How easy is it to identify your people’s L&D needs? Perhaps the technical skills are clearly defined. But, how do you assess the subtler learning requirements that underpin how people communicate, interact and work together? You’re invited to participate in…
The weekends Royal Wedding in the glittering Spring sunshine was a historical day for Britain; Windsor was on a world stage as an estimated 2 billion people from around the world tuned into watch the young couple’s ceremony and celebrations.…
What is VR learning? Virtual reality is an artificial environment that the user is submerged into when wearing a headset. This means that learners can put theory into practice immediately if they are learning new skills, or else practice emergency…
We’ve all used social media in our social lives, but when it comes to business, the usual approaches don’t work so well. But sites like LinkedIn and Facebook can be great sources of leads for your business if you approach…
Imagine (or maybe you don’t have to imagine) sitting through a training course where the trainer is just going through the motions… It’s not good for the trainer or their company and a poor experience for the paying delegates. So…
Everywhere you look, there is great advice on how to run training courses, what to do and how to do it. But no one tells you what not to do – those things that are guaranteed to disappoint or detract…
Continuing Professional Development shouldn’t be a chore – but to many it is. Spending time training to brush up on your skills, when you have a job to do, can be stressful and tiresome. It’s easy to lose your passion…
One person can ruin a course if they are not carefully managed. Disruptive delegates are something that you will have to deal with. So here is a fool proof way to deal with them. Start by figuring out how a…
It’s easy to get stuck in the rut of delivering the training that you have always delivered. So here are five thinking points to help you make your training more relevant and attractive to your clients. Re-structure your courses Instead…
Know your Accreditation renewal dates When are your different clients’ renewal dates for CPD? For example, Accountants CPD renews on 1st January each year. So what? Well, if you were to log the CPD hours that each delegate has accumulated with you…
For some people, undertaking CPD is something they take pride in – something they would do even if they didn’t have to. But others do the bare minimum to be compliant with their industry body. So, which are your clients,…
The last thing you want to spend your time doing is updating your training material every few weeks – re-printing references, hand-outs and slides. But everything has a shelf life…So how many of these training offences are you committing? Slides…