4000th NVQ for Laing O'Rourke

News

18th April 2007

Laing O’Rourke today reached the milestone of providing NVQ training and assessment to its 4000th operative since it began its programme in September 2003, in partnership with Construction Learning World, the UK’s leading construction NVQ provider. John Devaney 36, who works at Heathrow’s Terminal 5 Aurora Hotel, was presented with a Level 2 NVQ in Steelfixing by Mike Robins, Laing O'Rourke’s Managing Director Construction (Europe).

Mike Robins said, “Laing O’Rourke has an ongoing corporate commitment to improve the skills levels across our entire workforce, so we are best equipped to meet the demands of 21st Century construction challenges in the UK and around the world. To have qualified this many people under the NVQ system in three and a half years is a real achievement and shows our ambition in promoting career development and our team’s willingness to grasp the opportunities that are being offered to them.”

John Devaney was delighted get the formal recognition qualification to work as a precision steel-fixer. “Aside from the pride in achieving the professional qualification, I know that it will support and help my career in the industry in the future,” he said.

Construction Learning World’s Director of Operations and Quality Helen Smith said, “Our partnership with Laing O’Rourke has been the most successful in the industry to date. We are delighted to have been able to help so many people throughout the organisation attain recognised professional qualifications and support the development of a skilled, competent, knowledgeable workforce.”

The National Employer Service’s Jenny Herdman, the body which provides essential funding and support that enables the training and assessment to take place, said, “I am very impressed with the level of commitment of both companies and look forward to continuing the partnership over the coming years and seeing the 5000th Laing O’Rourke NVQ student recognised in the not too distant future.”

Construction Learning World is currently training and assessing more than 300 NVQs for Laing O'Rourke operatives throughout England.

Link: http://www.constructionlearningworld.com/news/2007/04/18/4000th-nvq-for-laing-o-rourke/