
Competency Framework
Professional Development

The co-creation of the framework with Skills Builder experts, Bellway HR, subject matter experts, and colleagues right across the business has been the best part of working with Skills Builder.
- Rachel Brown, Senior Organisational Development Advisor at Bellway
Esnures a highly consistent, visible, and accessible approach to career development allowing colleagues to clearly see how they can grow, progress, and move flexibly across different business functions.
Ensures development becomes an ongoing, everyday conversation between managers and colleagues rather than a standalone annual activity.
44 colleagues consulted during the co-creation of the framework
2,212 colleagues reached by the career pathways frameworks so far
5 career pathways created for core functions
The Skills Builder Excellence Standards set clear guidelines for best practice across a business or team.
Business or teams who achieve these indicators work towards achieving an Excellence Mark accreditation.
The Staff Development Excellence Standards are outlined below.
Bellway plc is one of the largest and most established residential property developers and housebuilders in Great Britain.
Founded in 1946 as a small family business in Newcastle upon Tyne, the company has grown into a major FTSE 250 constituent that has constructed over 250,000 homes across England, Scotland, and Wales.
They design and build a diverse portfolio of properties, ranging from 1-bedroom urban apartments to large 6-bedroom family homes, alongside contributing to social housing and public-private urban regeneration projects.
