Will Chew, Education Officer from McDonald's Europe, demonstrates how McDonald's increase engagement, competence and confidence in their staff through a dynamic apprenticeship scheme.
33. Skills and Education Insights
Alignment of ‘business-as-usual’ training
to recognised qualifications yields multiple benefits:
- Commitment of employees to training
and effective execution of that training
- Reduced employee turnover
- Strengthened talent pipeline
- Enhanced employer reputation
Important to identify partners which are
culturally aligned with your business
Editor's Notes
Job creation, skills, qualifications, benefits to business & employees, [Zero Hours?]Number we employ, job creation this year, last year, & over last 5 yearsCareer progression on offer – BMs/Jez starting as Crew etc, personal experience1st Jobs, and particularly for young people – but opportunities for all (including elderly)Investment in training - £43m annuallyNationally recognised qualifications we offerSome detail on each – particularly the Apprenticeship and Foundation DegreeGames Maker qualification – how we’ve supported sector, not just employeesQualifications on the horizon? Financial Skills?Benefits to employeesBenefits to business, 18 applications for every job, average length of service upRecognition of the brand in The Times Best Big Companies etcAlso, I’m not sure if Allison/Cheryl would want to raise:Zero hours, why we use them and benefits to employees (seems like a good opportunity to me to show we are responsible employer?)£10m funding we get from Government, to convert training into qualifications Apprenticeship, maths and English programmes.History Why – How – What2006 Journey Questions 1,250 restaurantsWe serve 3.5m customers a day93,000+ employees60% under 21First employer for 10,000+Hire on attitude not qualifications
At the heart of their discussions is the overarching objective of our People Strategy … to harness the power of our people by Fusing together two elements – what our business needs, and what our people value. Let’s start by looking at what our business needs from our People …>Our People Strategy, therefore, is to continually enhance the Commitment, Competence and Confidence our business needs to grow and develop by ensuring that when our People deliver these things they simultaneously generate something in return which they value.Well-trained staff Recognised qualificationsMeet emerging skills Develop emerging skills
Skills development is part of the DNA of our business,and has been an important part of the way we do business for over half-a-century.
As a result, wherever you’ve got to in the business, there is a clear pathway ahead for your further career development …… each step of the way supported by the relevant training and personal development programme. This clarity – plus the presence of role models from restaurant floor to Senior Management – creates a culture of aspiration ... our people see their colleagues attending programmes, studying hard, applying what they’ve learned, and moving up through the hierarchy.
Aligning our training to recognised qualifications has helped to fuel this culture of aspiration … and drive business performance …… for example [Nicky] highlighted earlier that over half of our Olympic Champion Crew were qualified Apprentices.In the UK this alignment has enabled is to create a ‘learning ladder’ which extends from Level 1 programmes in Functional Numeracy and Literacy through to a Foundation Degree for Restaurant Managers …… with a similar alignment of training to qualifications in 31 of the 38 European markets.WIDENING THE MANAGERIAL TALENT POOLPROGRESSION FROM APPRENTICE TO SHIFT MANAGER 50%Could use:[Similarly, we have partnered with MMU in the creation and delivery of our Foundation Degree]… and, of course, here in the UK.[Visit the University]
[Details of the Apprenticeship][Highlight role of C&G and LearnDirect as delivery partners]GOOD LEARNING HABITS AND SELF STUDYPASTORAL CARD
‘ourlounge’ was developed in 2006 to host a highly innovative online learning function, enabling our employees to study online for nationallyrecognised qualifications including GCSE equivalents in Math and English. Since launch the site has evolved to become the primary way in which we communicate and engage with our hourly paid workforce (Crew). In 2008, the decision was made to remove paper based publications and channel all internal communication aimed at Crew, digitally through ‘ourlounge’. The site has proven to be an essential tool in promoting key business messages, equipping employees with the knowledge to improve job performance, in a fun and informative way. For example, all of our national marketing campaigns are promoted on the site two weeks prior to going live in restaurants. There are games and quizzes that focus on opportunities for business improvement and the monthly e-newsletter keep employees updated. Employees are able to check their work schedules online, connect with each other through page comments and polls and submit their own stories for publication. Need a slide about ourlounge and how people access it - devices
We’ve found that using online technology as part of a blended learning strategy has created massive benefit for the business as it means that:…we can deliver training on a scale which would be extremely expensive and time consuming using traditional methods,…we can update our materials instantly and at very low cost …and we can use the latest “gamification” techniques to create training programmes that our people actually enjoy.The McDonald’s Crew Challenge here is a great example.This game was developed to support the roll-out of the NP6 till system, with staff being invited to respond to a range of customer service challenges against the clock.The response was amazing! Crew and Managers were creating league tables of the best times within their teams… there were even a number of leagues set up amongst our office staff.Now, this was till training! Something that not long ago would have been an absolute chore.[DEMO]The McDonald’s Crew Challenge here is a great example.This game was developed to support the roll-out of the NP6 till system, with staff being invited to respond to a range of customer service challenges against the clock.The response was amazing!Crew and Managers were creating league tables of the best times within their teams.People were accessing the system from home to practice. And there were even a number of leagues set up amongst our office staff.Now,this was till training! Something that not long ago would have been an absolute chore.All of which underlines the value that a creatively developed and effectively deployed online training and engagement strategy can deliver.
We’ve attempted to assess the scale of business impact engaging our people digitally has had.So, early last year we brought together the employee survey responses for over 100,000 of our restaurant staff in 17 markets across Europe.We then ranked this data according to the levels of digital engagement individual employees are experiencing in their markets, and then split them into three approximately equal-sized groups… Low, Medium and High.We then aggregated the data for each of these three groups and calculated the scores for a number of the key People factors ...
And as you can see, the results are striking.In short, where employees are experiencing the highest levels of digital engagement we find…… significantly higher levels of customer satisfaction… significantly lower levels of employee turnover.…and significantly higher levels of employee pride and commitment.Clear evidence that, for a business like ours, the investment in digital engagement is one that is clearly worth making.
… Crew turnover and 90-day turnover have dramatically reduced …
… while the Pride and Commitment of our people has been enhanced.
Finally – and critical to our plans to create a whole new level of authentic British service – is the sustained improvement in our reputation as an employer. So, it is heartening to see that the efforts we have made in recent years are continuing to be recognised by external organisations, such as these. The sort of recognition which has driven our good employer score to an all-time high. And we'll continue to seek this kind of recognition in the months and years ahead, because – as we raise the bar on the standards of entry into our business – we will reap the benefits of this positive momentum by attracting even more of the talented individuals we will require.
So, that’s an overview of our Skills and Education initiatives.The key learnings are: Alignment of ‘business-as-usual’ training to recognised qualifications yields multiple benefits:Enhanced employer reputationCommitment of employees to training and effective execution of that trainingReduced employee turnover Strengthened talent pipelineImportant to identify partners which are culturally aligned with your businessNeed to work with partners to reduce bureaucracyand unnecessary business distractionAny questions?