Think Money achieves FSSC Accreditation of Training Excellence
for Firms
Released
on: December 2, 2008, 7:48 am
Press
Release Author: Think
Money
Industry:
Financial
Press
Release Summary: Think Money is the first company in the North
West to be awarded the FSSC ‘Accreditation of Training Excellence
for Firms’, an award for companies which really help their
staff realise their full potential. Think Money was the ninth
organisation in the UK to attain accreditation status.
Press
Release Body: Financial solutions provider Think Money has been awarded
the ‘Accreditation of Training Excellence for Firms’ by
the Financial Services Skills Council (FSSC). It’s official
recognition that the company’s training programme delivers real
benefits: excellent service for customers and valuable skills
for employees.
The
company benefits too, of course. Excellent training means employees
do a better job, but that’s not all: this accreditation
also shows the company’s regulators how good Think Money’s
training programme is.
Phil
Robertson, Head of Staff Development at Think Money:
“Training and development are absolutely vital to a company
like ours – and so is recruitment. That’s another
reason we’re so pleased to be the first in the North West
to receive this kind of recognition from the FSSC. A lot of bright
people want to work in financial services. They’re looking
for a company that’ll give them a career, not just a job,
and this accreditation provides cast-iron proof that this is what
Think Money provides.”
But
the FSSC doesn’t just recognise excellence. It also provides
advice, ideas and information. It helps companies improve their
training programmes even further, pointing out exactly where they
need to work harder and where they could learn from examples of
‘best practice’ throughout the financial industry.
As
Phil puts it: “There’s always room for improvement.
We’d already met the ‘Investors in People’ standard.
We’ve been one of the Sunday Times’ ‘Best 100
Companies to Work for’ for the last two years. Earning the
FSSC’s ‘Accreditation of Training Excellence for Firms’
proves that we’re dedicated to continuous improvement. It’s
what we expect of our staff – and it’s what they expect
of us.”
Since
its creation in 2006, the following eight organisations had been
awarded the accreditation:
> Aon Ltd Reinsurance
> Chelsea Building Society
> Financial Services Authority
> Friends Provident UK Distribution
> Hoodless Brennan plc
> Jupiter Unit Trust Managers Limited
> Norwich Union Life
> Nsure Financial Services Limited
About
Think Money
One of the UK’s leading financial solutions providers, Think Money
is headquartered in Salford Quays, Manchester, and employs around
600 employees to deliver a comprehensive range of debt,
loan and banking solutions. It defines its
mission as ‘To educate, rehabilitate and advise on all aspects
of financial management’.
Web
Site: http://www.thinkmoney.com
Contact
Details: For more information, visit the Think Money website at
http://www.thinkmoney.com/,
or contact:
Melanie
Taylor
0845 056 6480
Melanie.Taylor@ThinkMoney.com
Pennington
House
Carolina Way
South Langworthy Road
Salford Quays
M50 2ZY
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