Alistair Redgrave, Managing Director of ALR has been helping the CIPD to develop a training programme on Employee Engagement for Primark Stores. The Pilot Workshop was very well received and the programme is ongoing.

Halcrow Business Development

ALR are continuing this month with further training on key business development areas. The training was co delivered between ALR and Halcrow's Middle East HR Team. A core team of Managers are now proceeding with the implementation and follow up of learning.

November / December 2009

CIPD International Certificate in HR

Alistair Redgrave, Managing Director of ALR helped the training arm of the CIPD to develop and pilot their new International Certificate in HR Practice this month in Dubai. The new Certificate is targeted to the specific HR context of the Middle East and as a result was very well received. The CIPD plan to start running the first open programmes in Abu Dhabi by the end of the first quarter of 2010.

New FOSROC European Management Programme starts

The next European ILM Management Programme started with delegates from Fosrocs operations in UK, Spain and Denmark.

Exova Contracts Workshop

ALR successfully held a workshop in Dubai to help Exova's management team develop a strategy for managing contracts effectively in the Middle East region.

October 2009

Successful completion of Management Development Course

The European Fosroc Management Development course has been successfully completed by all delegates. The candidates successfully completed the ILM Level 3 Certificate in First Line Management after a year long period which included 20 days training. The final projects were presented to senior managers including Wayne Towell, VP Europe. This years projects identified over £ 500k in annual cost savings for the business, plus £1.6m of potential sales opportunities.

Wayne Towell, VP Europe commented:

“Yet again, I am extremely pleased with the results from the course and in particular the quality of this years projects, which were an improvement on an already high standard set the previous year. We will be implementing all the proposed projects and I am looking forward to seeing these benefits realised for our business.”

September 2009

TAC Graduate Programme starts

Following on from the successful graduate assessment day in August, the 2009 graduate intake for TAC started their development programme this month. This intensive practical programme focuses on giving the graduate the key skills they will need to generate new business in the challenging economic climate.

Sharjah Museums Training and Development support begins

ALR has begun supporting Sharjah Museums with the development and implementation of their training strategy to support the achievement of an internationally recognised group of museums in Sharjah. The strategy will focus on developing internal capability to develop people within the museums to reduce the reliance on external providers.

Strategic Development Support for Advantage Global

ALR has begun supoorting Advantage Global with their strategic management and business development strategy to improve the strategic capability of senior managers and the ability of the organisation to develop large contract business. The support includes 360 assessment, individual coaching and targeted workshops to deliver a highly focused level of support.

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