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The Coloplast Academy has been designed to be easy to use, simple to navigate and to allow content to be updated by Coloplast staff.
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Coloplast employees further their knowledge with the Coloplast Academy
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20/07/2010
Coloplast
PETERBOROUGH COMPANY INVESTS IN STAFF DEVELOPMENT WITH DEDICATED ONLINE ACADEMY
Peterborough-based medical appliances company Coloplast (www.coloplast.com) has shown that it deserves its title as one of the Sunday Times Top 100 companies to work for in the UK by relaunching its online learning resource – the Coloplast Academy.
Training and development is key to Coloplast staying ahead in its industry and the Academy has been redeveloped to be a one-stop-shop for everything staff need, from participating in online learning to planning their career development within the company. Coloplast encourages staff to move within departments or cross-functionally and the Academy has a section dedicated to helping staff identify possible career paths.
As well as featuring a library where staff can see what books are available to borrow from the company’s learning and development department, the dedicated intranet site has a ‘Ten Top Tips’ section which includes tips on managing and creating budgets, planning appraisals and giving presentations. As well as providing access to online learning, staff can use the Academy to find details of formal training courses which they can apply for online. Staff can take part in self discovery exercises and use their own results to learn ways of dealing with everyday situations, as well as reading inspiring, motivating success stories.
Sam Sedwill, head of resourcing and development at Coloplast, commented: “For staff to get the most out of the Academy we knew it had to do more than just teach. We wanted staff to be involved in the site and to feel they could shape the future of the Academy. Staff are invited to contribute in a variety of ways, from case studies and articles to book reviews and comments, and we welcome contributions from staff at every level, in every department.
“We now employ three times as many people as we did in 2000 and that presents its own challenges where learning and development is concerned. Using online learning enables us to communicate quickly with every member of staff but, more importantly, it enables the staff to access the information in the way that suits them best.”
Sam added: “The Academy is a flexible, accessible learning tool which provides each user with a unique learning experience. It is a world of knowledge not only about Coloplast and the products and services it provides but also about enabling staff to work proactively towards their career goals within the company.”
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