The links below will take you to the awards and professional memberships for the individual services within the directorate:
Adult and Community Learning's Community and Family Learning Team have achieved the Matrix Standard for information, advice and guidance for adults.
The Surrey Performing Arts Library was one of 12 libraries in the United Kingdom and Ireland to receive this award in recognition of the work of the staff and its outstanding collection of performing arts resources.
The Maisy Mouse Library Card Campaign increased the number of young children using libraries. In recognising this success the Publicity and Public Relations Group (PPRG), which is one of the Chartered Institute of Librarians and Information Professionals' (CILIP) Special Interest Groups, gave a Bronze Award.
Library Service hold a corporate membership for the CILIP, the leading professional body for librarians, information specialists and knowledge managers.
Citizenship Office has been approved by the OISC to offer the Nationality Checking Service – Level 1 Initial Advice. This means that we can check application forms from potential New Citizens and verify their documentation before submitting them to the Home Office for approval. We do not give any immigration advice, it is only a checking service.
Surrey Arts are members of the FMS. The FMS are the national voice of music services representing the interests of 0.5 million music students and 10,000 music teachers in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man and the Channel Isles.
Surrey Arts are member of the MEC - the umbrella body for all organisations connected with music education in the United Kingdom which exists to bring together and provide a forum for those organisations to debate issues affecting music education and to make representation and promote appropriate action at local, national and international level.
Surrey Arts are members of NALGAO, the national organisation for local arts. It champions the provision and support for local arts and artists of all types and kinds, professional, amateur and voluntary. And its members are also involved with the creative industries at local level.
Surrey Arts are members of NAYO, which was formed in 1961 in order to represent youth orchestras throughout the UK and to foster their development.
Surrey History Centre has been voted the outright winner of the Archive of the Year Award 2012 by readers of Your Family History Magazine. Record Offices across the entire United Kingdom were eligible for the award and members of the public were asked to nominate and vote for the archive service which offered the best service from staff, range of services provided online and the strongest connections with the local community.
Winner in the '100 Images of Migration' competition, for reflecting a wide and varied vision of past and present migration to the UK, organised by The Guardian newspaper and The Migration Museum.
In recognition of valuable contributions to the LGBT community of Surrey, through establishing the LGBT archive, and raising the profile of LGBT heritage.
The Archives Landmark Award is given by the City of London, London Metropolitan Archives and Archives for London Ltd in recognition of innovative and original projects which make creative use of archive material and which make a real contribution to the community.
Surrey Heritage's Surrey's Sporting Life 2011 and 2012 programmes of events and the Our Sporting Life display have been awarded the London 2012 Inspire Mark.
MANN is a self-support group for all who advise museums or support their development, both within the Museum Library and Archive Council's 'Renaissance' programme, and outside it.
Surrey Heritage is a member of the PSQG for archives and local studies. It is an informal network for archivists interested in best practice and quality issues and membership remains open to all.
Heritage Enterprise (Surrey County Archaeology Unit) is a Registered Organisation of the IfA, which advances the practice of archaeology and allied disciplines.
Surrey History Centre has been awarded a 4 star rating based on quality of care provided to our historic holdings, quality of our public service and quality of our outreach and engagement work.
Surrey Heritage hold a corporate membership for the ARA, the only professional body for archivists and record manangers in the UK.
This prestigious annual award organised by the Professional Planning Forum, was presented to the various teams within the Customer Services department. They received this award for outstanding innovation, in transforming their operations both within and beyond the contact centre.
The Contact Centre received a highly commended in the 'best centre for customer service' category, against competition from private and public call centres across Europe.
Simon Pollock, Customer Services Manager, was awarded with the Judges Special Award for efforts in raising the our customer services on a par with almost any private-sector equivalent.
Our Contact Centre was judged to be in the top 50 call centres, competing against call centres from all parts of the UK and from a wide variety of industries.
Our Contact Centre was judged to be in the top 50 call centres, competing against call centres from all parts of the UK and from a wide variety of industries.
The contact centre training team have been named as Training Team of the Year. The training team were recognised for their excellent training approach which ensures that a commitment to customer service excellence is embedded in the whole organisation.
Our external website has been rated in the top quarter in the country and accredited with a four star rating by Socitm, who carry out the annual inspection across all council websites.
www.surreycc.gov.uk was ranked eighth in the Hitwise Top Ten Websites local government category based on market share of UK internet visits from January to December 2011.
From January - June, 2011, www.surreycc.gov.uk was ranked eighth in the Hitwise United Kingdom 'Government - Local' industry based on monthly average market share.
Award the equivalent in status to the MBE given to the Fire and Emergency Support Service.
Surrey Fire and Rescue Service has become the first fire and rescue service in the south-east to be awarded the Equality Mark, the gold standard of external validation.
Award received from Mole Valley district council in recognition of the Safe Drive Stay Alive show's contribution to the safety of young people.
Award for outstanding communication won for a Christmas campaign to tackle drink driving, led by Surrey County Council.
Silver winner for excellence in protecting consumers from spirit substitution and counterfeiting.
MJ Awards Trading Standards finalist in the Public Protection Achievement of the Year Award.
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