West Midlands

Welcome to the West Midlands Local Employment Partnerships Awards 2009. We are proud to be hosting these awards on 12 March 2009 at The Botanical Gardens, Birmingham and we want you to be part of the celebrations.

Over the last year employers across the West Midlands 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.

Margaret Tovey, Director, Jobcentre Plus West Midlands will be chairing the prestigious judging panel drawn from employment experts across the public and private sector.

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 West Midlands LEP Awards 2009, including shortlisted entries and of course our winners.

Good luck.