A NEWLY launched training company has already expanded into new premises thanks to demand for its services.

Georgina Selmi, from Great Broughton near Stokesley, launched Bespoke Professional Development and Training (BePro) in January, with an office at the Wilton Centre in Redcar – but thanks to the interest in the training courses offered, it has now opened an office at the Terry Dicken Business Centre in Stokesley.

Accredited by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), BePro offers tailored training packages delivered in-house, on organisations’ own premises, at locations across Teesside and North Yorkshire, and also via distance learning.

The company had to go through a stringent process to be able to offer the CMI-backed services and is one of only a small number in the Teesside area with the accreditation.

The CMI is the only chartered professional body in the UK dedicated to promoting and developing the highest standards in management and leadership and is used daily by over 100,000 managers.

Georgina said: “I’ve spent many months planning BePro so to have had such a good response since launching at the start of the year is very encouraging. I’m really pleased to be able to open another office so soon. It’s important that we can service clients’ needs efficiently and location means everything. The new Stokesley office is ideally placed as it is easy to get to with great facilities."

She and her team of tutors have more than 30 years combined experience in management and HR as well as teaching and assessing for universities, HE colleges and local authorities. All the team are educated to Masters level in management disciplines. All courses are tailored to suit individual needs and can be completed in a matter of weeks.

Learning options include workshops with self-study or completion of all units and assignments in several weeks of intensive tutor-led study, dependent on what an organisation or individual requires.

The first courses in Stokesley start at the end of the month and will include CMI level 3 certificate in first line management and CMI level 5 in management and leadership.