Roberta Gentile has many years of experience in the educational field and in the area of Human Resource Education through the diverse roles that she has fulfilled within the Higher Education Institution, Profingest Management School.

Six months after the Academy Launch, we were very interested to hear Academy Director, Roberta Gentile’s views on the Academy’s success as a whole.

The last six months have been very eventful, what have you been doing?

Yes it is true, the last six months have been extremely busy, but for me, also very rewarding.
Since the launch of the Academy, back in May, we have been organizing and implementing the
Academy Courses, both on the on-line platform and in the form of the Residential Week. We have planned a road map of courses for the next year and are now concentrating on the delivery of this.
I aimed to show the students that the Chloride Academy is an active training school, where they will have the chance to learn and develop through theoretical and hands-on training.
September was host to the first Residential Week here at Chloride, in Bologna and October will see the start of the second Residential Course, the Pre-Sales Advanced Module. In addition to this, an Academy Pre-sales Course has been carried out in Australia and extensive self assessment questionnaires have been completed. These have identified Post- Sales training requirements, helping with the provision and delivery of the many Academy Courses. The Chloride Academic Calendar is in fact very full, we have various projects planned, including General UPS training courses, Pre-Sales Courses, 70-NET, 80-NET, 90-NET, CROSS and Post-Sales Courses, to name a few.
For a full course plan, please refer to the Academy Course Prospectus.

A very important part of the learning process is the Residential period. What’s your involvement in this?

I‘m present throughout the whole week, as I want to make sure that everything is running as we planned. I am very proud to give the opening presentation as it gives me the opportunity to meet the students on a personal level, something that is very important to me. Their opinions and ideas are a constant source of enrichment.

What was your favourite part of the first Academy Residential Week?

There are many parts of the week which I look back on very fondly. Perhaps my favourite moment was in fact the Diploma Ceremony. The students gathered with myself, and several important members of the Chloride Group, which also included Tim Cobbold, Chloride COO, who was proud and contented to be present. The Human Resources Group Director Gavin Leathem was also present, along side Lamberto Tassara, President of Chloride UPS Systems and Alan Fry, Convenor of the Pre-Sales Technical Committee. In addition to this, there were of course the Academy Trainers. I felt very proud to see the students receive their certificates.

Who are some of your closest colleagues within the Academy structure?

There is an array of people who work with me and who provide me with excellent expertise and support in order to run this Academy. I’m pleased to see all Chloride people supporting the Academy through their contributions, knowledge and expertise. This is fantastic team work. Gian Luca Bolelli and Gianluca Priori, Academy Trainers and Cristina Querzè, Academy Tutor, are very strong members of the team and provide the essential qualities and expertise that are essential for the smooth running of the Academy. There are also several Technical Committees and the Academy Council, which work together to form our strong and varied organisation.