ISSUE SPOTLIGHT: EDUCATION & TRAINING
HR COURSE OPENS OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL FIRM
Chamber member Arolite Limited is developing its workforce by supporting its employees as they study for a part-time postgraduate diploma at Northampton Business School. Finance and HR manager Syrita Foster
completed the Postgraduate Diploma in Human Resources Management (HRM) at Northampton Business School at the University of Northampton, while working for her Wellingborough-based employer, a specialist catering equipment service and maintenance provider. She said: “I started the Postgraduate
Syrita Foster has benefited from a part-time postgraduate course
Diploma in HRM to help me deliver an improved HR function to my organisation, Arolite Limited. I knew that classroom-based sessions were the right choice for me as I wanted to be able to learn from the experiences of other HR professionals. “During the programme we learned so much, not just from the lecturers and course
content, but also from each other. It really helped to have other students to study with and keep each other motivated. “Completing this course has changed my
way of working to be much more strategic and impact driven. The organisation I work for has seen an immediate benefit from each of the modules I have studied and they value my new approach to working. For me personally, the Postgraduate Diploma in HRM has opened up many more opportunities.” The programme focuses on HRM activities,
strategies and plans that underpin sustainable organisational performance. Northampton Business School has strong
links with the commercial sector and an emphasis on vocational learning has resulted in a number of its courses receiving professional body recognition.
For course information, email:
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northampton.ac.uk
Finance for Non-Financial Managers
Programmes for individual businesses to meet their specific requirements.
The Aimis to provide all levels of managers with the financial knowledge and skills to make effective business decisions.
Your Company will benefit from an enthusiastic and energetic approach to assist in the delivery of both short and long term objectives.
Each programme is very interactive with relevant case studies throughout to enable participants to consolidate the learning. Programmes can be tailored for each individual business.
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12 inbusiness JUNE/JULY 2015 Apprenticeship Fair highlights vacancies in the construction sector BUILDING FIRMS SHOWCASE
APPRENTICESHIP VACANCIES An apprenticeship fair held at Moulton College was well attended by many local building and construction employers promoting their apprenticeship vacancies. Hundreds of young people interested in plumbing, brickwork, carpentry,
construction management and civil engineering were given the opportunity to speak directly to employers and to express an interest in their apprenticeship vacancies. James Banazak, contracts manager at Jeakins Weir, a family-owned
building business in Corby, attended the fair. He studied Level 1 Brickwork at the college after leaving school and later
achieved a BSC Honours in Construction Management. James said: “Jeakins Weir is committed to developing young people and
events such as these are important to give young people an idea of the breadth of roles there are within construction and building.”
For details of the vacancies on offer through Moulton College, please contact 01604 673575 or email
apprenticeships@moulton.ac.uk
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