b'SPOTLIGHTON: Q&AMeet Kelly GroupsNational TrainersDan SalotraNational Trainer Kelly Group is delighted to introduce our Head of Training and Recruitment, Mark Brian who started his career I started working for the group in September 2020 as a traffic management team leader.journey as an engineer 24 years ago. When our department was relocated to another site, I was delighted to be transferred to the training department and become a national trainer. Currently I teach all traffic managementrelatedmodulesandcompleteassessments,IamcurrentlyworkingWhat positions have you held throughoutCanyouthinkofthreewordsthatCan you give us a fun fact that nobody towards attaining additional qualifications to be able todeliver a wider range ofyour tenure? describe your role? knows about you? technical training qualifications. What I enjoy the most about my new role is the sense of community amongst our team. Theres always something new to learn and it is niceI joined the group in August 1998 straightInteresting My first name is Jonathan; I have always to be surrounded by colleagues who care about my personal development and career. from school, where I was working as a secondVaried used my second name. man installing Cable TV and Telephone onFast-paced Matt ArrowsmithNational Trainerbehalf of Cable and Wireless.During myWhat is your proudest moment at Kelly progression within the group, I also workedBeforeworkingforKellyGroup,whatGroup?as a team manager and a site manager inwas the most unusual or interesting job I started my journey with the group in 2012 as an engineer. During the course of my career withtheStaffordshire.In2011,Iwastransferredyou have ever had? Ihavehadmanyhighlightsthroughout group, highlights includecoaching, developing and mentoring a team of apprentice technicians.toMarkLowtonsteamtomanagethemy 23 years of service with the company. I currently have the honour to train external community fibre engineers. I enjoy educating engineers of the future teaching them brand-new skills. It is so rewarding to see their careerIndependent Audit Team, shortly after thisI used to have a paper round whilst I was atOnehighlightisbecominganapproved progression within the group; some of the engineers who Ive trained are now working intransfermyrolechangedtomanagetheschool and in my final year at school I usedtraining provider with SQA, and in the first team leader and management positions. TrainingTeamandeventuallythisledtoto work in a fruit and vegetable departmentyear winning an award for the Quality of me managing the recruitment team. Overat a local superstore.ourtraining.BeingSQAapprovedhas the years, I have been involved in variousenabledustocompleteallStreetworks Paul RowlandNational Trainerprojects,butthroughoutIhavebeenIf you could switch your job with anyonequalificationsinternallytoreducethe involved in Recruitment and Training.elseforoneweek,whosejobwouldexternal cost of training. During my time youwanttoexperience(internalorwehavealsobecomealicensedcentre I formally worked in close relationship with Kelly Group for 20 years as a trainer for one of our keyWhat does a typical week look like? external)? with Smart Awards delivering their Safety clients. Just over 2.5 years ago I had the opportunity to join the group as a national trainer. Currently,modulesforinternalandnowexternal I am the lead trainer for City Fibre trainees. They have a two-week journey with me; duringIdonotreallyhaveatypicalweek.II would love to go back to being an engineerclients such as Community Fibre. Holding the first week, we cover induction, health and safety and some basic telecommunicationshaveregularresponsibilitiesthatincludebecause I genuinely enjoyed working withintheseaccreditationshasallowedusto principles. The second week consist of practical training out on the field, showcasing real-life examples. Demonstrations on the field keeps the training programme engaging and helpplanningthenewintakes,liaisingwiththat role. outsourcetrainingforthefirsttime.We trainees understand the end-product by looking at previous engineers examples. I share mydifferentdepartmentswithinthebusinessarelookingtogrowtheexternaltraining enthusiasm with them and some of these engineers return later with images of their successfultobeginrecruitmentcampaigns,makingWhatadvicedoyouhaveforfutureelement of the department over the next jobs, which I like to use for upcoming classes as an example. sure the training teams are aware of theirKelly Group candidates? few months. Another highlight is being part requirements for the upcoming week. Theof a team that has help to develop and grow rest however, is very varied; it may involveTo work hard and keep yourself motivated.the company since I have been working for Simon NashNational Trainerattendinginternalmeetingsorcalls,Atthebeginningofyourjourney,asaKelly Group, in particular over the last 10 showing prospective new clients around ourtrainee expect to be slower than experiencedyears. facility in Brimsdown, creating new trainingengineers,butmakesureyoudonttake I joined Kelly Group 4 years ago as a Field Engineer. I take pride in being acourses, or working with the team to createany shortcuts and use the support that theIamalsoproudof multi-skilled trainer whos able to teach most courses we offer. What I enjoy thenew material.company provides. One day you will comeall the great people most about my job is seeing the progression in trainees who join with little or nointo work, everything will click, and you willI have met over the experience and leave our course as qualified engineersit is such a rewardingWhat do you enjoy the most about yourreally start to love and enjoy the role. years working for the experience. job? company.What 3 words would your friends/family The variation. I never know what is going touse to describe you?Khane WilsonNational Trainerhappen the following day or week. I could be looking at my diary and it could changeOrganisedIve been with Kelly Group for 6 months. I started my journey within the group as aand be completely different from what I hadFairCoordinator and onlya few weeks after my induction I discovered the national trainerplanned. Approachable opportunity. The management team thought I would be a suitable candidate for the role because of my approach and communication skills. Within such a short amount of time, I am proud to have gained accreditations for a wide range of technical trainingmodules including overhead network, construction, underground safety and provide support for the team of national trainers as a multi-functional team 24 member. 25'