Employee Development Initiative of the Year
Celebrating employers going above and beyond for their employees
What is the Employee Development Initiative of the Year Award?
The Employee Development Initiative of the Year award is presented to an employer that has gone above and beyond to support the development of their employees who have undertaken a CMI qualification or apprenticeship, helping them to become skilled and qualified managers and leaders.

Increase your credibility
The CMI awards are globally recognised, endorsing your company’s brand and helping towards recruitment and retention

Motivation and Reward
Being nominated for the CMI Awards is a huge achievement in itself, celebrating hard work and the impact being made by your team

Benchmarking
Showcase your achievements against organisations and partners from a variety of sectors and industries and be recognised as best in class

Judges
Our prestigious judging panel will review and determine who is exemplifying best practice and the highest standards the profession can offer
- Nominations opens 10th Jan 2023
- Nominations close 1st June 2023
- Shortlist announced July 2023
- Winner announced Autumn 2023
Meet the judges
Entries for the CMI Awards come from a wide range of organisations and individuals across a variety of sectors and fields therefore, we select our judges to be able to reflect this experience. The CMI Partner Awards judges are hand-picked and are all senior experts in their fields

CMgr CCMI
Chair, Surrey VCSE Alliance

CMgr CCMI
Director, Pizza Hut Restaurants UK

CMgr CCMI
Principal & CEO, Global Mutual Consortium

CMgr CCMI
Vice Chancellor, University of Greenwich
