CECA Inspiring Change Awards

Inspiring Change - Community - Project Award

This award will recognise projects that have developed an initiative aimed at boosting job opportunities through engagement with the wider community either by helping small businesses to grow or increasing access to training and employment.

Criteria

The project must be current or have been completed within the last year.
The initiative must have been introduced within the last two years and have affected a significant and positive change.

Judges will be looking for evidence of the following:

originality
how the initiative is aligned to company strategy
how it has enhanced the culture within the workforce
how it can be replicated

Full details of the judging criteria can be found here

How to enter

Entries should be made using the form below. The case study should describe how your company has developed an intervention to boost job opportunities through engagement with the wider community. For example, this could be either by helping small businesses to grow or by assisting people to overcome disadvantage by increasing access to meaningful employment. Maximum 500 words. The supplementary questions each have a maximum of 100 words.

Click here for a downloadable summary of the entry form questions

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Name of Contact *

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Job Title *

Telephone number: *

E-mail address: *

Name of Company *

Address *

Name and Address of Project *

Value of Project *

Size of Workforce: *

Project Duration *

Name of Main Contractor or Client *

Synopsis summarising key points (please do not exceed 75 words - this will appear in the programme for the event) *

Case Study. Describe an initiative that has created job opportunities by raising aspirations and skills. Please define the target audience, explain the benefits and any research or analysis carried out to ensure successful outcomes. Describe any lessons learnt, any challenges that had to be overcome and what the next steps are. *

How has this initiative boosted employment opportunities and/or encouraged and enhanced understanding and collaboration? Has the initiative provided real jobs or meaningful work experience for those facing barriers to employment? *

Will this initiative help improve the diversity of entrants into the industry? If so, how? *

Describe who led the initiative and the resources that were invested in it. *

How has the initiative delivered business and/or community benefits? *

Describe how the initiative will provide a lasting legacy following completions of the project *

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Submit

The closing date for entries is the close of business on Friday 12th April 2019.

In support of your entry, you may provide up to 4 high-resolution photos. Please note these may take a few minutes to upload and applications are not complete until you receive an on-screen notification. We regret that links to websites and graphics will be disregarded by the judges, due to time constraints.
You will be further contacted by e-mail once your application has been received. Any queries should be sent to inspiringchangeentries@ceca.co.uk.

​Inspiring Change - Community - Project Award

Criteria

How to enter

Inspiring Change - Community - Project Award