The Team's Board Report - Mainfreight

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Human Resources and Training Team – Chris Meyer
The Mainfreight Supply Chain Diploma is finally
seeing the light of day in New Zealand . We
have promoted the diploma on the Intranet
and have received a good response from
people wanting to either gain a certificate
which recognises their area of expertise or to
challenge themselves to gain the diploma which
incorporates all areas of the business.
The Mainfreight Diploma will require
commitment and dedication from participants
to meet the standard required. It will also take a
time commitment of at least two years of study.
A graduation ceremony will be held annually for
those who have passed all the criteria.
It is also intended to launch a Mainfreight Sales
Diploma in the near future as we look to expand
career opportunities for our Sales Teams. We
are finding more of our team are looking to
broaden their careers in their current roles.
The benefit this will provide for the business
is that sales will be seen as a great career
opportunity and will give us greater depth
of knowledge and experience to meet our
customers increasing complex requirements.
Keeping up the forward momentum with people
development sees us into our second year of
“Driving Force”, our regular Graduate Meetings,
now being held in Auckland and Christchurch.
A meeting in Wellington will be our next
development. The success of the New Zealand
meetings has seen these meetings start in
Australia.
At a recent Driving Force Meeting in Auckland,
Emmet Hobbs gave a presentation on
Leadership. Emmet’s business experience and
advice was very much appreciated by the group
as they start out on their careers.
The Graduate Programme has been in place in
New Zealand for around 12 years and Australia
about 5 years. While it has changed over the
years, the principle of “learn the business from
the ground up” still remains the same.
The challenge of attracting the right graduates
has been helped this year by the development
of a dedicated website -
www.mainfreightcareers.com.
You may like to check it out.