The EDA’s annual Education & Training Awards were presented in front of 570 guests at the Association’s flagship Annual Awards Dinner on Thursday 7 March 2024 in London’s Park Lane. EDA Investor in Training Award winners are hand-picked from thousands of managers in wholesaler and manufacturer businesses across the UK for their impressive commitment to developing their teams using the Association’s module and apprenticeship programmes.
Association President, CEF’s Chris Ashworth, said: “Congratulations to this year’s EDA Investor in Training trophy winners. These leaders are delivering positive change in their businesses through the portfolio of professional training that the Association offers its members and affiliates.”
Margaret Fitzsimons, CEO at the EDA, added “Choosing tonight’s award winners has been harder than ever as competition is fierce. Demand for apprentices remains healthy and turning the EDA’s training modules into e-learning via The EDA Academy has seen a surge in demand with twice as many wholesaler branches using them in 2023 than in the previous year. Overall, the number of organisations using the modules has increased by 50% over the same period.”