Bespoke and Corporate Training
Programmes Built Around Your Sites, Your Risks, and Your People.
Off-the-shelf training solves generic problems. Bespoke training solves yours. If you have a specific incident history, a specific permit system, or a workforce that needs more than a standard course can give them, we design the programme from the ground up.
Why Bespoke
When Standard Training Is Not Enough
Every standard Sygma course is grounded in industry good practice. But good practice is a floor, not a ceiling. If your organisation has a specific incident history, a bespoke permit system, particular equipment, or a workforce whose risk profile is not fully addressed by standard course content, you need something designed for your context.
Bespoke programmes are not a premium product. They are the right tool for the right problem. Some organisations need them. Most do not. We will tell you honestly if we think a standard course meets your needs.
Organisations that have implemented Sygma bespoke programmes report measurable reductions in utility strikes and a 70 to 80% increase in Genny usage across trained teams. That is not a delegate satisfaction score. That is a site that is measurably safer.
All bespoke programmes are delivered on-site at your premises. Sygma covers the UK mainland as standard. Travel is included. No matter whether you are operating from a single depot or across multiple regions, we build the schedule around your operations and come to you.
Programme Types
What We Design
Incident investigation and root cause training
For organisations following a utility strike or near-miss. We review the incident, identify the knowledge and process gaps, and design a programme to address them.
Permit to Dig and Authorisation procedures
Training aligned to your specific permit system. Operatives and supervisors learn your procedures, not a generic version of them.
Supervisor and manager utility awareness
For non-operative personnel who authorise excavation work. Covers the decision-making framework, legal exposure, and what to look for when supervising operatives.
Multi-tier workforce programmes
For organisations that need to train across operative, supervisor, and management levels simultaneously, with a consistent framework and shared understanding of risk.
Equipment-specific training
For organisations that have invested in specific locating equipment and want their teams trained to use it correctly, not just how to switch it on.
Refresher and top-up programmes
For teams who hold qualifications but need to address specific gaps identified through OSCA assessment, incident investigation, or observed practice.
Delivery
On-Site, Nationwide. No Travel Surcharge.
Bespoke programmes are delivered at your site. Not at a training centre, not at a third-party venue. Your team trains in the environment they actually work in, using the equipment they use on the job, against the site risks they face every day.
Sygma operates across the UK mainland. We typically serve organisations in the North West, Midlands, South East, and Scotland most frequently, but we have delivered programmes from Cornwall to Inverness. Travel is included in the programme cost.
Your site, your ground conditions
Training on the actual terrain and cable layout your operatives work near. Not a demonstration rig.
Your documentation
We incorporate your Permit to Dig, your service plan formats, and your incident history into the training materials.
Your equipment
We train on the locating equipment your team owns. If you have a mixed fleet, we cover every model in the programme.
Your schedule
We fit around your operational calendar. Multiple sessions across multiple sites, scheduled to avoid production impact.
How It Works
The Bespoke Programme Process
Initial consultation
We discuss your workforce, your risk profile, your operational context, and what the programme needs to achieve. This is a conversation, not a needs analysis questionnaire.
Programme design
We write the programme structure, session plan, and learning outcomes. Where possible, we incorporate your site documentation, permit system, and equipment into the training materials.
Pilot delivery
For large programmes, we typically recommend a pilot session with a small group. This allows us to refine content based on real delegate response before rolling out to the wider workforce.
Full delivery
We deliver across as many sessions and locations as your programme requires. We schedule around your operational constraints, not the other way round.
Post-delivery review
We provide a group feedback report after each session and a programme-level summary at completion. For ongoing programmes, we provide monthly reporting.
Pricing
Per Programme, Not Per Person.
Bespoke programmes are priced per programme, not per delegate. There is no per-head charge that increases as your group grows. You tell us how many people need training, across how many sessions, at how many locations, and we quote a total programme cost. Travel within the UK mainland is included.
Fixed programme cost
One quote. One fee. Whether you have 20 delegates across four sessions or 200 across a twenty-session rollout.
Travel included
UK mainland travel is included in the programme cost. No surprise travel invoices.
No delegate limits
We work around your cohort size. We will recommend a maximum group size per session for quality reasons, not cost reasons.
Case Studies
Organisations We Have Built Programmes For
Severn Trent Water
Multi-site utility avoidance programme for operational field teams. Aligned to Severn Trent permit and authorisation procedures.
Kier Group
Strike investigation and Permit to Dig programme designed around Kier site protocols and subcontractor management requirements.
Galliford Try
Utility avoidance training aligned to project-specific site risk profiles across multiple infrastructure projects.
Wales and West Utilities
Ongoing gas network avoidance training programme across field teams operating in the Wales and West Utilities network area.
MGroup Services
Multi-contractor utility safety programme, bespoke to MGroup frameworks, delivered across multiple operating companies.
Start Designing Your Programme
Use our programme design tool to tell us about your workforce, your requirements, and what you need to achieve. We will come back to you with an outline proposal and a cost.