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EDA Celebrates Second Princess Royal Training Award at Prestigious Ceremony

December 8, 2025

EDA celebrates second Princess Royal Training Award for suite of 12 Product Knowledge Modules. This is the second time the training modules have won this prestigious Award: the first honour was in 2022 - 2025, and the Association now holds the Award for 2025 - 2028. Collecting the Award for the Association: Keith Avenell, MD, 3 Line Electrical and member of the EDA Board; Margaret Fitzsimons, EDA CEO, and Anne Vessey, EDA Head of Marketing and Communications.

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EDA’s modules once again recognised as best-in-class workplace training in the 2025 Princess Royal Training Awards

August 27, 2025

Honoured to have been recognised once again by The Princess Royal Training Awards for the 12 Product Knowledge Training Modules. The awards are held for three years and the EDA first held the Award in 2022, winning again in August 2025 for another three years. Coinciding with HRH The Princess Royal’s 75th birthday, the 10th year of the Awards saw 143 applications, with 57 (including the EDA) achieving the prestigious award.

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22 Sector Stars Honoured in the largest trophy presentation in the history of the EDA’s Learning Achievement Awards

March 14, 2025

Our annual EDA Learning Achievement Awards Lunch at the iconic Shard in London is a fantastic opportunity to show how the UK's electrotechnical sector invests in the professional development of its people. Our 22 winners have each delivered an outstanding result in either the EDA Product Knowledge Modules or an EDA Apprenticeship, came from across the UK and brought with them family, friends and business colleagues with them to enjoy their day in the spotlight.

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Nine winners honoured as EDA Investor in Training Awards celebrates 11th birthday

March 14, 2025

Best night of the Year! Such a buzz in the room and a new EDA President, 550 guests, 9 Investor in Training Awards, and £8,730 raised for the Electrical Industries Charity. Plus, TV and radio host Colin Murray took the room by storm and proved to be a brilliant choice. Read on to find who took home an EDA Trophy this year, and get the 2026 Annual Dinner date in your diary.

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EDA Investor in Training Award winners celebrated at Annual Dinner

March 12, 2024

All the news from the EDA Annual Awards Dinner 2024: 570 guests (more than ever before), 9 Investor in Training Award trophies, countless handshakes, a 100th birthday celebration, and £7,300 raised for the Electrical Industries Charity.

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