Grass Routes - Management development and training.


Graduates

Photograph: Women on Line - Rivercrossing.Great Graduate Development Programmes have three key functions: to attract the best, to retain the best and to successfully integrate them into your business.


Design

We listen carefully to what your needs are and combine these with our experience, designing a programme which is individually crafted to suit your requirements. Over the past 20 years we have successfully delivered graduate training programmes for:

British Rail, AT&T, British Energy, News International, Siemens Communications, Siemens Transportation, Siemens Finance, SWEB, Butler and Tanner.


Learning style

The emphasis is on self-driven learning. Graduates will have a learning contract in place before the programme begins and be expected to take a pro-active approach to their learning and development.

Our goal is to impart and improve graduates’ knowledge, skills and confidence. We closely monitor the learning sessions and evaluate the outcomes.


Community Projects

Photograph: Working with the Avon Mountain Rescue Team.Grass Routes has been providing Community Projects since the 1980s and we have found it productive to integrate challenging and energising community projects into graduate development programmes as part of the overall training and development mix.

The learning outcomes are rich and diverse. All participants will gain a better understanding of:

Planning
Teamwork
Leadership
Communication
Problem Solving
Project Management
Organisational Structure
Change management

What our clients have said

“The programme content gave those present a firm grounding in the principles of management, as well as providing for personal development and heightening the graduate’s company awareness. It is widely believed that the friendships and contacts made throughout the week will continue to be a source of encouragement, advice and support at Siemens. As a result staff morale, staff retention, and the attractiveness of the graduate scheme have all been enhanced by the programme”
Siemens Graduate Programme

“… this course has given me the invaluable tools to identify my strengths and weaknesses and moreover it has set a standard so high, that I fear no training course will ever compare.”
Clarks Graduate