Happy Monday everyone! This week we have received some questions on using ice breakers within face to face training courses and workshops. This is an area that CPD Standards doesn’t usually advise or comment on, as an icebreaker exercise normally…
Here at the CPD Standard Office, we have been getting a ton of questions on how to sell training courses. Having worked with hundreds of training providers, and seen best selling courses to complete flops, we have gotten to know…
Senior L&D and HR professionals will gather at Birmingham’s NEC on 16 & 17 October for the year’s must-attend L&D event. Bringing together experts and innovators in the L&D community, the World of Learning Conference & Exhibition has established itself…
Dubious Accreditation by CPD Standards Over recent years, it has become far too easy to find a cheap and easy alternative to almost anything. The problem now is that the cheap and easy alternative has almost become the preferred option to…
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…