People development
A taster of our people development initiatives are below:
Planning and away days
The crucial kick-off day for each year. In January the entire
agency gets together for a day offsite to look at the goals
and objectives for the year and discuss how these can be
delivered. Action Plans are then taken forward by teams and
individuals.
The longer offsite in June (our AwayDay) is an opportunity for the
entire agency to explore how we are doing against the goals and
targets for the year. The AwayDay is held away from the office, and
can last for between 1 and 3 days. It is a chance for
mixing, team building and learning new
skills. We've been to places as far ranging as
Barcelona, Dublin and South
Africa. Since 2007 we've been using this time to develop community
projects in the areas we live and work. Where will we be off to
next?
Training
An annual budget is allocated to training needs. Every employee
has the chance of submitting his or her requirements on
a quarterly basis through the appraisal system. Training for
technical and behavioural needs can be either off-site public
courses, or private training held on-site. There are also
regular training sessions held on site for the
company as a whole on a wide range of topics from Project
Management to Stress Management. On a less formal basis we hold
regular 'learning lunches' whereby individual
staff members share their learnings on a chosen subject.
Investors in People
In October 2006 Tamar was awarded the Investor in People
Standard, in recognition of its commitment to setting a
level of good practice for improving business
performance through its people. This award was
successfully reviewed in 2009. Investors in People's aim is to help
employers across the UK to develop their businesses by making the
most of their most valuable asset - their
people.
...As a result of the findings of the review it became very
evident that everything that Tamar does is aimed at employee
engagement to achieve the business objectives. Throughout the
review absolutely everyone that took part in the discussions
demonstrated passion, commitment and energy for Tamar."
Investors in People review 2009
