Gerco UK Ltd – a specialist contractor to the construction industry - is continuing to reap the benefits of employee development thanks to learndirect scotland for business.
The Dunfermline-based company is a well established privately owned business. It delivers dry lining, passive fire protection and air integrity sealing on industrial and commercial buildings – including hotels, superstores, multi-storey developments and prisons - throughout the UK and Ireland.
Jim Dickie, Company Co-ordinator, said: “The flexibility of e-learning was particularly appealing to us, and the whole experience has been a real eye opener and we are now aware of its many benefits.
“My colleagues and I have completed a number of IT courses including Microsoft Excel, as well as several managerial courses, and we are beginning to see the benefits.
“We have always been aware of the value of training and employee development
Uniquely within the building industry, we have our own Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) accredited assessment and training centre. This ensures that our own staff are extremely well trained, and enables us to offer top quality training to nationally recognised standards throughout the construction industry.
E-learning has allowed us to extend our training offering and I am confident that it will become an integral part of our ongoing training and employee development”