Broad project experience - Project experience
70% of learning occurs on the job, is experience based via practice and stretch project experience.
Career development - Career Pathways
20% of learning occurs by coaching, mentoring, self-study and reflection.
Formal learning - GHD Business School
10% of learning occurs in formal learning settings and structured workshops & courses.
Established in 2005, the GHD Business School coaches GHD people to develop skills to progress along their chosen career path and equips people with key tools to achieve broader business goals. The GHD Business School is the branded name for learning at GHD. It is a dynamic, virtual school that is responsive to the learning needs of GHD people.
Learning and development at GHD encompasses a wide range of activities designed to improve the following four areas of business capability:
The GHD Business School partners with technical communities and disciplines across the business to identify learning needs to accelerate technical learning excellence globally. The GHD Business School supports learning in a number of ways including: the development of dynamic content, bespoke workshops, through the GHD Technical Conference programme and via Professional Accreditation advice, i.e. through continuing professional development points or hours (CPD).
Learning and Development activities can be accessed as targeted and self-directed approaches combining face to face learning with virtual activities through various learning technologies including: on demand e-learning, virtual workshops and global on line collaborative activities.
Career Pathways is bespoke tool GHD uses to guide career planning. It is an innovative programme designed to help people develop their portfolio of skills and experiences for future roles. Underpinned by an interactive web portal featuring resources tailored to each career stage, it gives our people the tools and support they need to take charge of their own career paths.
Our approach to career planning at GHD encourages the development of a portfolio of skills and experiences, providing the capability for a variety of future roles.
At GHD we develop career objectives using four disciplinary pathways:
