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Ernst & Young leads UK training and development     special prize for training and development. The firm was also one of only two accountancy firms to receive the prestigious three star accolade. Ernst & Young chairman Mark Otty was rated most inspiring leader in the awards.    Otty said: "As well     as being recognised as one of the leading employers in the UK, we are delighted to receive this special Training & Development Award. We actively work with individuals to identify which learning experiences and rewarding on the job challenges they need to     take them forward in their career, and each individual is coached throughout their time at Ernst & Young."    Otty, personally, recorded the highest score amongst the bosses of the UK's biggest companies to the "inspiring leader" question in the survey.     As well as his strong internal profile, he is a regular commentator on business and economic issues such as social mobility and foreign direct investment into the UK, and he recently accompanied the Prime Minister on his business trip to India and China.     For the second year in succession, Ernst & Young was placed among the top five big companies in the highly prestigious Best Companies to Work For Awards, picking up a

Deloitte to sponsor cultural festival     festival has been designed to widen access to the ROH.    John Connolly, Deloitte senior partner and chief executive, said: "This five-year relationship will allow the ROH to stage a range of new and innovative performances and reach a more diverse audience. It will also give Deloitte's clients, staff and partners some unique entertainment opportunities and     experiences at what is undoubtedly one of the UK's leading arts and culture venues."    The inaugural Deloitte Ignite will be held on 12-14 September, under the creative guidance of Wayne McGregor, resident choreographer to The Royal Ballet and founder of Random Dance. This year's festival is inspired by the human senses and includes work by Blast Theory, Julian     Opie, famous for his paintings of Blur, and a club night by DJ Scanner. The festival will run alongside the launch of the ROH's 2008/9 season.    Tony Hall, chief executive of the Royal Opera House added: "I'm thrilled that Deloitte has made this significant investment into the arts at the Royal Opera House. It has come on board as one of our major sponsors     for an exciting new initiative. Deloitte Ignite is all about bringing a new audience into the Opera House – young professionals who are currently under-represented here – and offering something contemporary and different to inspire them to become excited about opera and ballet."        Deloitte has begun a five-year partnership with the Royal Opera House, under which Deloitte's £1.75m sponsorship will enable the ROH to stage Deloitte Ignite, an annual three-day cultural festival targeted at young professionals. The

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