Vigilance can report that Vision Security Group, last month launched the Talent Management Programme for 2011.
A source at the VSG said the Talent Management Programme (TMP) is designed to develop and mentor candidates to become the Managers of the future for for the company.
Till date, the TMP is said to have been an invaluable tool in developing VSG’s internal talent and has proved to be integral to several management appointments.
According to another VSG source, the Talent Management Programme application process is open to any employee who has previous or current, supervisory or management experience.
Those applicants who successfully make it through the assessment centre process are to be rewarded with a coveted place on the programme.
Vigilance learnt that as well as receiving training to learn new knowledge, skills and techniques, each participant will be assigned a Mentor to enable learning to take place outside of the classroom to ‘learn the ropes’ of being an Operations Manager.
It is learnt also that on successful completion of the TMP, candidates are awarded the Level 3 Award in First Line Management, accredited by the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM), thus gaining a recognised higher level qualification which demonstrates their skills and knowledge attainment.