Case Studies
Success stories across all sectors

Treatt
- Based in Bury St. Edmunds, employing around 200 people
- This is an Upper-tier COMAH site posing significant HSE risks
- Existing approach to training and Skills Matrices (MS Excel based) was no longer fit for purpose or able to cope with the scale of the business
- SkillStation chosen due to its intuitive interface, rigour of demonstrating and evidencing ‘Competency’
- Integrated with their document control system
- Implemented within 3-months

Argos Financial Services
- Based in Widnes, Argos Financial Services Division engaged in 2015 employing c.700 people
- Focus was around Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) compliance
- Required a better system to manage and standardise their approach in relation to learning, development and the resulting competency and compliance
- Required an easy and efficient method to record activity, identify and monitor progress of actions from 1-2-1’s
- SkillStation chosen due to its intuitive interface, rigour of demonstrating and evidencing ‘Competency’

Expro
- Based in Aberdeen, servicing the global Oil & Gas sector employing 8,600 people on 106 sites globally
- Struggling with existing systems to confidently and accurately demonstrate and manage L&D and the resulting competency at a global level
- Clearer reporting and monitoring of knowledge, skills and competence with increased levels of automation e.g. certification and re-training notifications
- Looking for a smarter and more efficient way to manage customer audits
- Required a better and more objective way to identify talent and perform succession planning
- Mapped existing data and records into SkillStation
- Implementated within 6-months

Gesipa
- Based in Keighley, West Yorkshire, an Automotive Tier 2 supplier employing around 75 people
- Required better records and evidence of training and competence
- Looking for a smarter and consistent way to manage BSI/ISO9001 audits
- Operating from MS Excel spreadsheets which had limitations
- Looking for increased levels of automation e.g. certification and re-training notifications
- Took their existing data and records and mapped this into SkillStation
- Implementated in less than 3-months

Raymond James Investment Services
- Based in London, and managing a network of UK-wide associates who have to be FCA compliant
- Required a system to support the capture and recording of training, compliance and competence
- Challenges included excessive travelling and a lack of efficiency across their partner network
- Reviewed and created a fit-for-purpose competency framework
- Implemented within 2-months
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