The staff at a leading North East training company practices what it preaches – with every employee achieving its Gold Inclusion Standard.
ITEC, based at Newton Aycliffe, has built a strong and successful business by working with both apprentices and some of the region’s top organisations.
And as part of its commitment to supporting its learners, all of the team have now qualified in several short courses, aimed at helping their understanding of a range of special needs.
The courses – which are available to anyone interested in taking them- cover Children and Young People’s Mental Health, ADHD and Autism Awareness, Mental Health Awareness and Learning Disabilities Awareness.
The fact that every member of staff has now successfully completed these sessions and have achieved the company’s Gold Inclusion Standard is good news for ITEC learners – and for any other company which wants to upskill its staff.
The courses are some of around 80 sessions that ITEC offers and which have relevance to companies of all sizes, which are carried out online so can be taken at any time.
Other subjects include GDPR, cybersecurity, first aid, food safety and manual handling, with many of the courses earning the participant CPD (continuous personal development) credits.
Stacey Banfield ,Head of Marketing and Sales at ITEC, said that all of these sessions had been tailored to suit the needs of modern business.
“These short courses cover so many relevant topics, from cybersecurity to first aid to food safety,” said Stacey.
“And they are a relatively small investment in terms of time and cost but massively beneficial to everyone who participates in them.
“It’s very important to us that our own team have also successfully taken part in these courses, which can only enhance their understanding of the benefits to our learners.
The e-learning modules are only one small part of the ITEC offering, with the company having successfully spent the last 40 years working with apprentices and companies across the North East.
.Along with IT they offer apprenticeships for team leading, network engineer, software developer, property, business administration and multi-channel marketing.
For further information about ITEC and information on current vacancies visit www.itecne.co.uk