Tuesday, October 14 2008
Transport planner JMP, which “grows its own managers”, has won through to a place in the finals of the National Training Awards 2008.
JMP successfully introduced an “Emerging Managers” training programme to help middle managers to bridge the gap between senior and principal grades, which won it the accolade of the best large company training scheme and a place in the final.
Peter Hardy, Director, People & Systems, commented: “Even the most capable of staff sometimes found themselves poorly prepared for this change. The step was highlighted as a difficult transition, with negative impacts for the company.”
He said that the judges recognised JMP’s commitment to training and the enthusiasm with which the programme had been developed and undertaken.
“Despite the geographical challenges of drawing candidates from different offices, we were commended for using this to advantage in respect of networking and reinforcing the One Company ethos,” he added.