House of Lords: Training
(asked on 10th November 2021) - View Source
Question
To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what outside organisations are currently providing (1) training, and (2) guidance on workplace culture and behaviour, to the House of Lords; and what is the annual cost of these services.
The tables below provide a breakdown of suppliers, services and costs in the current financial year currently providing (1) training and (2) guidance on workplace culture and behaviour. In the interests of openness I have interpreted “workplace culture and behaviour” broadly; for example, the Leadership Development Programme will contribute to improved leadership capabilities in the Administration and therefore to the overall workplace culture.
Development events
Supplier | Type of work | Cost |
Challenge | Valuing Everyone (ICGS) training | £23,640 |
T-Three Consulting Ltd | Leadership Development Programme | £57,530 |
3E Coaching Ltd | Executive Coaching | £6,350 |
Eliesha Training Ltd | Recruitment Panel Training | £3,215 |
Personal Strengths Ltd | Psychological Assessment (profiling tool) | £2,997 |
Geri McKenna Ltd | Executive Coaching | £3,750 |
CX People Ltd | People Skills (PDR, Applications and Interviews & Quality Conversations) | £2,100 |
Inclusive Employers | Two recorded webinars for Black History Month available to all colleagues:
| £1,350 (+ VAT) |
Inclusive Employers | LGBT+ Allies webinar | £750 (+VAT) |
Business Disability Forum | Disability and Accessibility Focus Groups | £3,780.00 (inc VAT) |
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Annual Membership subscriptions
Supplier | Type of work | Cost |
Inclusive Employers | Annual Membership includes access to: Guidance documents, expertise and professional advice Best practice from a network of other employers Webinars and training opportunities | £2,700.00 (inc VAT) |
Inclusive Companies | Annual Membership/ Recruitment Board & Benchmark, includes access to: UK Top 50 Employers Benchmarking Index Round-table best practice sharing events Webinars and guidance. | £3,750.00 (+ VAT) |
Stonewall | Annual Membership includes access to: Online and in-person advice on policy and best practice in LGBT inclusion Proud Employers LGBT+ recruitment board Stonewall Employers Benchmark. | £2,500 (+VAT) |
The information provided above refers to centralised spend on learning and development interventions related to culture and behaviour. Individual offices have localised training budgets, and we do not hold a full data set relating to additional individual office spend in this and other areas.
In addition to the externally-provided events set out in the tables, we run other programmes and interventions using our internal resources to help develop our culture and behaviours. These include mentoring, team and individual profiling tools, workshops (including on values and behaviours) and internal coaching. We continually review our core learning and development offer to ensure it supports our strategic objectives and provides value for money, including evaluating our partner relationships and existing contracts.