ISG Jackson - Training and Development top of the agenda with
the launch of ISG Jackson Academy
ISG Jackson has announced the
creation of a new in-house training and development
academy to reinforce its commitment to recruiting,
training and retaining the most talented individuals
within the construction industry. The launch of ‘ISG
Jackson Academy’ brings together the company’s existing
training and development programmes into a formal
business strategy, enabling access to the very best
training resources and the implementation of tailored
development programmes for each and every person within
the organisation.
ISG Jackson Academy provides a structured training and
development path for individuals at every level within
the business. One to one coaching sessions and a
20-month management development programme for rising
stars - run in conjunction with the Chartered Management
Institute - form key elements of the new Academy. Six
post A-level and graduate candidates will join ISG
Jackson’s highly regarded management trainee programme
in 2007 and twelve members of staff are currently
undertaking NVQ’s from levels 2 to 5.
With an annual training budget of around £1,000 per
employee, a 70-seat lecture theatre and a purpose built
IT training room, ISG Jackson Academy has a range of
training resources to rival much larger national
businesses. ISG Jackson was one of the first main
contractors to forge strong relationships with key
regional educational bodies, including Anglia Ruskin
University and the Colchester Institute, developing
courses and appropriate training programmes. The company
actively encourages its staff to become members of
professional bodies, such as the Chartered Institute of
Building (CIOB), and the Academy has also developed a
key training partnership programme with the CIOB.
The Academy is also responsible for delivering ISG
Jackson’s core Health & Safety and Environmental
training programmes, ensuring that staff are fully
compliant with the very latest legislation within this
critical and constantly evolving area of the business.
Additionally, lunchtime seminars, toolbox talks and
invitational training events for selected subcontractors
and clients will also now be organised through ISG
Jackson Academy.
Guy Fairweather, Quality & Environment Manager, who has
recently been recognised as a Fellow of the CIOB, heads
up ISG Jackson Academy and commented: “With investment
in training at its highest ever level, ISG Jackson has
made a major commitment to its future with the creation
of the new Academy, which provides a framework to
support individual learning and development within the
business.
“Recognition that appropriate and structured training
not only enhances our service offering for clients but
also engenders a real sense of loyalty from our staff
has underlined the tangible benefit of our investment to
date. The move to create the ISG Jackson Academy takes
this philosophy one stage further and presents
individuals with an opportunity to excel professionally
and build a highly successful and mutually beneficial
career within ISG Jackson.”
Email: nick.hann@isgplc.com
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