | UK |
| ATD Innovation in Talent Development Award | 14th Dec | 15th May | HR & Training | International |
| Best Places to Work (Business Intelligence Group) | 17th Dec | 1st Mar | HR & Training | International |
| The Times Top 50 Employers for Women (BITC) | 17th Dec | ~29th Apr | HR & Training | UK |
| British Diversity Awards | 17th Dec | 10th Mar | HR & Training | UK |
| Workplace Wellbeing Index | 26th Dec | ~26th Jan | HR & Training | UK |
| Top Employer Institute Certification Programme | 31st Dec | 31st Jan | HR & Training | International |
Please select an Industry or Region to refine the search.
Want to add an award to our list?
It is completely free to be included and we can also offer additional packages to promote your awards. Click to add an award.
