City & Guilds has announced that the training programme offered by a franchise-led domiciliary care company been recognised by the 2022 Princess Royal Training Awards.

Radfield Home Care Franchising’s Runway training programme upskills franchisees and embeds the company’s purpose and values. All its franchisees achieved CQC registration, its compliance ratings rose from 79.4% to 83.5%, and network turnover increased by 125%. Staff turnover is well below the sector average and the whole workforce wanted to continue working with Radfield after the Covid-19 pandemic.

Kirstie Donnelly, chief executive of City & Guilds said: “According to our Great Jobs research report published earlier this year, we know that 15,000 job openings are expected in the healthcare and pharmaceutical industry in the next five years. The Princess Royal Training Awards demonstrate how training and development can open up opportunities and attract new talent to industries with significant skills gaps, labour shortages and high demand for workers. Yet again, this year’s recipients have shown the range and depth of learning and development that is taking place in their own organisations to shape growth and positivity from the power of skills development to address these issues. We would like to congratulate this year’s recipients and look forward to celebrating with you later this year.”

The Princess Royal Training Awards supports applicants in understanding how to apply for an award. This year saw the introduction of ‘tea and chat’ virtual drop-in sessions for applicants to ask informal questions, along with a widening participation pilot scheme to help more diverse organisations apply. Training providers working in collaboration with employers can now be recognised when part of a successful application and previous recipients are encouraged to apply for revalidation.