OSA Recruitment employee balances book time with bike time
13 July 2009
OSA Recruitment consultant, Josh Gosselin, has successfully gained a Certificate in Recruitment Practice from the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC).
Mr Gosselin achieved a merit in the course which has been developed jointly by the REC and employers. The course covers four areas key to the recruitment industry: the recruitment marketplace, legislation and procedures, managing relationships with the business community and relationships with candidates.
Mr Gosselin was required to complete four pieces of course work and sit a final written examination. Apart from the odd day of training on the mainland, he worked towards the qualification during his own time. Making time to commit to the coursework was especially hard for Mr Gosselin as he is a serious cyclist who puts in many hours of training each week.
An ex-competitive mountain biker who has competed in previous Island Games, Mr Gosselin has made a successful transition to road racing and aims to compete in next year’s Commonwealth Games. This depends on him achieving the required qualification times and positioning in a number of races, including completing a 25 mile road race in less than 54 minutes.
Balancing work, training and study has been a challenge but Mr Gosselin has met with success in all three areas. “I saw it as an important qualification to help with my career, developing my understanding of our industry and ensuring that my knowledge of workplace legislation is up to date,” he said.
“OSA has been great, supporting me with study leave and checking that I am managing everything ok. And it is not just the study side of things, they have also become my main sponsor for cycling and are helping me with my ambition of competing in the Commonwealth Games, something I have been working towards for a long time.”
Nick Graham, managing director of OSA Recruitment said: “Josh is always busy – either heading off in his kit for an epic training cycle straight after work or up to his ears in text books for the REC course. We are proud of his success both professionally and in his sport and he is definitely an inspiration to the rest of us.”
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