TMTC bags the Golden Peacock National Training Award for 2007

Cmde D K Mohapatra, VSM, Director –Tata Management Training Centre & VP Learning (Group HR) receiving the award from Justice P N Bhagwati, Former Chief Justice of India and Chairman , Centre for Social Responsibility and His Excellency the Governor of Haryana, Dr. A.R. Kidwai, at a glittering ceremony at Scope Convention Hall, New Delhi on 12th Jan, 2008.

Genesis and Purpose of the Golden Peacock Award

Golden Peacock Awards have been instituted by IOD (Institute of Directors) way in 1992 to create a competitiveness among enterprises. Now they are considered as holy grail of corporate excellence. Its self assessment report helps industries to improve their performance. The Awards are under various categories such as Training, CSR, Environment Management, Occupational Health & Safety, Corporate Governance, Innovation, Quality, etc.

The Golden Peacock National Training Award (GPNTA)

The annual GPNTA scheme was initiated by IOD in 1998 to encourage total quality in Training and GPNTA are awarded to organizations that are adjudged to have made significant contributions in field of quality of training. The Award initiates a self assessment process and leads the way to build an organization's brand equity on training quality. The Award recognizes training that makes real difference and offers tangible benefits to the business/ organization and/or to the community.

These are open to corporations and institutes under three categories:
• Employer : Who are training the employees on their own 'in-house' or on the job training courses or utilizing external resources to train them.
• Training Provider : Organizations offering training to others, including educational institutions.
• Joint Entry : Employer and training providers who work together on joint training initiatives.
Tata Management Training Centre was considered under Joint Entry category. A total of 187 applications for all three categories were received this year.

Selection Process

The process consists of evaluation in two tiers. The first assessment is done by an industry specialist, who checks whether the application meets the criteria and shortlists with ranking. In the final round a panel of judges drawn from government, public and private sectors, mostly consisting of eminent personalities from education, training, law, industry and business. The current winners are selected by a jury under the Chairmanship of Justice P N Bhagwati, Former Chief Justice of India and Chairman, Golden Peacock Awards.

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