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Workbase Scotland held a showcase event on Monday 23rd October. The event was hosted by the Edrington Group and was attended by representatives from the Scottish Executive, trade unions, sector skills councils, businesses and public sector bodies. The press release is available here.

The main focus of the event was to demonstrate a model of partnership working to deliver workplace development, which Workbase Scotland piloted with ten Scotch Whisky companies, GMB Scotland and DTI. Although this project is by no means the only type of work that Workbase carry out, it was a good example of our unique method of partnership working. The event lasted for 90 minutes and featured presentations from Harry Donaldson, Regional Secretary, GMB; Tommy Hanna, Blends Assistant, Morrison Bowmore; and Roseann Connell, Manager, Edrington Group; among others. Tommy Hanna is one of more than 40 people who successfully completed the Employability Programme and went on to gain level 2 accreditation from the Institute of Leadership and Management. His presentation was very well received. Roseann Connell is a Senior Manager who put a number of her line management through the Leadership Programme and her presentation highlighted the benefits being experienced by the employer and the company.

After a brief question and answer session everyone was able to network while enjoying a buffet. Workbase Scotland offers their thanks to everyone who took part in the event and to all the attendees.

Go to the press release or scroll down to see pictures of the event.