Birmingham City University’s NTI wins IT Award
The NTI in Birmingham, part of Birmingham City University, has won a prestigious award from the Institute of IT Training (IITT). The NTI was awarded IT Training Learning Facilities of the Year, in recognition of both the excellent facilities and the top class customer service. The award was presented by Sky News reader Lucy Alexander during the official awards ceremony at the Dorchester Hotel, London on Friday 15th February 2008 in front of a capacity audience of over 450 training industry professionals.
The award was received by Oliver Williams, Programme Manager and Merlinda Charlery, Operations Manager. Oliver said, “It is a wonderful feeling to receive this award, one of the key services we set up when we opened the NTI in Birmingham was to offer excellent facilities, support and service to private and public training providers who run IT training, this award shows what a great job we’ve done since opening in 2006 in exceeding our client’s expectations”.
The judging criteria included the approach taken to sales and marketing, client satisfaction, the flexibility of the venue to meet client requirements, service delivery, staff development and business performance. The competition included 70 other venues from around the UK.
The IITT award follows on the success of the NTI being given an award from the British Council for Offices in recognition for the design and practical use of the building in 2006. The judging panel were impressed by the ‘wow’ factor the building has, created by the striking exterior, spacious, light entrance and excellent conferencing facilities.
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About the NTI in Birmingham
Opened in January 2006 the custom designed facilities at The NTI in Birmingham combines excellent customer service with modern, comfortable facilities offering event planners and organisers an excellent environment to host and run meetings, conferences and training courses.
The centre has two state-of the-art IT suites, one boardroom-style room, one large conference room plus two smaller rooms for meetings or training.
The NTI is based in Birmingham City centre only a 12 minute walk from Birmingham New Street Station and only 3 minutes from Birmingham Moor Street Station with affordable and secure parking readily available at Millennium Point. The NTI in Birmingham is the only venue in Birmingham City Centre to offer as standard, 60” wall mounted plasma screens in every training room.
The NTI in Birmingham is also home to one of the most successful Apple Accredited Training Centre in Europe
The NTI project started as a partnership of all HE & FE institutions in Birmingham & Solihull supported by HEFCE, Government Office West Midlands & The Learning and Skills Council.
About Birmingham City University
Formerly known as the University of Central England, over 24,000 students currently study at one of Birmingham City University’s faculties:
The Birmingham Institute of Art and Design, the largest centre for design and media education outside London and rated as one of the top ten UK Art and Design institutions.
The University's substantial performing arts provision includes Birmingham Conservatoire; a specialised music college of international stature, which trains musicians to the highest standard in performance and composition and Birmingham School of Acting, one of the UK's leading vocational drama training schools.
The Business School, a key regional centre with 4,000 students, is one of the largest business schools in the UK. Specialisms include organisational development, knowledge management, auditing and Entrepreneurship.
The Faculty of Education, which trains teachers and related professionals at levels from foundation degrees to PhD. Performance indicators published by the Training and Development Agency for Schools demonstrate its outstanding achievements.
The Faculty for Health, one of the country's largest centres for non-medical health education, and including the new Defence School of Health Care Studies, which trains military nurses and professionals.
The Faculty of Law, Humanities, Development and Society, where courses in English, Law, Social and Political studies equip students for a range of professional careers. Work experience opportunities include placements with US law firms.
The Technology Innovation Centre, offering a wide range of courses in computer technology, multimedia and engineering. Its Millennium Point facilities are among the best in the country.