The EDA is proud to announce that it has received its second Princess Royal Training Award, reaffirming its commitment to excellence in workforce development. The award recognises the EDA’s suite of 12 Product Knowledge Training Modules, which continue to set the benchmark for skills development in the UK’s electrotechnical sector.
The award was presented on Tuesday 2 December at an inspiring ceremony held at Fishmongers’ Hall, London, where Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, President of the City & Guilds of London Institute, honoured 56 outstanding organisations from across the UK and Ireland. This year’s event marked a major milestone – 10 years of the Princess Royal Training Awards, celebrating organisations that invest in their people and create meaningful change through training.
Representing the Association were Keith Avenell, Managing Director, 3 Line Electrical Wholesale, member of the EDA Board of Management and Chair of the EDA Education and Training Ambassadors; Margaret Fitzsimons, EDA CEO, and Anne Vessey, Head of Membership and Engagement. Anne was standing in for Tracy Hewett, Head of Education and Training, who was unable to attend but was instrumental in the Association securing this second award.
The EDA first achieved this prestigious award in 2022 and, following a rigorous reassessment process, has retained it in 2025 for a further three years. Since their introduction in 2018, the EDA’s Product Knowledge Modules have become an essential resource for the sector. To date, over 12,100 modules have been ordered by 3,967 individuals across 905 wholesaler branches.
