Released on = October 7, 2006, 7:03 pm

Press Release Author = Sundial Group

Industry = Consumer Services

Press Release Summary = Innovative team building solutions offered by Sundial Group
at its four residential conference venues, now form part of a nationally accredited
development programme, quality-assured and certified by ASET.

Press Release Body = Northampton, UK - Sundial Group, one of the UK's leading
operators of residential conference and training venues, announces that Teamscapes®,
the innovative team building solutions offered by Sundial Group at its four
residential conference venues, now form part of a nationally accredited development
programme, quality-assured and certified by ASET.

Participants earn nationally recognised award

Teamscapes® is a series of 15 indoor and outdoor activities designed to challenge
the brain, rather than the body. Each focusing on a different set of core business
skills, they simulate everyday situations, allowing companies to home in on
particular areas for development. Adding to the appeal of Teamscapes® is that they
can either be self-facilitated by a group at short notice, or run by an external
trainer as part of a consultancy programme - and now can earn participants a
nationally recognised award.

ASET is a National Awarding body which licenses centres to offer ASET-approved
Awards and National Awards. ASET is recognised and regulated by QCA, ACCAC and CCEA
to provide ASET Qualifications for the National Qualifications Framework.
Successful completion of a Teamscapes® programme, comprising two activities and
debriefing sessions, will result in a Level 2 Award when assessed by an accredited
Teamscapes® facilitator. This exciting development makes Teamscapes® an even more
valuable learning tool.

Often imitated but never equalled, Teamscapes® is unique to Sundial Group in the
United Kingdom, featuring at its venues in Bath, Surrey, Northamptonshire and
Warwickshire. Sundial Group\'s membership of IACC (International Association of
Conference Centres) has led to an Australian firm licensing the activities for its
five Melbourne locations, while there has also been interest from South Africa and
North America.

Sundial Group is hosting four open mornings throughout September, October and
November to introduce the series to guests and deliver further information about the
new accreditation, also giving people an opportunity to become Accredited
Teamscapes® Facilitators. They will also be exhibiting at the CIPD Annual
Conference and Exhibition in Harrogate taking place 24-26 October.

For more about Teamscapes, please call 01604 731731 or visit
www.sundialgroup.com/teamscapes

About Sundial Group

Sundial Group owns and operates four residential conference and training venues, all
of which meet the exacting standards required for membership of IACC (International
Association of Conference Centres) and CCE (Conference Centres of Excellence).
Located in Northamptonshire, Warwickshire, Surrey and Bath, they create a dedicated
learning environment for companies, public sector organisations, associations and
charities to host conferences, meetings and training events.

Bailbrook House is the Group\'s Bath location, a splendid eighteenth century estate
just two miles outside the City Centre. In Surrey, the Group occupies Barnett Hill:
a Queen Anne-style mansion in the Surrey Hills just outside Guildford. Highgate
House (former family home of the Chudleys, who own and manage Sundial Group) is the
company\'s Northamptonshire base in the picturesque village of Creaton. Woodside,
just outside Kenilworth, is an elegant Edwardian country house and is the site of
the company\'s Warwickshire operation.

Contact Details

James Bland, Group Marketing Manager

Phone: 01604 731850
Email: james.bland@sundialgroup.com
Web: www.sundialgroup.com

Sundial Group
Highgate House
Creaton
Northampton, NN6 8NN



Web Site = http://www.sundialgroup.com/

Contact Details = Sundial Group
Highgate House
Creaton
Northampton, NN6 8NN
01604 731850
james.bland@sundialgroup.com
www.sundialgroup.com