{"id":5809,"date":"2016-04-28T16:54:25","date_gmt":"2016-04-28T16:54:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ballymenachamber.co.uk\/?p=5809"},"modified":"2016-04-28T16:55:21","modified_gmt":"2016-04-28T16:55:21","slug":"autoline-academy-celebrates-class-of-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ballymenachamber.co.uk\/?p=5809","title":{"rendered":"Autoline Academy Celebrates ‘Class of 2016’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Half of Employees Awarded Professional Qualifications.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Almost half of the employees at Northern Ireland-based Autoline Insurance have secured professional qualifications thanks to the company\u2019s commitment to professional development.<\/p>\n

The numbers were revealed at the inaugural \u2018graduation ceremony\u2019 of the Autoline Academy, a new initiative to encourage further staff participation and recognise their achievements.<\/p>\n

To date almost 80 employees have secured a total of 175 qualifications, ranging from Diplomas in Management Accountancy to Chartered Insurance Institute certificates.\u00a0 The Autoline Academy will pay course fees and provide staff with time to study for exams.<\/p>\n

Michael Blaney, Autoline\u2019s MD, said: \u201cAutoline\u2019s ethos has always been focused on ensuring that our employees are motivated and equipped with the skills necessary to give our customers the best service possible.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cCreating the \u2018Autoline Academy\u2019 will enhance a culture that already encourages people to develop professionally and personally.\u00a0 It\u2019s a major reason why Autoline\u2019s customer retention rate stands at over 90% and why the company enjoys a below average staff turnover rate.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cIt takes considerable individual time and effort to achieve these qualifications, with over a dozen colleagues completing four or more professional qualifications so far.\u00a0 That\u2019s a major accomplishment and something which the entire company takes great pride in.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Speaking at the \u2018graduation ceremony\u2019 in Autoline\u2019s head office in Newry was rugby commentator and former British & Irish Lion Andy Nicol. Andy, who was also the first British player to lift the Heineken Cup as Captain of Bath, said:<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a player, pundit and now CEO of Abstract, a business consultancy firm, I\u2019ve had the opportunity to witness the dynamics between individual and team performances at the highest level.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThe principles for success are the same, be it on the pitch or in the office.\u00a0 We need to spend more time observing and listening, seek inspiration and learn from others. It\u2019s also vital to keep challenging yourself with new opportunities. Initiatives such as the Autoline Academy are great ways to support professional development and create a culture based on excellence.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Autoline employs 170 across five offices in Ballymena, Coleraine, Downpatrick, Enniskillen and Newry, providing a full range of business and personal insurance products.<\/p>\n

\"\"Photo: Pictured with some of the c.80 graduates are Autoline\u2019s MD, Michael Blaney (centre) with (LtoR) Laura Evans, Jolene Simpson, Andrew Dickson, Jenna Thompson and Andy Nicol, former British & Irish Lion and winner of rugby\u2019s Heineken Cup with Bath who spoke at the ceremony.<\/span><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Half of Employees Awarded Professional Qualifications. Almost half of the employees at Northern Ireland-based Autoline Insurance have secured professional qualifications thanks to the company\u2019s commitment to professional development. The numbers were revealed at the inaugural \u2018graduation ceremony\u2019 of the Autoline Academy, a new initiative to encourage further staff participation and recognise their achievements. To date […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5812,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[48,21,42,22],"class_list":["post-5809","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news","tag-latest-news","tag-local-economy","tag-member-achievement","tag-member-success"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ballymenachamber.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5809"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ballymenachamber.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ballymenachamber.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ballymenachamber.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ballymenachamber.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5809"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ballymenachamber.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5809\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5813,"href":"https:\/\/ballymenachamber.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5809\/revisions\/5813"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ballymenachamber.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5812"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ballymenachamber.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5809"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ballymenachamber.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5809"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ballymenachamber.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5809"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}