East of England

Welcome to the East of England Local Employment Partnerships Awards 2009. We are proud to be hosting these awards at a ceremony to be held on 20 March 2009 at Ickworth House in Bury St Edmunds and we want you to be part of the celebrations.

Over the last year employers across East of England have worked with us through Local Employment Partnerships to help thousands of local people back into work. There has been innovation and real commitment to developing people's skills and reaching out to parts of the community that have previously been overlooked.

Online entries have now closed. Follow the links below for information about each of the six categories.

• Recruitment Innovation Award
• Commitment to Diversity Award
• Unlocking Talent Award
• Getting Back to Work Award
• Work Skills Award
• Partnership Works Award

The winners will be announced at the ceremony and one of them will also receive our special award for Outstanding Achievement. Furthermore, all of our local winners will be entered for consideration into the LEP Awards for Great Britain, which will be held on 9 June 2009.

Nominations closed on Friday 5 December 2008, and the shortlisted entries will be announced in January. Keep coming back to this site for all the latest news on the East of England LEP Awards 2009, including details of our prestigious judging panel, shortlisted entries and of course our winners.

Good luck.