Bentley accelerates internal promotions: Academy helps to train managers of the future
Human Resource Management International Digest
ISSN: 0967-0734
Article publication date: 20 March 2009
Issue publication date: 20 March 2009
Abstract
Purpose
This paper aims to examine three initiatives in the motor industry – the Bentley academy, which is helping the company to “grow its own” managers; the UK's new national Training Quality Standard (TQS), which has been introduced to recognize organizations delivering quality training and development to employers and customers; and the appointment of Gateshead College Skills Academy to provide training for the Ford Masters' Apprenticeship Programme.
Design/methodology/approach
The paper outlines the origins of each of the schemes, how they were introduced and some of the results they have achieved.
Findings
The paper reveals that the Bentley academy, in particular, has been very successful, enabling the company to exceed its targets and achieve 77 percent of management appointments from internal applicants.
Practical implications
The paper details the value of training in various sectors of the motor industry – from luxury car‐markers to mass‐market producers.
Originality/value
The paper highlights the value of applying work‐based projects in the motor industry.
Keywords
Citation
(2009), "Bentley accelerates internal promotions: Academy helps to train managers of the future", Human Resource Management International Digest, Vol. 17 No. 2, pp. 36-38. https://doi.org/10.1108/09670730910950022
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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