CASE STUDIES

Graduate Training Programme

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The brief

Following successful delivery of a presentation skills programme Morgan Advanced Materials, the world leader in design and manufacturing of innovative materials solutions, asked us to develop their graduate training programme.

Morgan wanted to ensure that their graduates were given the best possible start to their careers and were well equipped with management and leadership skills.

The solution

A two year programme

Incorporating the following modules: Leading Innovation and Change, Becoming an Effective Leader, Developing and Leading Teams, Presentation Skills and Project Management Skills.

Coaching

The graduates were given support throughout the programme with voluntary individual coaching sessions which they could use however they wish. They also had unlimited access to support from our trainers via email, skype or telephone.

Line Manager training

It was important to ensure the graduates’ development and support followed through seamlessly in to their day to day work life so we involved their line managers too. We provided training to ensure visibility of what the graduates were learning and how the managers could best add to their development further in the work place. This strengthened the graduates learning through increased traction and cohesion.

Mentor training

The delegates were also part of a mentoring programme to further support them in their career development. We trained the senior members of staff they were paired with in mentoring skills.

Qualification

The programme also incorporated ILM Level 5 requirements and assignments meaning the graduates gained an industry recognised management and leadership qualification at the end of the two years.

The results

We started delivery of our fourth graduate programme in 2015.

Morgan Advanced Materials were national runner-up for investing in skills at the 2014 EEF future manufacturing awards where the judges were “impressed with this structured programme that was delivered across multiple levels of the business with significant results for all.”

 

 

What our clients think...

"It's me who wants to thank you. You made this programme very interesting with your personal feeling and approach."

Service engineer
Elekta

"I just wanted to say thank you so much for all your help with this ILM 3. All your feedback and guidance has really helped me gain confidence, although a lot of people think I have it already, you pulled it out of me (in a good way) and help me overcome it as well as fears! I feel stronger after doing this course and I have gained much more than just the qualification thanks to you."

Project Manager
Balfour Beatty

"I have been amazed at the invigoration of my managers due to this programme. (ILM Level 5)."

Senior Manager
Balfour Beatty

"Need for Achievement have provided a wide range of training programmes to Morgan Advanced Materials for several years now. They have always been delivered to a very high standard and the feedback from all delegates has always been very positive especially regarding the style and the content that is delivered. The training provided by Need for Achievement is very valuable in that all of the delegates have been able to apply what they learnt to real business challenges and as a result people feel more confident, more empowered and as a result productivity and results show the right trends. I would recommend them without question."

Rob Park, General Manager
Morgan Advanced Materials

"I have worked with Need for Achievement for a few years now and when I joined the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust (SBT) last year I identified the need for some training for our supervisors and middle managers. The SBT has a fantastic history of promoting internally, however, what this meant was that many of our managers had never received any management or leadership training. With Need for Achievement's help we designed the Management Empowerment Programme based around ILM level 3 qualification and additional modules specific to our business. We have already seen real benefits associated with the training not least a significant improvement in cross departmental working as people met new colleagues through their training. The difference with Need for Achievement is the additional personal touches and support that you receive that are real value add."

Becky Cund, Head of HR
The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust

"It was thoroughly enjoyable and extremely beneficial. Peter is an excellent coach."

Coachee
Elekta

"The coaching I have received has been extremely beneficial to my development and also in the way I manage a newly created team. The help and assistance I have gained through our sessions has helped me to overcome issues and guide me in the right direction."

Coachee
Morgan Advanced Materials

"Need for Achievement are an integral part of our work to develop our people at Elekta. They help contribute to building a stronger performance culture across our organisation. We demand high standards of delivery and Need for Achievement have never let us down. They have the highest levels of integrity and ethics and we have built real trust them as a long term partner."

Cameron Conneely, Director, Global Learning & Development
Elekta

"Thank you so much for all the training and support over the past 2 years, I can honestly say I use it every day and can see how the models work. It's been fascinating to watch the development of my cell leaders. Dan Pink was right - giving people autonomy, purpose and mastery works! I gave them specific products that they have to track and sort the issues out for, they take it on the chin if their products run late, they get the blame, but also the recognition when they succeed, it's amazing they are working sooo much harder yet are visibly so much happier. It's pretty hilarious hearing their fighting talk in the morning of how they will hit their targets!"

Graduate
Morgan Advanced Materials

"Need for Achievement has empowered me to think outside the box on subjects such as team dynamic, perception and self-reflection. I feel I have enhanced my ability to be an effective manager as a direct result of these coaching sessions."

Coachee
The White Company

"I wanted to say thank you for the very insightful, useful and helpful training course last Monday. I took a lot away with me and have been putting it into practice already. It is easy to forget about bringing the teams along when we are as busy as we get during the summer, but this is just the time we are able to test their mettle, offer them opportunities to stretch their wings etc."

Delegate
The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust

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