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Tag: Personal Development
Willie Mahoney – Training programme with JGM
Memories of Scotland’s best summer in years are starting to fade and Autumn chills have started to nip the morning air. The season of ‘mists and mellow fruitfulness’ has rolled around, with younger children settled into familiar school routines while their older siblings have flown the nest – many to college or University, possibly for…
Championing lifelong learning in the Southern Uplands
I’m delighted, and more than a little flattered, to be invited to share this article via Esteem Training’s social media channels. We share a collective passion for helping industry professionals harness the power of training to reach beyond what they might have believed to be the limits of their abilities then watch them grow and develop as individuals, talented construction teams and business owners. The path that leads us to find our passion in life can occasionally feel long and winding, with many…
Leveraging the career-boosting power of training
They say it’s never too late to change the direction of our lives, and that received wisdom would seem to apply as much to our working lives as to our everyday existence. For some, career satisfaction might lie in having mastered most aspects of their role with few unforeseen events developing to potentially exceed their…
Investment in training that mirrors a reputation for excellence
Much has been written regarding the talent shortfall looming for the Scottish construction industry due to the predicted departure of a significant cohort of experienced professionals eligible to retire over the next five years. It’s possible that this projected exodus of expertise may acutely impact the civil engineering sector, where large numbers of new entrants…
Championing the Living Wage in Scotland
With wellbeing, personal development and the invaluable contribution of our talented team at the heart of Esteem Training’s success, we’ve been keen for some time to make an official public statement in recognition of those key factors. We’re therefore delighted to have been awarded accredited status as a Living Wage Scotland employer, including being profiled…
The sky’s the limit for team training at Lee Glover Roofing
Many of us are familiar with the business development mantra that assigns top priority to developing robust professional networks and close working relationships that deliver mutual benefits for all concerned. The Dumfries & Galloway Construction Training Group (CTG), managed by Ian Wells, is a solid example of one such proactive construction professional development and networking…
‘Steemies’ Year-end Team Day celebrates success and focuses on the future
Open, two-way communication forms a core element from the coaching and support tools with which we pave the way for our SVQ candidates to succeed in securing their career-boosting vocational qualifications. You may already be aware that the Esteem Training team likes to do considerably more than simply talk the talk. We like to walk…
Dedicated teams deliver top dividends for D A Macdonald
Civil engineering firms based in Scotland’s stunning rural locations are accustomed to covering expansive geographical territories while delivering highly professional services to diverse and technically-challenging construction projects with unique logistical considerations not necessarily faced by their urban competitors. D A Macdonald (Contractors), based in Lochgilphead, Argyll is the area’s premier civil engineering contracting specialist.…
Spring 2021 intake attracts record number of supervisory candidates
We are acutely aware that this year, and the past 12 months, have been – for certain people and companies – incredibly tough. It’s with not inconsiderable relief then that the industry likely welcomes the Federation of Master Builders’ recent announcement that: “Spring has brought green shoots of recovery in the construction sector, with a…
Neurodiversity – Vive la différence
Multiple studies have reported that more than a year of juggling homeschooling, family commitments, social distancing and seemingly endless Zoom meetings have sent anxiety levels soaring, sending us online to search for mindfulness podcasts, scour the Internet for a new family pet or sign up for endorphin-boosting fitness classes to help us cope with ‘the…