We’re delighted to once again have made the top 50 list as a Great Place To Work for Development. This year, NHS SBS came in 45, with our joint venture partner Sopra Steria Limited ranking at number 32.
As a recap, here are just some of the learning and development opportunities that came our way during 2024:
- Six days of learning given as an objective for all colleagues.
- 24/7 access to on demand E-learning through the Learning Hub.
- Management Essentials – Our training programme for line managers to help grow confidence in everything from setting goals and objectives to having difficult conversations and managing teams through change.
- Wider suite of Management Training including our Getting the Basics Right programme and Mental Health knowledge for managers
- We offered resilience training in our Autumn wellbeing programme.
- The launch of our Inspire Leadership modules
- Our inclusion training, The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism and Inclusive Leadership for Managers
- Our Hot Topics, bitesize on demand curated learning opportunities using the Learning Hub, information on the Hive, Face2Face and some additional reading.
- Summer of Learning – Supporting Group’s ‘Olympics’ themed Summer of Learning, with guest speakers from around the world focusing on a number of topics.
- We continued to offer our UK wide suite of development programmes such as Ignite, ELEVATE and our mentoring scheme for women and black and minority ethnic colleagues.
- Career development conversations available to all colleagues. Check out the Sopra Steria Internal Opportunities & Your Future Face2Face page for more information.
And this year in addition to the above:
- We continue to encourage all colleagues to take six days of learning time.
- The Learning Hub is constantly being refreshed with new bite-sized content.
- Join in with the Sopra Steria Academy Learning World Tour which is being held between 2–20 June 2025. The theme this year is ‘Digital Renaissance – celebrating our know-how today to serve us tomorrow’ Registrations are open.
- Catch up on our Learning at Work Week sessions.
- There’s a wide range of AI focused training going on – ranging from basic to advanced levels. Keep an eye on the bulletins for updates or browse our Technical Training page to find out what’s available.
Thank you for all you do personally to make NHS SBS a Great Place To Work!
