VolkerWessels UK

VolkerWessels UK is a leading multidisciplinary contractor that delivers innovative engineering solutions across the civil engineering and construction sectors including rail, highways, airport, marine, energy, water, and environmental infrastructure.

VolkerWessels UK

VolkerWessels UK

The company employs over 2,500 staff across the country and brings together best practice through five business units: VolkerFitzpatrick, VolkerRail, VolkerStevin, VolkerHighways and VolkerLaser. These businesses each have a long and successful heritage built on delivering quality and bespoke projects as well as providing specialist skills, plant and equipment. Our success is founded on our ability to deliver in challenging environments and regularly winning repeat business from established clients. Collaboration is also at the heart of what we do as we share best practice and draw on the specialist skills of each business to deliver a truly integrated service to our clients. By utilising the specialist skills of each business within VolkerWessels UK, we are able to provide development to ensure our staff provide unrivalled resources and expertise to our clients.

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Agriculture & Veterinary

Building Services

VolkerWessels UK

This is a one day course to upskill employees on the definition of Building Services and their impor...

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Agriculture & Veterinary

Assertiveness

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This course has been designed for anyone who finds it difficult to be assertive. For some; this migh...

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Agriculture & Veterinary

Coaching For Performance

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This is a two day module designed for a group of 12-15 managers. The learning is experiential and pa...

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Communication Skills

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This 1 day module is designed for groups of 12-15 participants. The learning is practical and partic...

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Engineer and QS Planning Skills

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To gain a greater understanding of planning and programming to enable staff to review and challenge....

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Mentoring

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This course is aimed at those who take an active role in mentoring others. This may take the form of...

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Agriculture & Veterinary

Negotiation Skills

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This course will develop participants to be able to carry out successful negotiations by achieving a...

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Agriculture & Veterinary

Maximising People Performance

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This is a one day workshop designed for managers who are responsible for achieving goals through oth...

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Agriculture & Veterinary

Personal Impact and Influence

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Aimed at staff who would like to be more aware of the impact they make and manage their personal imp...

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Agriculture & Veterinary

Equality; Diversity and Inclusion

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This e-learning course is delivered via laptop or PC and covers our responsibility for treating all...

Online Course

Agriculture & Veterinary

Time management & effective meetings

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This course will help to improve productivity at meetings by being more focused; measured and struct...

Training Course

Agriculture & Veterinary

Presentation Skills

VolkerWessels UK

This course aims to develop the skills and confidence to present effectively.

Training Course

Agriculture & Veterinary

Centre of excellence programme

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The 'Excellence' programme provides an opportunity to explore; challenge and plan how we develop and...

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Agriculture & Veterinary

Moving Into Management

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This course is aimed at those who will be managing a team for the first time; or for those managers...

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Agriculture & Veterinary

Supervisory Development Programme

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This programme clearly defines the role of a supervisor and also the most common difficulties a supe...

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Agriculture & Veterinary

Equality; Diversity & Inclusion Workshop

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The aim of this course is to encourage delegates to examine their own behaviours when dealing with a...

Training Course

Agriculture & Veterinary

First Line Management Programme

VolkerWessels UK

This course is intended for practicing first line managers working in our business with the aim to a...

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Developing Leader Programme

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The Developing Leader Programme is designed to take leaders to the next level of their development;...

Training Course

Agriculture & Veterinary

Coaching

VolkerWessels UK

The aim of this workshop is to help delegates develop a coaching style to use on a daily basis in th...

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VolkerWessels UK

VolkerWessels UK Hertford Road Hoddesdon EN11 9BX United Kingdom
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