The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment has won a PARC/Irish Institute of Training and Development national training award in the public sector category. According to the judges, the Department was given the award for "developing mentoring and coaching programmes and its high investment in IT training". The other winners were Aughinish Alumina in the manufacturing category; John Sisk & Son in the construction industry category; Marting Services in the small business section; and Aer Rianta in the special needs category.