By July, thirty managers will aim to have gained the Introductory and Full ILM Certificates in Team Leading.
The ILM courses will be run by Training for Change who already provide Modern Apprenticeship training for Platform. The qualifications are designed to improve employee performance in the organisation through their strong focus on the specific role of team leaders.
This training represents a significant investment in people and their development by Platform and sets a new standard for people management within the company. The training has been tailor-made to fit in with the company's annual appraisal, development and employee reward schemes.
David Tweedy, Managing Director, Platform commented:
"This new people development initiative sets the standard for how we want to develop our more senior staff at Platform and will help us to take the business forward in 2004 with fully trained and qualified people. At Platform we are committed to continually improving our customer service levels and staff leadership training is essential in helping us achieve this."
Jerome Goodluck, Account Manager, Training for Change, added: " We are delighted to have been chosen to run this programme with Platform. The training cements Platform's commitment to developing their people and gives them a structured approach to management development."
