Development At Work

General Dynamics UK is an expanding company with increased potential for people growth and development. The company is committed to career development for all employees. Career development activities at General Dynamics UK include:

Training Opportunities

A wide range of internal and external opportunities are available to support employee's identified training and development needs. These include technical, personal effectiveness, management and leadership training and development designed to support both enhanced capability within the current role and development needed for career progression, in order to meet our business objectives.

On-The-Job Training

Many of the jobs at General Dynamics UK are highly skilled and commercially confidential. There is hence a lot of training carried out specific to people’s jobs, in order for all new employees to have a thorough understanding of the business and its service to our customers.

Further and Higher Education

General Dynamics UK encourages the undertaking of further education and the achievement of professional qualifications relevant to employees’ roles within the company. Financial and other support will be considered when the course of study can be shown to enhance the employee’s contribution to the company, as well as benefiting the employee, in the form of acquiring a recognised qualification. Applications will be considered by a panel of senior executives, who will assess the applications on the basis of the supporting business case.

Appraisal Process

Through the appraisal process, individual’s skills and competencies are tracked to identify their future development activities, as well as providing time bound objectives, designed to meet individual and business objectives.