TALKING BUSINESS


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FACTFILE: THE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY


‘WE’D LIKE TO USE OUR


RESOURCES TO HELP YOUNG


PEOPLE WHO MAY NOT HAVE HAD


THE BEST START IN LIFE’


needed to move over to a more products-based business to respond to changing needs in learning, such as elearning for remote teams, and the need for mobile, video based learning.


Adrian and Kay have served the local business community well,


and in turn they have a dream to help young people in the area. Kay said: “Our dream is that our business will carry on, as it


becomes more products driven. We read an article about Bill Gates which inspired us to set up the Buckby-Green Trust to support young people as part of our mission to help people to be the best that they can be. “We’d like to use our resources to help young people who


may not have had the best start in life. “We are passionate about businesses offering placements to


school students and young people. A lot of small businesses don’t think this is something they can offer because they don’t appreciate how valuable it can be for a young person to spend time in a company, even in a shadowing role.” In addition, Kay already supports the community by


promoting Northamptonshire as a wonderful place to live, work and visit in her role as a Northamptonshire Ambassador.


If you would like to talk Learning and Development, call 01604 810801 or email training@thedevco.com and Kay and Adrian can have a chat with you over a coffee.


BACKGROUND: Adrian Green was a trainer for Barclays Bank for 20 years, starting as job skills trainer and ending as management training manager delivering Management, Leadership, Quality and Change projects. He has also designed, and delivers, six trainer qualifications for ITOL. He founded The Development Company in 1994.


COMPANY DESCRIPTION: The Development Company delivers meaningful and engaging training and development, which is fun, leading edge and pragmatic. It only uses trainers and coaches who hold professional qualifications and have a wide experience of the subject they are delivering. It delivers tailored in-house courses, open courses, ready-made training courses, online courses and Train the Trainer qualifications. Its clients include Premier League football clubs, councils, charities, hospitals, colleges, hotels, social housing providers, shoe manufacturers, electronics firms, cosmetics companies and packaging groups.


JOINING NORTHAMPTONSHIRE CHAMBER: “We consider the Chamber to be a vital part of the marketing, networking and advocacy for our business. The international trade team has given us the confidence and support to reach a global market with our elearning. We consider ourselves very lucky to have such a proactive and customer focused Chamber.”


Call: 01604 810801 Visit: www.thedevco.com


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