How to reduce ‘examiety’ amongst Gen Z apprentices
How can L&D build up young people’s confidence ahead of apprenticeship end-point assessments (EPA)?
Embracing the T Level revolution
The pilot for adult T Levels began in September so what are the challenges, purpose and future of the course?
Promote Your Tea with Customized Printed Tea Boxes
Customized boxes give your tea an elegant appearance. Use custom Tea Boxes for your packaging and uplift your product to the next level. Claws custom boxes provide these boxes in different shapes and colors. Claws also offer these boxes at wholesale price with free shipping. Customized boxes give your tea an elegant appearance. Use custom […]
Custom Cube Boxes and Their Importance
Claws custom boxes provide your new high-quality custom Cube Boxes for your packaging. These boxes are made with high-quality material and make them more unique and stylish. Get these amazing packaging and blow the customer's mind. Claws custom boxes provide your new high-quality custom Cube Boxes for your packaging. These boxes are made with high-quality […]
Customized Mailer Boxes with Elegant Designs
Claws custom boxes give you the gorgeous packaging for Mailer Boxes. These boxes build a strong brand image in the market. These boxes are available at wholesale price with free shipping so you can get these boxes at your desired rate. Claws custom boxes give you the gorgeous packaging for Mailer Boxes. These boxes build […]
UK skills gap: are Institutes of Technology the answer?
The government’s new Institutes of Technology are a step in the right direction for plugging the UK’s skills gap, but there are some key elements missing that must be addressed to ensure their success. The government recently announced that it is creating 12 Institutes of Technology across the country. Backed by a £170 million investment […]
Can employers give bad references?
Seeking a reference from an applicant’s previous employer is a standard part of the recruitment process. You are encouraged to write references with the utmost amount of honesty and accuracy, but this will understandably become more difficult when writing a reference for a troublesome former employee. What are the laws surrounding references? Although you are […]
AI to Change the World in our Lifetime
In the same way as the internet gained critical mass and became ubiquitous, Artificial Intelligence (AI) adoption is gaining momentum and is set to change the way the world looks over the next 20 to 30 years. This is the view of data science and AI expert Shourjya Sanyal, CEO of medical devices innovation firm […]
Training Recruitment Agencies
Hi, I’m new to the world of training in an official capacity. I have spent 16+ years in industry (investment and financial services) in a variety of senior roles, focussing more recently on training and development. I’m keen to move into the sector as a trainer – does anyone have any advice? Does anyone know […]
Guidelines For Grooming Your Future Leaders
It’s rare that a quality leader emerges without being groomed by someone who has been in that position. The true way to build a company is to give back by pinpointing leaders and taking them under your wing. Plenty of companies have talented, but you need to do everything you can to hone that talent […]
4 Tips To Capitalize When You’re A Free Agent
When you’re a free agent, it can be a situation filled with as much stress as invigoration. This is a time of uncertainty, which can be frightening — but it’s also rife with opportunity. If you’d like to make sure you’re capitalizing on this opportunity, rather that succumbing to the pressure of having to find […]
How do you actually build a coaching business?
This column was written by Emma-Sue Prince, founder of Unimenta. They have just launched the first in a new mini ebook series, The Advantage for Mid-Lifers, based on the seven soft skills popularised in Emma-Sue’s book The Advantage. I recently went to a business networking session for women – at least half the people were coaches of […]
3 Tips To Chart Your Continuing Education Path
When it comes to leadership and managerial roles, continuing education is the name of the game. This is something that 70% of professionals in leadership roles recognize since it gives them an edge and allows them to be good stewards of their companies. If you’re trying to sharpen your leadership skills and impart great value […]
How much would you expect to pay a good copywriter
As per question really. Obviously it should be cheaper to get a copywriter online, but what would be a realistic price for someone that was good? I mean, perfect English….definitely not spun content, researched etc. I have a few domains that I want to populate, varied from health to techie-type. I have an interest and […]
What qualifications do I need?
Hi all, I am a qualified nurse and would like to teach clinical skills in the care home setting. I have a diploma, degree and a TGUK teaching certificate which I gained whilst working in the role of a trainer. I have been approached to do some training by a home manager and it got […]
Qualifications for L&D Professionals
Beyond the obvious CIPD Level 3 and TAP Certificate, what qualifications would you recommend for L&D professionals? We are looking at ILM Coaching, and psychometric testing qualifications such as MBTI. I’d be really interested in your views on qualifications that you have found useful or that you look for on a CV thank you Chris […]
Health and Social Care Training
Scanned the site and browsed and browsed but failed to find anything relating specifically to health and social care training / trainers. I can’t be the only person on the entire site with an interest / subject area relating to health and social care? Surely to God there are others. If so please stand […]
The case for and against: L&D Accreditation
There are plenty of contentious issues in HR and the workplace, and we think it’s important to get a balanced discussion going on some of the bigger questions out there. In this series, we’ll be asking HR experts and practitioners to give us opposing viewpoints on a key issue, and we welcome your input too! If […]
Creating a randomly generated question paper
We have developed an accredited course which has a 30 question multiple choice exam at the end. We have set up 4 individual question papers from this bank but would like to add more questions to the bank and have a paper randomly generated each time. Does anyone know of a programme that can do […]
Do I need certifications to train?
Hi all, Newbie here who just joined. I have been thinking of setting up my own freelancing in-house training business in my area of expertise (financial services customer services). This would be aimed at clients abroad, outside Europe in fact. I have over 18 years experience in managing client services team, train and mentor different […]