Our 70/20/10 model for workplace learning
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.
Talent exchange - Talent Exchange
We develop and empower talented people
GHD Business School
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:
- Leadership and management development
- Technical capability and project delivery skills
- Clients and business development skills
- Safety and project systems compliance.
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 program 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
Career Pathways is bespoke tool GHD uses to guide career planning. It is an innovative program 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:
- Technical and design
- Operational management
- Business development & marketing
GHD's approach to professional development is structured but not scripted. You're set off on your journey and provided with the support to follow your own path whether this is a technical specialism, management role, leader or business development, to name but a few.
Chris Oates, Principal Engineer, Cheadle, UK
GHD's technical communities of practice are amazing and enable me to grow professionally through technical learning and resource sharing across the globe. Alongside GHD's Business School, I have the opportunity to grow as a leader within GHD and across the broader water industry.
Matt Winkelman, Principal Engineer, Santa Rosa, USA
GHD has encouraged my participation in seminars, workshops, internal trainings and numerous webinars. In fact, barely a week goes by without something being offered.
Joel Kostelac, Associate, Harrisburg
I am provided all the resources I need for professional development, including access to technical training and amazing mentors across different service lines. GHD's connected global network allows me ready access to knowledge from technical experts across all our global offices.
Jacquelyn L. England, Senior Project Manager, California