Employability Award Information

This Award recognises companies taking a strategic, comprehensive and innovative approach to tackling Employability.

In 2007 nineteen companies entered the Employability Award in 2007.

• The winner of the Employability Award 2007 was ESS, DTE (part of the Compass Group - The ESS Rehab Programme)
• The Highly Commended Runner Up were MITIE Group Plc

The following companies were short llisted and recieved BITC Big Ticks.

• Barclays - Changing Lives
• Kier Sheffield
• KPMG
• Manchester Airport

The following companies recieved Big Ticks only

• Compass - Hoxton Aprentice
• Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

BITC's Employability Award was launched in 2006.

In 2006, the Accessible Retail Employability Award for Excellence was presented to Marks & Spencer for its pioneering inative running Marks & Start programme Meadowhall Centre Ltd was Highly Commended for its efforts to improve the employability skills of local people through a inovlative training and development programme.

Now in their 10th year, the Awards for Excellence provide the opportunity for companies across the UK to be awarded a coveted ‘Big Tick’ for the positive impact their responsible business operations and activities have in the marketplace, the workplace, the environment or in the community.