Staff Development Management Systems

Founded in 1990, SDMS Ltd is a specialist solutions provider for enterprise level personnel, recruitment and staff development management systems. Its products combine extensive and high level functionality with ease of use and scalability. The origins and expertise of SDMS Ltd can be found in 1986 when its founder and current Managing Director was... appointed as Project Director to lead two combined projects on behalf of the Department of Education and Science and the Manpower Services Commission, based at the West Midlands Advisory Council for Further Education and Training. Spanning two years, these projects focused on the effective management of Staff Development and policy formulation in Further Education Colleges and related staff training databases. The projects were funded by government to the value of £200,000 and led to the production of Staff Development policy guidelines subsequently used by the MSC in College funding approvals and early versions of SDMS software itself. At a very early stage several Colleges in the West Midlands and later nationally asked to become involved in this development and the software was developed in parallel for Colleges. In its third year the work moved to a self financing basis generating some £250,000 per annum. In April 1990, with the changes in funding and the statutory role of Advisory Councils, SDMS was subject to a management buyout. This buyout was put in place with the business planning advice of Ernst Young and legal representation of Edge Ellison of Birmingham. From its origins therefore, SDMS Ltd has brought together a unique combination of best practice and expertise in Training Administration and Staff Development Management together with computer skills and knowledge and has sought to embed these in a financially stable and well run business. SDMS Ltd has continued to grow and prosper over the intervening years establishling a national reputation for excellence in its products and services. As a business SDMS Ltd has maintained a secure financial basis ...Read More