UK Training Industry Press Releases

Babcock International Group is delighted to announce that the company's Training business has just been awarded the Investors in People Gold Standard.  Of the 26,000 companies that have gained Investors in People, less than 1% have achieved the Gold Standard.

In order to achieve the Gold Standard, Babcock had to show exceptional working practices in areas such as people management, leadership, staff involvement and empowerment, staff recognition and reward, and continuous improvement.  The company was then subject to a rigorous inspection procedure that included visits to a number of offices, plus telephone interviews, with involvement from staff at all levels across  a wide variety of job roles.

Talking about their findings, the inspectors said that amongst the many activities which secured the award for Babcock, there were a number of stand-out features.  These included the company's extensive use of focus groups in all aspects of company, product and service development.  In particular, the inspectors were impressed by the use of focus groups in the implementation of e-Track, Babcock's highly successful tool for delivering apprenticeship training.  Amongst other cited features were the consistency of practice within such a large and geographically spread company and the attitude of staff to their work.  "It's clear that everyone loves what they do," said one inspector.

Alex Khan, Babcock's Managing Director for Education and Training said: "I'm absolutely delighted that we've achieved the Investors in People Gold Standard.  We strive at all times to provide the very best services within education and training, but we know that this ultimately depends on our people.  With that in mind, investing in our staff - their expertise, practices and well-being - is central to the way we work.  To have this recognised by Investors in People is hugely rewarding."

Notes to editors

Babcock International Group PLC is the UK's leading engineering support services organisation with an order book of around £12 billion.

Our 27,000 staff across the globe build, manage, operate and maintain assets that are vital to the

delivery of many key public services, both in the UK and overseas.  

Defence, energy, telecommunications, transport and education are all sectors where Babcock can be found working diligently behind the scenes, delivering critical support.

We take great pride in the considerable depth and breadth of our people's expertise. We believe our market-leading reputation gives assurance that Babcock is a partner who can be trusted to deliver (TM).

For further information regarding Babcock contact.

Johnny Johnson

Media Relations - Education and Training

johnny.johnson@babcock.co.uk

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