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Prudential’s commitment
to developing our people
took a step forward at
Jackson in 2011 with the
launch of a new onlinebased
learning platform
available to all employees.
The launch of Jackson University opens
up a whole new area of flexible learning
opportunity to the company’s staff,
providing them with the chance either
to develop their learning within their
particular specialities or to explore more
broadly across different business subjects.
The design for Jackson University
was developed in the last quarter of 2011.
Jackson is exploring partnerships with
local universities to add to the curriculum
within each of the business schools, with
the full curriculum being on offer to
employees by the end of 2012.
The University now consists of the
following business schools: School of
Business with concentrations in HR,
Finance and Sales; School of Technology;
School of Management; School of General
Education and School of Executive Studies.
Aimed at improving career
development opportunities for all Jackson
staff with a view to increasing recruitment
and retention, each curriculum will be
available to any staff who want to learn
either within their own technical areas of
expertise or outside them, and will include
the use of self-study, virtual book clubs,
case studies and other learning channels,
as well as the online component.
Jackson’s senior management team
is involved in the governance of the
university, helping to shape the curriculum.
Dana Rapier, Vice President of Talent
Development at Jackson, says the need
for the University arose largely from
Jackson’s growth over recent years.
‘Jackson has grown so much that there
is a need now to bring together our
organisational learning strategy,’ she says.
‘What we have today at Jackson is a
lot of people who know their technical
Below
Jackson’s growth has
created a need to
bring its organisational
learning strategy
together.
functional space really, really well. One
of the goals of having the University is to
expand people’s knowledge beyond their
own areas. So if you’re in operations, for
example, through the corporate University
you will also begin to understand sales
and marketing or distribution strategies,
and maybe understand some of the
technology and finance principles as
well, to broaden out.
‘We hope that colleagues from
associate level all the way up through
mid- to senior-level management will
complete curriculums both within and
outside their disciplines.’
Jackson University is still in its early
stages, with the materials being built for
use at recruiting events, but Dana has
high hopes for when it is fully up and
running. ‘If in 2012 we get 30 per cent of
our people involved, excited and enrolled
in curriculums, for me that would be a
great accomplishment,’ she says.
Jackson University
Business schools
• School of Business
• School of Technology
• School of Management
• School of General Education
• School of Executive Studies
‘Jackson has grown
so much that there
is a need now to
bring together
our organisational
learning strategy.’
Dana Rapier
Vice President of Talent Development,
Jackson