Sparrow Training

e-interplace® is the Belbin software package, designed for use by everyone from the independent consultant to the HR manager of a large organisation. It is designed for anyone wishing to profile large numbers of people and benefit from the full range of Belbin reports. Belbin has been developing e-interplace® in response to customer needs since 1988 and the software is now in its 6th version.

Co-operate consists of 3 separate team building exercises. Each exercise can be used for 4-9 participants, or all 3 team building exercises can be run at the same time, allowing 12-27 people to take part and there is no need to have completed a Belbin® report prior to taking part. The activities addresses team communication, cohesion and co-operation. They can be used as part of a team building training day as an icebreaker for a new team; to repair relations in a team; to observe the team under pressure; active demonstrations of individuals making sacrifices on behalf of the team.

Contribute® is the more Team Role-focused of the two Belbin team building games. It is designed to demonstrate the strengths and contributions of each of the 9 Belbin Team Roles, developing the team’s understanding of the roles within a learning environment. To that end, 9 free online assessments are provided to ensure that you are able to profile your team. A team game for 4-9 people taking no longer than one hour, Contribute® is a useful addition to whole- or part-day team building sessions. The team’s objective is to collect all nine Team Role awards within a certain time limit. Armed with awareness of their Team Role strengths, the team completes nine exercises, focusing on tasks, communication and thinking.These short team building games range from sourcing a purple shoe to herding the team, blindfolded, onto a “sheep pen”. Each task is related to a different role and the team must decide how best to distribute their resources to complete the exercises.

Fire, Toast and Teamwork is the new DVD from Belbin, designed to introduce and explain Team Role Theory. Belbin Team Roles are introduced and explored through animation and then illustrated in a more traditional case study, where we see a team in action.

The offline testing bureau service is there for those occasions you have limited or no computer/internet access, but when you would like access to the full range of Belbin reports; those sales or marketing team meetings or recruitment projects where you want the Team role information, but for any number of reasons, you may be unable to provide the people you wish to collect information on, access to a computer or the internet.

Using the new online testing service is the easiest and most cost-effective way for individuals and small teams to obtain a Belbin Team Role profile. The online extranet based system not only allows you to complete the team role evaluation online, but also manages the process of collecting the input from a number of observers.

This package is designed to take the stress out of planning and organising your team building program. We have put together a package which will allow you to run a day of fun and instructive games and exercises, with minimal preparation.