Ashorne Hill Management College shortlisted for Coventry Telegraph Business Awards

Ashorne Hill Management College has been shortlisted for the category of ‘People Development’ at the 21st annual Business awards.

The short-lists have been finalised for this year’s Coventry Telegraph Business awards. The panel of judges sifted through the long list of high-quality entries for the awards which recognise the most outstanding firms in Coventry and Warwickshire. Coventry’s Ricoh Arena will once again play host to the region’s most prestigious business awards, with hundreds of professionals from across the region expected at the glittering gala on Friday 19th June 2015.

Ashorne Hill, a learning solutions provider for over 50 years, is delighted to have made it to the 

short-list of finalists. Being a dedicated learning provider to organisations from across all business sectors, Ashorne Hill strives to work in full partnership with its clients by forging a close relationship with them. The in-house Learning Solutions team continually demonstrates their capability in providing a rich and sophisticated learning, which results in demonstrable organisational development and in some cases business growth.

The company has been working in partnership with organisations for many years; they discuss their partner’s requirements in collaboration, offering the opportunity to provide a blended solution with appropriate objectives and measureable outcomes. All customised programmes can include blending trainer-led, experiential and e-learning solutions.

“Being short-listed in this tough category is already an honour and recognition of the work we do in the local area. I am very proud to work with such a professional team of learning specialists and see our short listing as reward for all the hard work they do in making real effective learning solutions for our partners. Now more than ever companies really need to show a return on investment for their training programmes and this is something we can truly deliver.” –  John Carson, Managing Director- Ashorne Hill. 

The judging panel was made up of Peter Burns of Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce, Telegraph editor Keith Perry Coventry University’s Professor David Bailey, Alan Edwards of Jaguar Land Rover, and Amrik Bhabra of Adecs Ltd.

Telegraph editor Keith Perry said: “It was a tough process for the judges but we are confident we have made the right choices. It was very encouraging to see the amount of growth so many firms have achieved. Equally, many of the entrants submitted forecasts for eye-catching growth in the next 12 months, so next year’s awards should be even tougher.”

This year’s awards will be hosted by comedian, author and broadcaster Dominic Holland. The

award-winner started performing stand-up comedy in 1991,making his debut at The Comedy Café in London. He has performed five critically acclaimed sell out one-man shows at the Edinburgh Festival.