Regional Business Information for Yorkshire
Dealership launches ambitious training scheme
29th December 2009
By Anastasia Weiner - Business Correspondent, Yorkshire
Harratts has added Honda to its list of franchises
A FAMILY-run motor group is bucking the trend of reduced budgets by launching an ambitious company-wide training scheme.
Harratts, which has 11 car dealerships across Yorkshire, said that the £175,000 scheme will see 60% of the 300-strong workforce receive tailor-made training by June 2010.
The firm, which recently opened its latest Honda dealership in Wakefield, has enlisted the help of training specialists 2Inspire to create the bespoke programme for 175 members of staff.
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I think it's a very smart move and the company is to be commended for its foresight. As night follows day the first things to be cut when financial storms gather are the advertising and the training budgets - probably the last things that ought to be axed. People buy from people and if those staff are trained to the minute then success should follow as everybody else plays catch-up...
Paul Whitaker