Awards for Excellence 2011 - Key Dates

Pre-Entry

From November 2010 until the end of January 2011 you can attend Awards for Excellence workshops around the UK. These workshops will enable you to find out more information about how to enter the Awards, which category is the most suitable and how to write a successful entry.

Application Stage: 2 December 2010 - 4 March 2011

The Awards for Excellence are formally launched on 2 December 2010. Register on the Awards system and download your application pack(s).

Please note if you have registered on the Awards system before 2 December 2010 and you wish to enter the 2011 Awards you must register again from the 2 December 2010.

Closing Date: 4 March 2011

Upload your completed entry by logging back into the system. Entries submitted after midnight on 4 March 2011, except for those categories with a later deadline, will not be accepted.

Assessment Stage: March - April 2011

Your entry will be assessed by a panel of independent practitioners who will decide if you have reached the standard to be awarded a Big Tick.

Assessors also shortlist the entries that will go through to the judging stage to decide the overall winner - the Example of Excellence.

Judging Stage: April - May 2011

Shortlisted companies will attend judging panels in May to decide the Example of Excellence for each category.

Regional Award Events to Celebrate Big Ticks: June 2011

Big Ticks will be presented at the celebration events taking place across the UK during June.

National Showcase Event celebrating the Examples of Excellence: July 2011

The overall winners, the Examples of Excellence, will be announced at the Awards for Excellence showcase event in early July 2011.

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