Carefound Home Care has been honoured with the Princess Royal Training Award.
The Harrogate home care provider has been recognised with the prestigious award for their care professional pathway.
Coinciding with HRH The Princess Royal’s 75th birthday, the 10th year of the awards saw 57 organisations across the country honoured, with major brands spanning healthcare, hospitality, education, construction, and charities.
The Princess Royal Training Awards, run by City & Guilds, celebrate employers who show outstanding commitment to learning and development and demonstrate how their training has positively impacted the business and their people.
Carefound Home Care’s care professional pathway was launched in 2023 and is a structured 6-month programme designed to ensure care professionals are competent and confident in their roles, so that they can make a genuine difference to their clients’ lives.
The initiative has helped the organisation reduce hospital admissions by 14%, grow care hours by 27%, and achieve staff satisfaction rates of over 95%.
Oliver Stirk, Managing Director of Carefound Home Care, said:
“We’re thrilled to receive the Princess Royal Training Award which highlights the success of our care professional pathway and how we ensure our care professionals are empowered to provide outstanding care to older people at home.
“A huge thank you to our incredible team for their commitment to giving our staff the best training and support.
“It’s fantastic to be recognised alongside major organisations such as Costa Coffee, Deloitte, JCB, and Nationwide.”
The Princess Royal Training Awards are evidence-based, and there is a rigorous application process involving an online application, a virtual assessment from an assessor, and a recommendation from the assessor to HRH The Princess Royal.
Kirstie Donnelly MBE, Chief Executive of City & Guilds, said:
“For the last 10 years, the Princess Royal Training Awards have stood as a beacon of excellence in learning and development. We remain committed to expanding the reach of the Awards, engaging more organisations, and continuing to showcase best practice that drives success.”
“This year’s recipients have presented innovative approaches to challenges within their organisations which are highly representative of wider challenges within UK business and society, tackling problems including skills gaps and attracting quality applicants, and we look forward to celebrating with them in the Autumn.”
For the full list of this year’s recipients and their training programmes visit www.princessroyaltrainingawards.com/2025-recipients.
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