Jon Chadwick has been appointed Briggs Equipment's learning and development manager.

Briggs Equipment has launched the Briggs Academy to deliver tailored training to all of its employees.

Jon Chadwick, who has been appointed the company's learning and development manager, says he is looking forward to developing the new approach to training that is expected to be key to the growth of Briggs' future services.

"We have seen successes with our training for technical and product-related skills. However, we have not spent time developing necessary soft skills.

"The creation of the learning academy will focus on these skills and will be a move away from the traditional one-way training process, whereby groups of employees are sent on training courses and what they learn is often forgotten and rarely applied in the workplace. We recognise that everyone has different learning styles and training has to be a two-way process," he explains.

Employees at Briggs will get support in constructing their own development plans, and will receive training tailored specifically for them. All training incorporates blended learning, including one-to-one coaching, shadowing and e-learning, which helps them apply what they have learned to their work.

The development of the Briggs Academy reinforces some of the company's long-term strategic business objectives to further increase employee engagement and customer service.

Briggs Equipment UK Ltd is the sole distributor in Great Britain of Yale Materials Handling products.