STS won the ‘Best Training Company’ in 2011 at the prestigious SOFHT Awards, and our consultant John McLaughlin was a finalist for the Best Auditor Award.
The Awards were held at the Landmark Hotel, London on the 24th of November. The trophy for ‘Best Training Company’ was presented to STS’s Training Manager, Peter Rose, by the Chairman of SOFHT, Simon Houghton-Dodd.
This annual ceremony recognises and celebrates excellence within the food industry and was attended by cross section of professionals, including speakers Ross Warburton, Executive Director at Warbutons and Ben Collins, formerly Top Gear’s ‘the Stig’.
The Society of Food Hygiene & Technology (SOFHT) was established in 1979 as an independent body, whose role is to offer support through membership to anyone involved in food hygiene and technology issues.
Five reasons why our nomination stood out from the competition
The winning nomination for ‘Best Training Company’ was decided by a judging panel of esteemed professionals, who required documented evidence and recommendations to demonstrate how STS deliver an innovative and superior training service.
The team at STS had a good think about how we could demonstrate this to the panel. After numerous cups of tea and coffee, we outlined five key reasons why STS should win the award for ‘Best Training Company’:
1. We always put the delegate at the centre of learning by using brain friendly methods to make training fun, interactive and meaningful. These methods include humour and challenging activities to anchor key information into long term memory.
2. We demonstrated to the judging panel our inclusive teaching and learning strategy supported delegates from diverse backgrounds. This approach was based on years of training experience and grounded theory in what they needed to maximise their learning potential.
3. We stated how we continuously changed our teaching and learning strategy to the operational needs of our customers by listening to what they had to say.
4. We could provide evidence that over 94% of delegates passed the exam first time. This was not easy goal to achieve!
5. We demonstrated that our team provided a level of professionalism that went far beyond the constraints of a job description or service level agreement.
Last but not least STS would like to say a big thank you to clients of STS who wrote complimentary nominations for us, which served as testament to our training services.
What’s next…?
The Managing Director, Neil Rush, has already put up a shelf for our latest award and we are already planning for the next awards in 2012.
Would you like to know more about how STS can help you?
STS work in partnership with a cross section of clients within the food service sector. Our experience and enthusiasm offer excellent value for money for all your educational needs. We listen to what you really want from a professional training service.
Call a member of the team on 01252 728300 or email your enquiry to the team@sts-solutions.co.uk
Peter Rose
Training Manager
