Re-accreditation for previous winners

If your company was awarded a Big Tick in 2010 or 2011 and can demonstrate the continuing positive impact of its award-winning initiative, you can apply to have it updated through our re-accreditation scheme. This option is only available to companies that won a Big Tick for the first time in 2010, and 2011 winners that opted to re-accredit their scheme last year.

What is re-accreditation

Re-accreditation allows recent winners to apply for a 2012 Big Tick using a slimmed-down version of the original submission. Rather than having to resubmit a full 4,000-word application, companies are asked to provide confirmation that the quality of management detailed in their original application is being maintained and give evidence of the positive impact the programme has delivered over the past year.

Companies applying for re-accreditation will not be considered for the national shortlist and so will not be able to win their category. If you wish to be considered for the shortlist in your category, you must submit a full entry.

Why re-accredit a Big Tick

Companies may choose to re-accredit their Big Tick for the following reasons -

• to demonstrate their continuing commitment to their CR programme
• so they can concentrate their resources on entering a brand new entry into a different category.
• if they are not yet able to demonstrate the level of impact needed to get onto to the shortlist for judging, or in situations where the programme is really unique and therefore won’t be replicable by others, which is more often needed to get to the judging stage to become the overall winner.
  

Eligibility

The option to re-accredit a Big Tick is only available for two years immediately following the initial award. Therefore, eligibility for re-accreditation in 2012 will be restricted to:

• Big Ticks awarded in 2011
• Big Ticks first awarded in 2010 and re-accredited in 2011.

Companies awarded the Big Tick in 2009 or before must submit a fresh entry. If you have any queries about your eligibility to re-accredit contact the awards team.

Criteria and assessment

Re-accreditation submissions will be considered by Awards for Excellence assessors as part of this year's assessment process. Re-accreditation is not guaranteed. It will only be awarded to submissions that can clearly demonstrate:

• The quality of management is being maintained (and improved where appropriate)
• There is evidence (both quantitative and qualitative) that the programme has continuing benefits for the business and for society.

How to re-accredit a Big Tick

You will need to register on our awards system and then you can download our Re-accreditation Pack.

Registration is simple just click on the pink register button and follow the instructions. If you have any problems contact the awards team on awards@bitc.org.uk