TAG launches training programme

THE Travel Assignment
Group (TAG) has launched
#TAGTALENT, an in-depth
eight-month training
programme for its staff.
The programme kicked
off on February 20, with
11 successful applicants
participating in the first of
the eight training modules.
Run by SITA-registered
Dyad Training and
Development, the
programme will offer one
training module per month
followed by a number of
practical assignments for
participants to complete.
Lindi McClymont, Dyad’s
owner, says the models
will cover a wide range
of subjects, including
Leadership, Communication,
Emotional Intelligence,
Finance, Strategic Thinking,
Procurement Management,
New Technological Age and
Business, as well as a
module focused on Building
Personal Confidence.
Chantel Dougall,
bookkeeper for Trigon Travel
in Cape Town, one of the
participants, said she had
applied to facilitate selfgrowth,
particularly from a
management level. Chantel
said she had found the
first module on Emotional
Intelligence very interesting
and was looking forward
to participating in the full
programme.
TAG’s Jonathan Gerber,
said: “We as a group
are very excited by this
programme and all that
it will offer our staff. All
staff had the chance to
apply and we received
25 applications, which
were then reviewed by our
selection committee. We
initially planned to offer
the programme to 10
participants but due to the
high level of applicants we
eventually settled on 11
people, all of whom we have
high future aspirations for
within our business.”