Mark Sewell

12 I Winter Issue
I SUCCESSFUL I
Training and
Development
Awards
We held the 2012 Annual Clancy Group
Training and Development Awards on
the 21st November in Harefield - with
awards presented by Neil Robertson,
CEO of Energy and Utility Skills.
Neil Robertson, CEO, Energy and Utility Skills
Over 70 employees have achieved
qualifications this year, including
Apprentices and Graduates, as well as
many others who have worked hard to
achieve various awards. At the event
we also celebrated the achievements of
the mentors, managers and colleagues
who support the Training and
Development of these individuals.
Apprentices
Commenting on the day, Training and
Development Manager Tessa Howard
said, “This event epitomises and
reiterates not only the hard work and
dedication of those who have received
their qualifications and awards, but also
the commitment and investment made
by the company to the Training and
Development of its people.”
Degree Graduates - David Cook and Jane Confrey
ILM 2 Training Graduates
ILM 3 Training Graduates
Training Mentors
NVQ Level 2 Training Graduates
HR Facilitators
to the Rescue!
The concept of HR facilitators was born
in 2009 following an initiative from
Thierry Euvrard, Group HR and Payroll
Manager, and was designed to enhance
management and development
practices across the company. The idea
behind the scheme is that these HR
Facilitators will apply ‘first aid’ HR support,
rather than advice, to managers - to
ensure that due process is followed
consistently, and to implement a culture
which delivers a proactive approach to
HR activities and other people
management issues.
As our business has grown substantially
since the concept was first initiated, in
2012 we decided that an additional
intake of facilitators should be
considered - and we are delighted to
confirm that we have extended our
team with 13 lucky employees. These
are key individuals from all regions, and
their role will be to provide the
Regional Managers and their teams
with support on essential HR areas.
As we did originally, we have
programmed several workshops to train
the HR Facilitators with employment law
updates and our HR processes. This gives
them an all around understanding of
subjects such as People Resourcing
(including recruitment and selection
processes), Absence Management, Equal
Opportunities, Avoidance of
Discrimination, Employees Relations,
TUPE and so on. On completion of these
workshops, the new facilitators will meet
regularly to share best practice and to
raise and resolve issues - whilst also
getting updates on new regulations and
processes. We also aim for the original
group of HR Facilitators to meet with the
new intake, in order to extend the
network facilities.
The HR Facilitators have proved
invaluable to the business, and have
helped HR to develop new processes and
to tweak existing ones, as well as
providing a great mode of
communication. In addition, the
workshops have also helped us to forge
new relationships between HR and the
HR Facilitators, and also between the
facilitators themselves.