In order to emerge as a leader of Aviation and Maritime Markets in the world, and to ensure that guards are well-assimilated into their redesigned job role of security and aerodrome security, the following interventions were put in place with the aid of IAL’s learning specialist and NACE@IAL to upskill its security guards:
As faced by numerous organisations, the pandemic brought about major inconveniences in the area of face-to-face training. While the provision of training and courses was best done on site as some activities needed more realism, for example, live demonstration of CPR and usage of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED), covid restrictions made it impossible to do so. The project team had to improvise materials and courses with photos to allow employees to learn effectively.
Achievements
The intended outcome set was to devise an effective framework for newly inducted officers to be familiar with not only the aspects of security taught by WSQ courses, but aviation security aspects as well. This additional knowledge will help the guards to excel in two fields – regular security roles, as well as aerodrome security roles.
At the end of the workplace transformation project, two security officers, who were newly inducted into Ashtree International, were put to the test to determine the effectiveness of the new framework and learning materials.
After going through a detailed briefing, the two officers were:
Given 2 hours to read, clarify and understand their scope of work
Tested via a panel question and answer session to demonstrate their understanding
Allotted 5% for every correct answer given
The passing criteria was set at 80% pass rate with the 20 questions
At the end of the test, both officers scored an astounding score of 90% on their test, thereby reflecting the effectiveness of the enhanced framework and new learning materials.
By now, it is widely known that investing in your employees’ development pays off greatly in the long run, not only in talent retention, but also to help the enterprise save cost.
According to the US Department of Labour, it states that to replace an employee, it costs on average 33% of the new hire’s annual salary. If we take this into the context of an employee earning an annual salary of $33,000, the productivity loss could amount to $11,000 in training expenses.
In essence, by retaining and upskilling your employees, employers save costs and at the same time, allow employees to feel more motivated at work, especially when they are given the opportunity to grow. It is a win-win situation for both parties.