Award winners
We are delighted to announce that we have been recognised as Leadership Training Centre of the Year at The Leadership Awards 2025!
Hosted by the Institute of Leadership at the Hilton London Bankside on Friday 14th November, the evening celebrated outstanding individuals, teams, and organisations that are shaping the future of leadership through innovation, impact, and excellence. This recognition highlights Eliesha’s sustained commitment to delivering high-quality, evidence-based leadership development that drives measurable outcomes for organisations across sectors.
Eliesha’s Director of Operations Andy Burton accepts the Leadership
Training Centre of the Year Award at the Hilton London Bankside.
Our work
This award primarily recognises our national work with The Law Society, the professional association representing solicitors in England & Wales, and international work with The British Council. Alongside this, we have partnered with important regional employers like South Tyneside Council, Northumbria Police and Believe Housing on impactful programmes of leadership development.
Over the past year, we have expanded our portfolio of engaging workshops, accredited qualifications and interactive online content, as well as continuing our delivery of leadership apprenticeships – supporting the Government’s drive to use the skills and apprenticeships system to build critical workforce capability throughout organisations, as well as at a foundational level.
We are proud to receive and award which acknowledges not just our training excellence, but our commitment to fostering inclusive, forward-thinking leadership at every level.
“We are honoured to receive this award from the Institute of Leadership. It reflects the dedication of our entire team and the trust our clients place in us. Our mission has always been to bring learning to life, and this speaks to our ability to do that in the important world of leadership development.
“When organisations decide to support their managers and leaders with targeted learning and development, everyone wins – they become more confident and fulfilled, their teams become more motivated and engaged and, ultimately, their organisation benefits from stronger performance and a happier workplace culture. It’s wonderful to have such a prestigious endorsement, which reinforces that employers can trust us to help them realise these benefits.”
– Julie Flanagan, Managing Director
About Eliesha
Established in 2001 in Newcastle upon Tyne and soon to celebrate our 25th birthday, Eliesha Training is an experienced, employee-owned training provider and L&D consultancy.
As specialists in the design and delivery of bespoke leadership development programmes, we support hundreds of organisations and thousands of learners across all sectors with access to relevant, engaging and impactful learning experiences developing the knowledge, skills and confidence to thrive in their day-to-day role.
We are a long-term Approved Centre with ILM and the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), delivering their popular and respected qualifications in Management & Leadership and Coaching & Mentoring, from Levels 2 – 7. We also deliver Leadership Apprenticeships at the Level 3 (Team Leader) and Level 5 (Operations Manager) Standards, with Ofsted rating our “quality of education” and “development of learners’ behaviour & attitudes” as Outstanding in their most recent inspection, within an overall grading of Good.
About the Institute of Leadership
For over 75 years, the Institute of Leadership (IoL) has been a professional membership body, shaping the future of leadership. Today, as part of their mission “to inspire great leadership everywhere,” they help more than 50,000 members build better careers, brighter prospects, and valuable connections – all while gaining industry recognition. The IoL wants to equip every leader – current and future – with the skills and values to create positive, lasting impact.