Project Management workshop with Scottish & Newcastle

Toojays recently met up with Scottish & Newcastle Pub Enterprise Projects Managers to deliver their Project Management workshop. The two day event, held at the Hilton Edinburgh, focused on developing the group's interpersonal skills. Also in attendance from Scottish & Newcastle were Peter Moore, Manager of Pub Acquisition Team and Verity Gale, UK Training & Development Manager.

Both interactive and challenging, the event fully engaged the Projects Managers who remarked on the value of the discussions. Areas targeted during the sessions included effective communication, influencing skills, conflict management and time management. The group went away with an increased awareness in these areas and commented on the benefits of the learning that would better equip them for the future.

On-site Training with Toojays

Toojays is pleased to announce that it now has its very own fully equipped on-site training venue, available to hire for training courses, meetings, seminars and conferences.

The large, spacious room can accommodate up to 20 delegates and benefits from natural daylight. Use of the venue also includes audio visual equipment, free wifi access, ample on-site parking and easy access from the major railway and motorway links.

Outside catering can be arranged if required and there are in-room tea/coffee facilities for self service.

Quality Award for Toojays

Following an assessment by an independent body, Toojays has been awarded ISO 9001 certification. This certification has only been achieved by about 5% of UK businesses and this prestigious award is supported by the Government and recognised world-wide.

Staurt Clark, who undertook the assessment for QMS Quality Management Systems, paid particular tribute to "the investment in people and training that enables Toojays Training & HR Consultancy Ltd to provide an efficient service to their customers."

Ideal Shopping Direct Final Presentations

With Ideal Shopping Direct's Foundation Programme 2008 nearing its final months, groups 3A and 4A recently delivered their Final Presentations to the Executive Team.

Each group gave a 30 minute presentation summarising the tangible and valuable key learning gained over the past 6 months and how it was being directly applied back into the workplace.

The presentations spoke of the successes in achieving the objectives outlined at the beginning of the programme and, in particular, the participants' enjoyment of the individual courses.

With such positive response, both Toojays and Ideal Shopping Direct are looking forward with great interest towards the 2009 Programme and the benefits that it will bring.

Team Development with John Lewis

Continuing with their Team Development programme, John Lewis' management team met up with Toojays for a one day event at Orton Hall, Peterborough.

This time both the Steering Group and the Departmental Managers attended, further to their own separate events held earlier this year.

The day's objectives were to further underline the learning behaviours needed for a High Performing Team culture, engage new team members and to maintain the momentum of the valuable learning gained so far.

A series of outdoor experiential team challenges served to embed this teaching and a final review at the end of the day allowed the group to reflect on their key learning and to present their agreed onward actions.