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Testimonials
Weatherford UK Limited is the UK operating division for Weatherford International Limited which is the fourth largest service company in the Oil & Gas industry. Our global footprint spans all the continents with operating facilities in over 100 countries and a staff count of over 32,000.
In the UK we recognise that the ILM design has the potential to help offer significant training and exposure to the world of management skills to several levels of our managerial staff. We see the ILM programme as an excellent supplement to our existing internal training programmes, offering flexibility in terms of the method of learning as well as a high quality qualification at the end of the programme. The design of the Units also meets our needs as they allow us to add the 'Weatherford' element to the learning programme.
In 2005 we started work on an outline of management competency framework, detailing what we as a company expected in terms of outputs from certain positions, the skills and behaviours required and as a result the training that would need to be offered to deliver these skills. A managerial training matrix was designed and one of the key elements on the developing career section was the range of ILM courses.
We have worked with Shirley, our ILM tutor/facilitator now for seven years and I see that continuing well into the future to continue to meet the needs of the business as well as the individuals who work for Weatherford. |
Mr Richard Barnes, Region Human Resources Manager, Weatherford UK Limited
Grampian Police provide a service to the communities of North East Scotland, serving a population of over 500,000 people. The organisation is committed to promoting well-being and safety in local communities, and developing staff potential is a Force priority. In 2006, Police Cadets were re-introduced to Grampian Police for the first time in over 10 years. As well as developing their individual personal skills, it was recognised that the Cadets would benefit from participating in an accredited learning qualification.
A partnership was formed between Grampian Police Recruitment, Learning and Development Unit (RL&D) and Shirley Henderson who wrote a new Scottish Qualification Authority (SQA) accredited Customised Award named Developing Community Citizenship. This qualification was carefully written to provide the Cadets with a broad level of education and to develop transferable skills that they would be able to use in any future employment, irrespective of which career path they subsequently chose. In addition creating this unique qualification, the RL&D Unit also gained SQA Centre status.
Shirley's participation was invaluable to the development of the qualification. She effectively used her expertise to work alongside experienced RL&D staff in mutually developing focussed, relevant and challenging Modules which covered a wide range of worthwhile generic skills. Shirley has subsequently provided ongoing support with the assessment of the Cadets 'evidence', and has proved to be a reliable and willing consultant in the entire process.
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Inspector Ally Prockter, Grampian Police Recruitment, Learning and Development Unit |
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