The Tribune

Sandals’ Bahamian employees will over the next 12 months have a chance to exploit the resort chain’s latest training initiative.

Around 100 managers and supervisors at Sandals, Beaches and Grand Pineapple Resorts across the Caribbean will be the first to participate in the Management Exposure Programme (MEXP).

The MEXP is an initiative of the Sandals Corporate University (SCU), which was launched in 2012 to formalise and augment the company’s staff development and training initiatives, and provide them with opportunities to further their studies.

Under the MEXP, resorts will nominate managers to be seconded to various properties across the region for at least one month, in order to expose them to new working environments and cultures, widen their skills and insights, enhance their career development and positively impact their job performance on return to their home resort.

Each participant’s unique training programme, including length of stay overseas and learning objectives, will be determined through collaboration with the home resort and the SCU.

All participants will submit a reflective report at the end of their training, and will also be assigned SCU coaches who will assist them during their training.

The MEXP in its first year will receive an investment of more than $200,000.

Adam Stewart, Sandals Resorts International’s chief executive, said: “Sandals is a regional company, and it is only fitting that we provide opportunities for regional integration and knowledge exchange.

“We want our team members to travel to other resorts, spend some quality time and learn from their colleagues. Each island is unique and so is each resort. This programme will not only build professional skills and relationships, but will bring our team members closer together. MEXP will give our team members a refreshing learning and training opportunity while deepening their appreciation for different cultures.”