Arthur J. Gallagher

External training procurement

Since 2014 Optimus Learning Services have provided Arthur J Gallagher with recommendations for external training solutions for team members across the UK business where an internal solution was not readily available.

Arthur J. Gallagher had acquired a number of new companies and as a result, the number of team members in the UK increased dramatically within a short period of time.

Prior to the rapid growth, external training procurement for the UK business was decentralised.  Handled by individuals within departments on an ad-hoc basis with support from the internal Learning and Development team. Given the increased size of the business, this was no longer a viable option as the focus of the L&D function needed to shift towards more strategic priorities in line with organisational development needs.

A new world

Arthur J. Gallagher prides themselves on developing their people to help them grow and achieve career aspirations. They also have a desire to empower individuals to take greater ownership for their own learning so working with a training broker seemed an ideal solution to help achieve this.

Arthur J. Gallagher had not out-sourced external training procurement before and wanted a solution that would create a more centralised process, ensure consistency, provide value for money and consolidate spend. It was also imperative to find a partner who shared common values.

We were able to match Arthur J. Gallagher’s requirements by understanding how their business worked, to deliver value for money solutions, which fully met with their expectations.

Concentrating on L&D priorities

Not only did the management of the agreement work well for Arthur J. Gallagher the cost savings and benefits to the team and staff were significant too.  Out-sourcing external training procurement to Optimus Learning Services meant that the Learning and Development team at Arthur J. Gallagher were able to concentrate on key strategic priorities”

They were particularly delighted with the amount of money they saved. Thanks to our unrivalled industry relationships we negotiated preferential rates across all of the training they sourced.

We pride ourselves on a seamless and simple process for clients. Nicola Gore, Head of Learning and Development said, “The whole process was very easy to get started, very clear and self-explanatory. Working with Optimus means we now have a trusted resource for our team members, which allows us to drive more targeted needs.”

Delegates are delighted too

Rashmi Thileepan, who attended and completed a PRINCE2 course described Optimus Learning’s Customer Service as, ‘Excellent, very efficient and provided a good service.’

Amy Gardener, who took PI and Construction Insurance courses said, ‘The booking process was easy and I was kept up to date the entire time. The training content was exactly what I was after!’

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