Development at Morse

We are a people-based business and therefore your development is intrinsically linked with the success of Morse. We recognise the need to invest in both your technical and personal development throughout your career so that you can build on your strengths to fulfil your potential within Morse and to assist with your longer term career aims.

Joining

We know that joining a new company can be daunting. In order to assist the transition into your new role, we operate a 'buddy' scheme for new recruits. A buddy will be allocated to you to help you 'find your feet' in the first few weeks of joining and will be someone either from your team or in a similar role to you.

They will help you:

  • Find out more about life at Morse and explain any subjects that need clarification or pointing you in the right direction to find out
  • Help you with operational tasks such as expense claims etc
  • Assist you in finding information on the network and Intranet
  • Provide background on who’s who in Morse, introduce you to other colleagues and facilitate re-introductions
  • Show you around the office and the immediate location, good places to get lunch etc.
  • The end of the buddying period is determined by when you feel that you are sufficiently settled in (typically 2-3 weeks)

Training

To support your learning and development Morse provides access to practical experience through project work as well as classroom theory to help you advance your skills. Where there is a mutual benefit, employees are encouraged to train in business, technical and 'soft' skills as appropriate. Training courses come in a variety of forms including: attendance at public courses, Morse in-house courses and access to computer-based training materials for self-study. Morse highly values 'on the job' training too and some examples of the types of learning experiences you may be exposed to are listed below.

  • Mentoring – either obtaining a mentor to facilitate your development or acting as one to progress your management skills and assist others
  • Coaching and training new members of staff
  • Working overseas at a client site
  • Managing a project and taking the responsibility for a particular client
  • Attending industry seminars
  • Raising your own individual profile and that of Morse by hosting client events, presenting at seminars or writing articles for industry publications
  • Working alongside consultants with specialist skills from whom you can learn

Annual performance appraisals

We operate a meritocracy. This is supported by our performance appraisal system which is run formally at least one per year. The process involves assessment against core competencies with input provided by the individual, their peers and their line manager. Achievement against specific objectives is also assessed which in turn is a key input into discussions around performance-related pay. One of the principal outputs of the appraisal is a development plan for the forthcoming year.