Guernsey Institute team get together
THE island’s new higher and further education organisation – the Guernsey Institute – came together with all of its staff for the first time on Thursday.
The first ‘Together as One’ event celebrated The Guernsey Institute’s new brand and mission statement, while also acting as an opportunity for staff from TGI’s three organisations to get to know each other.
Everyone took part in some light hearted ‘ice-breaker’ activities, while also having the chance to take part in round table discussions about what their dream work-place would look like, and what strengths their current work-places offered.
The Guernsey Institute is made up of The GTA University Centre, the Institute of Health & Social Care Studies, and the Guernsey College of Further Education.
The heads of those organisations, Simon Le Tocq, Tracey McClean and Louise Misselke, sit on an executive leadership team alongside executive principal Jacki Hughes, who came to the island a year ago to lead TGI.
Mrs Hughes said this summer has been extremely busy for The Guernsey Institute.
‘We made good progress with starting to bring ourselves from concept to reality at the start of the year, but that was ground to a halt by Covid.’
Since coming out of lockdown, she said the team has put the pedal to the floor.
‘We have had a brand designed, signed off mission and vision statements and brought all our staff together for a hugely successful event.
‘This is only the beginning though – the Guernsey Institute has an essential part to play in Revive & Thrive by providing skills to our community and the Bailiwick’s industries.
‘We are going to be more than the sum of our three parts, and that is possible because of the vast array of skills we have across our workforce.’
Education, Sport & Culture recently recognised the important role The Guernsey Institute will have to play in the island’s recovery from Covid-19 when it wrote to the Policy & Resources Committee, urging it to add the programme to its ‘Revive & Thrive fast track’ list.
This opportunity is reflected in the institute’s new mission statement, to become: ‘a vibrant and inclusive centre of excellence for technical, vocational and professional learning which serves industry and our community’.
President of Education, Deputy Matt Fallaize, said the institute could be part of the bedrock of Revive & Thrive.
‘It is extremely exciting to see the concept coming into reality, as the new brand is rolled out, and staff start to flesh-out what the new organisation will become,’ he said.
