Graduate Training Programme of the Year

This award will go to the organisation in Ireland that has been offering a best-in-class graduate training and development programme relating to operational excellence over the past 12 months. This is open to graduate schemes operated by employers in all sectors in Ireland. Entry is by a 5-page A4 PDF submission; the judges will be looking for a clear plan and evidence that it is delivering on core objectives, paying particular attention to the criteria listed below.

• Programme Background: Demonstrate how the graduate training programme was developed and outline its objectives.
• Programme Overview & Implementation: Provide an overview of how the programme has been implemented over the past 12 months, giving specific examples.
• Benefits to the Business: Demonstrate the real business benefits of the programme and ROI, providing positive feedback (i.e internal or external stakeholders) where appropriate.
• Benefits to the Graduate: Demonstrate how the programme benefits the graduate, providing positive feedback (via internal surveys or testimonials) where appropriate.
• Evidence of Success: Provide evidence of how you monitor and measure its success against the stated objectives.
• Excellence in Training & Development: Excellence in Training & Development: Provide examples where your organisation has gone beyond curricular requirements to facilitate the graduates, including the number of hours per week devoted to training.
• Challenges: Outline any challenges faced by your organisation over the past 12 months, how this affected your programme, how your team and any other relevant parties demonstrated initiative, creativity, and leadership to overcome them.