Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey invests in exciting training programme

Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey has invested in employees with new production training to enhance skills.

Taylor Wimpey is helping its production staff across the UK to further their careers thanks to The Production Academy – a structured learning and development programme created to align job levels and career paths. The programme aims to enhance the skills of the company’s site management teams who are responsible for managing housing developments across the UK.

Approximately 100 employers enrolled on the scheme in August 2016, with the second group, comprising of a further 60 employers enrolling in March and February this year.

Employees completing the programme will gain a Taylor Wimpey Production Diploma (TWPD), a recognised qualification made up of an enhanced National Vocation Qualification (NVQ) supplemented by complementary and key training modules. Once completed, employees can then re-enter the Academy at the next level and work towards enhancing their qualifications.

Taylor Wimpey has selected the NHBC (National House Building Council) – an accredited provider in conjunction with Edexcel – as the training provider and assessor for the enhanced NVQ.

Andy Wyles, Divisional Managing Director for Taylor Wimpey, says: “This initiative is a unique and original programme developed solely by Taylor Wimpey, supported by the NHBC, to further demonstrate our commitment to improving the skills and knowledge of our employees to help them continuously improve and build a proud legacy based on quality and customer satisfaction.

“It offers our production staff excellent opportunities to realise their full potential and develop their careers within the business.

“Our aim is to build on our already strong culture of education and development so our employees can be the best qualified and capable workforce in the industry.

“With a more highly skilled workforce, we expect this programme will help us to deliver better quality homes and improve the overall experience for our customers; both of these are key priorities for us.”

The course will take 12 months to complete, with the programme being rolled out nationally to offer Taylor Wimpey colleagues up and town the UK the opportunity for development.

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