Leadership Award Key Dates - 2008

Applications invited from:

Award closing date: Applications are now closed

Sponsorship to attend a High Potentials Leadership Program at Harvard Business School.

USIT is committed to providing funds for overseas studies. This is seen as an integral part of increasing skills levels in the utilities industries.

This award will be open to any individual employed in the utilities sector. The Award will cover travel, accommodation and course fees and it is recognised that employers may need to finance additional costs.

To enter candidates will be asked to write a short paper in support of their application based on what the development provided will do for the individual, his/her company and the industry as a whole in the years to follow.

Download an application form (these are available through the website when the award is open for applications) and submit your application by email to info@usit.org.uk or by post to USIT, c/o South Staffs Water, Green Lane, Walsall, WS2 7PD.

General Conditions

Applications for support will only be received from individuals who can demonstrate they have the support of their employer and that their application will be beneficial to the public.
USIT will adopt an inclusive definition of the utilities industries to encompass partner organisations which have framework agreements or period contracts in place for a period in excess of three years. The definition also includes regulators.
Proposals must not replicate or substitute those activities which should be undertaken by responsible employers as part of their ongoing staff training and development programmes.
Distance learning programmes may be supportable as may career change programmes provided they satisfy the other criteria.
Exchanges with overseas utility companies and other organisations could be supportable if they will yield benchmarking outcomes and encourage the sharing of best practice.
Companies may make multiple applications but second and progressive applications for the Business Skills Award will only be considered if funds remain after all other successful awards have been made.

See Also

Winners

Forms will become available when applications are invited.