2017
COURSE
PROSPECTUS
MESSAGE FROM
The Group President
Welcome to the GAC Corporate Academy
2017 Course Prospectus.
Every year, thousands of GAC employees take
part in one or more courses through our Academy.
New joiners to long-term members of staff have
the opportunity to learn what it means to be part of
the GAC World and refine their skills and knowledge
required to stay on top in our dynamic industry.
As part of our strategy, we want to ensure that
our people have the competencies to make our
business successful and continue to improve the
quality of our performance.
We also continue to build the competencies
of our leaders with the three-course Leadership
Development Programme, which will see the
launch of its final advanced course – Performance
Driven Leadership.
I encourage you to think about what kind of learning
could help you perform better and use this year to
take up the GCA opportunity.
Bengt Ekstrand
Group President
This year we deliver more in-depth Commercial,
Operational and Business Performance Portfolios,
together with a strong focus on personal
development opportunities.
MESSAGE FROM
The Group Vice President – Human Resources
It is my pleasure to present our 2017
GCA Course Prospectus.
One of the primary objectives of GAC is to
continually drive our business forward, and our
Academy helps us to do this by designing learning
and development solutions that address real and
specific business needs.
In 2017 we will see the launch of several
new courses within the Business Performance,
Commercial and Business Operations Portfolios,
giving GAC employees additional key skills
within our core business sectors. GAC Financial
Reporting (GFR) and GAC Internal Control (GIC)
are two examples of this.
Our new generation of Commercial courses will
provide a brand new structured approach to GAC
sales, ensuring that all commercial staff have
what it takes to succeed and grow.
Similarly, our new Business Application Training
courses aim to ensure consistent and standardised
performance and continued improvement in the
implementation of our IT programmes.
Another positive learning initiative is the introduction
of our Business Communication Portfolio, which sees
the re-launch of the Global English Programme.
This programme will allow more non-English speaking
GAC employees the opportunity to enhance their
communication skills allowing them to communicate
competently in the global business language
of English.
I ask you to please take the time to go through the
Prospectus and consider how you can build your skills
to deliver our customers’ strategies, and also build
your own career within GAC.
Patrik Halldén
Group Vice President – Human Resources
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