Babcock International Group's 'Train to Fit' Programme
Babcock is a FTSE 100 defence company whose aim is to create a safe and secure world.
Their 'Train to Fit' program is a training initiative designed to hire candidates based on their potential and develop them into roles, rather than requiring specific pre-existing skills.
It focuses on soft skills like potential and a "growth mindset" and accelerates the development of motivated individuals into high-demand roles like project controls or estimating.
The program involves classroom learning and on-the-job training, often with the goal of achieving professional qualifications.
HR Director, Coral Smith, will talk to members about:
Who are Babcock International?
What are the programmes they use to recruit people who are career changers?
What are the roles and how can people can progress within Babcock?
How many people are they looking to recruit this year and when are the recruitment rounds taking place?
What is the salary range?
What are the skills people need to have to do well on these programmes?
What sort of person gets hired?
What does the application process look like?
About Coral Smith
Coral has held a number of people-leadership roles in a range of industries, including in the power industry, engineering, and defence, as well as working with high growth scaling organisations as an Organisational Development Consultant.
She is a Saltire Fellow who studied in Boston at Babson College, undertaking a leadership programme focussed on entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial thought and action, and is a qualified coach specialising in career coaching and stress management.
Coral is a Chartered Fellow of CIPD.
About Nigel Ranger
Nigel Ranger has gone through the Train to Fit Programme with Babcock. He is an accomplished project controls and logistics professional with over 36 years of distinguished service in the Royal Navy, retiring as a Warrant Officer First Class in 2021.
Beginning his naval career in 1985, he served on nine platforms, including four new-build ships, and played a pivotal role in delivering HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales into service as part of the Aircraft Carrier Alliance. hHis global experience spans operational logistics, hospitality management, and complex project delivery across diverse environments.
He has qualifications in teaching, business management, strategic leadership, and health & safety, and is also a Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) and the Chartered Management Institute (CMI).
Known for driving positive change and fostering collaboration, he combines deep technical expertise with strong interpersonal skills to achieve results within challenging organisational structures.