The Ministry of Defence partner is preparing to meet the UK military’s increasing needs with technical skills.
Facilities Management company VIVO Defence Services has joined forces with upskilling platform Multiverse to provide its employees with data and AI training. VIVO is seeking to improve its team’s skills in data analytics, AI, and predictive modelling to help future proof its workforce and meet the increasing and changing needs of the Ministry of Defence (MOD).
As one of the largest providers of estate services to the MOD, VIVO collects crucial data. This partnership with Multiverse will enable VIVO’s staff to fully explore and utilise the insight this data provides.
The training programmes include Data and Insights for Business Decisions and AI for Business Value, designed to develop the technical skills required to effectively leverage data and AI to deliver business outcomes. This will empower the apprentices to make more informed operational business decisions.
The new training will inevitably play a part in ensuring VIVO has the resources in place to provide the best service possible for the Defence Infrastructure Organisation and carry out its important work for many years.
Paul Roberts, VIVO’s Energy & Sustainability Director and Innovation Champion, said: “The data we collect across our organisation is a strategic asset that provides us with real-time insights into the work we do. Further enhancing the way we use this data and AI to influence our operational business decisions will benefit our customer - the UK military. This is all about our mission to improve the lived experience for service personnel and to play our part in enhancing the UK’s defence capability.”
Gary Eimerman, Chief Learning Officer at Multiverse said: “VIVO Defence Services is demonstrating a clear commitment to its people and its mission by investing in these critical skills. By training its team in data and AI, it is not just future-proofing its workforce: it is directly enhancing its ability to serve the UK military and make a real-world impact. We are incredibly proud to partner with them on this journey.”
VIVO, which is 50/50 owned by Serco and Equans, works on behalf of the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO). It provides maintenance, asset management and project management services at more than 100 military bases across the Buit Estate and at more than 27,000 Service Family Accommodation homes. It also works for the MOD’s Volunteer Estate and the government agency, the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl).
These two new training programmes with Multiverse will strengthen VIVO’s commitment to provide employees with career enhancing training and development opportunities.
