Article Number: 5344
Shaw named one of the country’s best in training, Jumps to No. 18 in TRAINING magazine’s Top 125
DALTON—Count Shaw Industries among the nation’s best when it comes to making sure its employees are properly and professionally trained in their jobs. For the sixth consecutive year, the mill’s Shaw Learning Academy (SLA) was ranked in Training magazine’s “Training Top 125.”
For 2010, Shaw came in at No. 18, jumping 56 spots from last year’s No. 74 position. The annual ranking includes companies of all types and sizes, not just manufacturers, such as national retailers, banks and other financial institutions, health and education facilities, communications and technology companies, hotel chains and more.
Danny Crutchfield, Shaw’s director of training and organizational development, noted the company has “steadily improved its rankings” since first making the list, and it “is a reflection of providing world-class training and development for our associates and customers.”
The Top 125 ranking is based on a myriad of benchmarking statistics such as total training budget; percentage of payroll; number of training hours per employee program; goals, evaluation, measurement, and workplace surveys; hours of training per employee annually, and detailed formal programs.
The rankings are determined by assessing a range of qualitative and quantitative factors, including financial investment in employee development, the scope of development programs, and how closely such development efforts are linked to business goals and objectives.
Scoring is done by an outside research and statistical data company that looks at quantitative data, and Training magazine editors and representatives of its Top 10 Hall of Fame who examine the qualitative information.
Joyceann Cooney-Garippa, Training’s group publisher, pointed out the companies that made this year’s list not only provided “stellar” training, they did it “in the face of continued economic adversity.”
What makes Shaw’s No. 18 even more impressive is the companies on the list that were ranked lower, such as Best Buy, McDonald’s, Intel, Captial One, Nationwide Insurance, Four Seasons, Olive Garden, Century 21 and Continental Airlines.
Crutchfield said SLA has steadily grown and improved over the past two decades— from a single sales training program to eight aligned Centers of Excellence. Each is dedicated to delivering specific training and development opportunities, including leadership, technology, business management, operations, retail, ethics and sales.
Each center, he explained, includes career counseling, certifications, orientation, mentoring, classroom training, job rotations sales and customer training. Continuing education opportunities, including GED and MBA programs, are also available for Shaw associates.
Along with Shaw, Mohawk, No. 68, and Tandus, No. 96, were the only other flooring companies on the list.
The complete Top 125 is in the February issue of Training.
For 2010, Shaw came in at No. 18, jumping 56 spots from last year’s No. 74 position. The annual ranking includes companies of all types and sizes, not just manufacturers, such as national retailers, banks and other financial institutions, health and education facilities, communications and technology companies, hotel chains and more.
Danny Crutchfield, Shaw’s director of training and organizational development, noted the company has “steadily improved its rankings” since first making the list, and it “is a reflection of providing world-class training and development for our associates and customers.”
The Top 125 ranking is based on a myriad of benchmarking statistics such as total training budget; percentage of payroll; number of training hours per employee program; goals, evaluation, measurement, and workplace surveys; hours of training per employee annually, and detailed formal programs.
The rankings are determined by assessing a range of qualitative and quantitative factors, including financial investment in employee development, the scope of development programs, and how closely such development efforts are linked to business goals and objectives.
Scoring is done by an outside research and statistical data company that looks at quantitative data, and Training magazine editors and representatives of its Top 10 Hall of Fame who examine the qualitative information.
Joyceann Cooney-Garippa, Training’s group publisher, pointed out the companies that made this year’s list not only provided “stellar” training, they did it “in the face of continued economic adversity.”
What makes Shaw’s No. 18 even more impressive is the companies on the list that were ranked lower, such as Best Buy, McDonald’s, Intel, Captial One, Nationwide Insurance, Four Seasons, Olive Garden, Century 21 and Continental Airlines.
Crutchfield said SLA has steadily grown and improved over the past two decades— from a single sales training program to eight aligned Centers of Excellence. Each is dedicated to delivering specific training and development opportunities, including leadership, technology, business management, operations, retail, ethics and sales.
Each center, he explained, includes career counseling, certifications, orientation, mentoring, classroom training, job rotations sales and customer training. Continuing education opportunities, including GED and MBA programs, are also available for Shaw associates.
Along with Shaw, Mohawk, No. 68, and Tandus, No. 96, were the only other flooring companies on the list.
The complete Top 125 is in the February issue of Training.
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