“At B. Braun everyone has the opportunity to develop their potential through access to, and participation in, a range of learning and development opportunities”

B. Braun realise that continued investment in our employees is essential for the organisation to maintain and enhance the quality of our products and services. The success of our business is dependent on the skills and efforts of individuals.

By ensuring that each employee prepares for future challenges, this in turn ensures that the employee is given the opportunity to achieve their full potential at all levels and throughout all stages of their career.

To support and encourage the ongoing education of employees B. Braun has developed the B. Braun Business School. Within the Business School, five key areas of staff development are offered to support the B. Braun programme of lifelong learning and continuous professional development.
 

B. Braun Executive Business Academy (EBA)

Managers and executives are the key strategists and decision-makers in our organisation; investment in their professional development is a vital element of the B. Braun people-development strategy. The EBA is designed to provide high performing managers with additional skills and expertise to enhance their professional growth. The EBA consists of individuals who have demonstrated their commitment to working co-operatively within the senior management team and who consistently deliver high levels of performance.

B. Braun Management Development Academy (MDA)

Managers and supervisors play a vital role in ensuring that B. Braun continues to be the fastest growing health care provider in the UK. The role of managing others requires a broad spectrum of skills and abilities including delegation, coaching, influencing, sharing expertise, communicating, developing others and performance management.
Some of the knowledge and skills that a manager is required to demonstrate may come naturally, others will develop over time and in order that employees are supported in the process, B. Braun has launched the MDA. Open to new, established and aspiring managers and supervisors, the MDA comprises a number of which allow the manager or supervisor to develop into and exceed the requirements of their role.

B. Braun Sales Academy

B. Braun provides our sales force with a comprehensive training programme that ensures our sales people are professional and proficient in their roles. Learning is delivered in a variety of ways included classroom-based training, e-learning, work shadowing, workshops and coaching. We adopt a blended approach to development, matching the learning preferences of the individual with the most appropriate methods of learning delivery. The development of our sales people commences during their Induction period with a flexible programme of learning and development and continues throughout their career with us.

B. Braun First Line Professional Development (FLPD)

‘First Line Professional Development’ is the learning and development that a B. Braun employee undertakes to ensure they have the skills, knowledge and behaviours that are required for them to be effective in their role. The term also addresses the learning stages that individuals’ progress through when seeking to gain skills appropriate to their next stage of career development.
B. Braun is committed to strengthening and sustaining a culture of continuous learning and improvement in which organisational goals are achieved and learning opportunities for our people are enhanced. We encourage individuals and teams to work together within a collaborative environment, developing and sharing innovative practices.

B. Braun Apprenticeship Scheme

Apprenticeships allow B. Braun to attract bright individuals by offering the security of a paid job with future prospects. The Apprenticeship Scheme enables us to develop tailored training packages that equip our apprentices with the skills they need to succeed in the organisation.
For all apprenticeship routes, skills and knowledge are attained through practical role-based training and theory / knowledge-based training at an approved Vocational Training Centre. As well as obtaining relevant Key Skills, NVQ or BTEC qualifications, on completion of the programme apprentices are awarded a Completion Certificate by the Training Provider.

Investors in People (IiP)

B. Braun is proud to have continuously held the Investors in People Award since December 2001. IiP is a prestigious award, only granted to companies that can prove their commitment to the very best practices in business and in the development of their employees. Our ongoing recognition by the IiP awarding body proves that B. Braun employees have the right knowledge, skills and motivation to deliver an outstanding contribution towards the success of our organisation.
 
Our Investors in People journey has reached a new level with the achievement of the IiP BRONZE standard in July 2009. Only a tiny fraction of UK organisations are able to qualify for this level of IiP – but our journey doesn’t stop here. We have our eye firmly set on the ultimate award – GOLD.