Talk Training - winner of the prestigious People Development Company of the Year award - in association with Groundwork Merthyr & Rhondda Cynon Taf.

Leading figure in Welsh broadcasting Jamie Owen, led proceedings at the Heritage Park Hotel on Friday March 6^th 2009. The Rhondda Cynon Taf Business Club Gala Dinner and Awards evening was launched in 2007 to celebrate the innovation and commitment being demonstrated by the Rhondda Cynon Taf business community.

With awards for marketing excellence, new business start-up, bilingual business of the year and more, the event has become a way to honour the achievement of firms as an inspiration for others.

 Councilor, Paul Cannon, Cabinet Member for Economic Development and Housing, said:

“Since we launched the Business Club three years ago, it has gone from strength to strength and it is extremely important to the economy of Rhondda Cynon Taf. Being part of an organisation such as the Business Club can only be good for businesses and we want to grow the membership further through more improvements such as expanding online services.”

“The Business Club has enabled member companies to take their operation to the next level, thanks to expertise and advice on issues such as marketing, protecting the environment, dealing with HR and legal issues and so on.”

“Events take place throughout the year and the highlight of the calendar is definitely the Gala Awards and Dinner evening when businesses, irrespective of their size, age or specialty, are commended for their achievements.”

Talk Trainings Managing Director, Jonathan Hughes (Below centre) - “I think it’s a great honour to achieve this award on this auspicious occasion. We are all very proud.” 

Jon Hughes – “Talk Training has established itself as a market leader in the delivery of government funded training programmes covering Skill Build Learning, Foundation Modern Apprenticeship (FMA) and Modern Apprenticeship (MA) Frameworks.”

“As a training provider to The Welsh Assembly Government Talk Training deliver training to 1300 learners per annum, from public sector organisations through to manufacturing.”