20|20 Business Insight has entered into a strategic global alliance with Petrofac Training Services that will see the company’s internationally accredited open courses rolled out across the world.
For the first time, 20|20 Business Insight’s project management open course training programme will be available in the UK, Americas, Middle-east, central Asia and Asia Pacific through Petrofac Training’s global network.
20|20 Business Insight believes the alliance will fast-track their international development and could lead to an additional £400,000 in sales per annum.
Founding director, Tony Marks, said: “We are already delivering training around the world but, with Petrofac’s global promotion and network of training centres, we will be able to significantly increase our international delivery of open courses.
“We will continue to run customised courses for existing and new clients that give their project staff the skills and knowledge to deliver projects successfully, providing a tangible return on investment in training. These programmes can be delivered in-house, ranging from short introductory courses to fully accredited and advanced development programmes based on international-recognised competency frameworks and are supplemented by other services including competency assessment, project management maturity models, project management handbooks, templates and processes.”
Peter Conner, service development director, Training Services, said: “By adding project management training to our portfolio, we are enabling our customers to enhance their performance through effective and efficient project management.
“We adopt a very flexible approach to our training services, tailoring them to meet customer needs. Through this alliance, we can now provide customised project management courses, ranging from short introductory courses to fully accredited and advanced development programmes based on internationally-recognised competency frameworks. These can be supplemented by other services including competency assessment, project management maturity models, project management handbooks, templates and processes.”
The project management specialists recently announced they were on track to reach £1.7 million in the next 12 months with the creation of new business streams in the areas of management training and development
2020 Business Insight provides training and development for project managers primarily in the oil and gas and construction sectors but increasingly in the public health arena.
The company is an accredited training provider of The Association for Project Management (APM) and a Global Registered Education Provider for Project Management Institute (PMI).
Date Published:
07/12/09
20|20 Business Insight has entered into an agreement with the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB), which sets standards for training across industry in the UK, to deliver a UK-first qualification – the ECITB Certificate in Project Controls (City and Guilds).
Participants will secure an 'ECITB Certificate In Project Controls' (City & Guilds), by covering a comprehensive programme suitable for all aspects of project control.
Designed for staff entering the field for the first time, or those wishing to formalise their project control training, the course is being delivered in locations throughout the UK including Aberdeen, West Cumbria, Manchester, Teesside, Grimsby, Bristol and London, starting in January, May and September next year.
Taught through distance learning, along with a series of face to face workshops, the course sees candidates progress through a series of eight modules over a nine-month period, backed by support from tutors.
Tony Marks, director at 20|20 Business Insight, says: “Certification is one of the biggest issues facing all areas of industry – ensuring that your people have the same high standard of certification as your assets do is vital to ensuring competitive edge.
“In many cases, staff may have built up many years of practical experience but lack a formalised qualification to back-up their expertise and, for those entering the field for the first time, undertaking formal training can open doors to employment.”
Industrial case studies are integral to the course - ensuring candidates have experience of real-life situations which allow them to apply their knowledge in a structured way as part of the assessment process.
Candidates must submit project-specific documentation for assessment throughout a simulated project, providing them with a further hands-on test of their skills as they develop.
David Edwards, chief executive of the ECITB, says: “This programme is the result of an excellent collaboration between the ECITB and our industry and training stakeholders. We are delighted with our association with City & Guilds and we look forward to working with 20|20 in rolling out the programme in 2010.”
2020 Business Insight runs more than 200 project management courses each year, including open events or bespoke sessions for clients including Venture, Halliburton, Schlumberger and Wood Group.
The firm is a globally registered training provider for the Project Management Institute (PMI) and its expert trainers have delivered programs in around 20 countries from the UK to the United States, Norway, France, Mexico, Venezuela and Australia.
Date Published:
07/12/09
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