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Technical & Professional Training
To enable employees to enhance their technical & professional knowledge throughout their career, MBDA provides a number of development opportunities which include: further education, in-house colleges and external training courses.

Programme of Assisted Self Study (PASS)
'Interested in developing a skill in a subject that isn't necessarily work-related? MBDA is happy to provide all full-time employees with up to £100 of financial support each year, which you can put towards training course fees, exam fees or recommended study materials.

You can put the money towards programmes which are skill or knowledge-based, undertaken in your own time and taught at a recognised learning centre. Such a centre might include a university, college of further or higher education, adult education centre or approved distance learning centre, although accredited internet courses are also considered. Some people decide to pool their money with other employees for approved group learning that meets the PASS criteria. Examples would be French and Italian language training.

Knowledge Points
MBDA boasts three Knowledge Points - one at each of our key locations. Designed to provide in-house, business-focused learning, Knowledge Points provide flexible learning via multimedia courses, CD-ROMs, videos, audio and textbooks.

Courses include IT, office skills, languages, management and personal development courses. Internet access and a loan service for laptops is also available.

Language Training
MBDA is a truly international business and competence in a second language is therefore becoming more and more important for many of our employees. As a result, we have developed on-site Language Resource Centres or Espace Langues at our Stevenage and Filton sites, with their own dedicated tutors. Visiting tutors provide language coaching at our Lostock and London sites.

The Espace Langues provide guided self-learning with coaching sessions and group workshops, as well as facilities that include individual workstations, course work loans, a comprehensive library and organised events.

Our Language Training Programme is now in its fourth year and is currently used by some 250 MBDA employees studying French and an increasing number studying Italian.

E: Learning
On-line learning gives you access to a whole range of courses from IT Training and how to master the new word processing system, to getting hints and tips on giving presentations or managing budgets. There is now access to over 500 courses on-line which are available anywhere at anytime. Courses can be taken at work or at home via the Internet.