THE Woodchester based Charity Learning Consortium held its annual conference and awards yesterday, Thursday.

With over 130 members the Consortium, which offers e-learning to charities has become extremely successful.

Five awards were on offer and they were won by different people from a wide variety of charities.

Marie Duncan from Kibble, one of Scotland’s oldest charities who are a specialist provider of services for young people, scooped up the award for Learning & Development Professional of the Year.

The award for Top Community Contributor went to Phil Maynard of World Animal Protection, who protects animals across the globe from extreme cruelty.

Graham Woods from Richmond Fellowship, one of the largest voluntary sector providers of mental health support in England, took home the prize for Outstanding Learner Support.

The award for Technology Trailblazer was won by Nicola Tyzack and Rachel Townson from the National Autistic Society.

Finally, Liz Sheeran & Jessica Lovenbury of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals won the category for Best Road Map Design.

Martin Baker the chief executive and founder of the Charity Learning Consortium from Chalford,is delighted with the dedication of its members.

“I’ve been working in online learning for more than 25 years, and one of the most valuable things I’ve learnt is that it is always people – and not technology – that transforms whatever work you are doing,” he said.

“This year I have seen some fantastic examples of that, with our winners inspiring us to do things bigger, better and faster.

“These awards are real proof of what you can achieve when you work together.

“I am a huge advocate of collaboration, and it has always been at the very heart of the Consortium.

“Congratulations to our winners for fully embracing this ethos - the results speak for themselves.”

The awards were presented in London on Thursday, November 16.