Will T levels solve the UK skills gap?
T Levels are being positioned by the UK government as a vital educational overhaul that will better prepare young people for the fast-changing technology-driven world of tomorrow. But will these new technical qualifications be all they’re cracked up to be? From September 2020 the launch of T levels will give 16 year olds a new […]
Closing the human skills gap created by technology
Advancing technology has always played a disruptive role in the global economy. Overall, the disruption usually leads to positive economic outcomes, including greater output and enhanced efficiency. Sometimes, though, technologies come along that threaten to upset the balance in other ways, such as altering how workers must approach their jobs. As artificial intelligence and machine […]
Personal Brand
Okay so it’s been around a while now and I apprecaite it’s not the latest thing out there but keen to explore and understand what it means to others. What’s key to you and why? Okay so it’s been around a while now and I apprecaite it’s not the latest thing out there but keen to explore […]
What training do you need to succeed in business
Looking at the most prominent figures in the business world, the ones that can serve as true inspirational models for a young entrepreneur’s ventures, it seems that they got where they are today by following one of these tracks: first, there are the ones who went to business school and pursued the traditional path, investing […]
How to Make Your Employees Networking Machines
When you’d like for your company to continuously grow and thrive with new opportunities, it’s important to remember that you’re only as good as your least employee. You need to take your employees to “hunt” and be enterprising in how they go about their business so that they can continuously bring in new sales and […]
Skills training: businesses also need an education shake-up
The government’s education reforms seem to be bearing fruit for students, but what about people who are already in work? We need to invest in skills now to ensure UK employees are equipped for the future. Last month, the Department of Education breathed a sigh of relief. The nation-wide introduction of new tougher A-levels came […]
10 Key Qualities of Resilient Professionals
“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Nelson Mandela There are many aspects of life that fall outside of our control. Our daily experience delivers the unexpected and the unwanted, as well as the fun, the challenging, and the joyful. Attempting to control the world is always going to be futile, […]
Recommended Coaching Courses
Morning all, I am looking to bring in a coaching culture and programme company-wide and am looking for some recommendations on courses to become a qualified coach. I would like to put some of our trainers through the course. I have started researching but it is a minefield, there are so many options, I don’t […]
How to get better return on your training spend with experiential learning
There will always be members of the team who think training is a waste of time – but it doesn’t have to be. Providing experiential learning, with adequate time for reflection, will always produce better results. A client of mine was telling me about some recent conflict management training she attended and remarked that she resented taking […]
Combining AI and neuroscience to transform lifelong learning
Learning is a natural human function. It’s how we progress, grow and develop, especially in our early years. However, in our culture we have tended to see the end of university as the end of our formal education. Discover here how AI and machine learning can nurture lifelong learning and help us transition into more fulfilling and […]
Networking and Winning
For a couple of weeks our television was dominated by the European Athletics Championship. This was not necessarily my choice, but it could have been worse – in our household we managed to completely avoid the national obsession with Love Island! What struck me most, watching the athletics, was the friendliness of the games. Time […]
Post-Brexit recruitment crisis: could armed forces veterans save your business?
Ex-military candidates are frequently overlooked in the job market, but with the talent pipeline facing its biggest challenge yet thanks to Brexit, they could be just the solution that UK businesses need. As businesses worldwide evolve to keep up with Silicon Valley, data breaches and cyber attacks are an increasingly common issue for employers. The […]
Career progression – strategy or delivery?
I’m looking for some advice from any other trainers/L&D folk out there. I have been training for 14 years, always within the same organisation. It started as a fairly traditional in-house training delivery role focusing on in-house systems and procedure training as part of a small team – a role that I really enjoy. Since […]
‘Unretired’: developing learning strategies for older employees
There is an increasing trend for older employees to return to work after retiring – or simply not to retire at all. This offers new opportunities for employers to make use of the skills of ‘unretired’ workers – and write them into their learning and development strategies. Traditionally, learning and development is viewed as something […]
Leadership development: how organisations can provide breadth of experience to high potential employees
Developing high potential employees into the leaders of tomorrow hinges on being able to provide them with the right learning experiences to ensure they’re ready for the challenges at the top. Breadth of experience is the foundation for progression to senior roles. Only if a promising employee has worked through a variety of different organisational […]
5 Essential Steps To Future Proof Your Career
It is really hard to predict the future of the workplace and certain professions, but it is certain that changing is the new constant of the modern technology era. There are job positions that didn’t exist just a decade ago and will disappear in the next five years. This trend is ongoing and every professional […]
Learning culture: taking the fear out of modern L&D
Recent advancements in digital technology mean we have more options than ever before when it comes to L&D tools, but there senior management remain sceptical about their application. A change in our learning culture is what’s needed to push forward. A 2016 Towers Watson Global Workforce study, revealed career advancement is now the top retention […]
Training to become an affiliate marketing expert
There are a lot of resources available online that aim to teach you how to become a better affiliate marketer. These can be really helpful when it comes to setting up your campaigns and ensuring that they are optimized. However, there is one trick that very few people in the affiliate marketing world cover and […]
Employee development: how upskilling employees can offer a competitive advantage
In today’s competitive business environment, success isn’t just about attracting the right staff – it also depends on giving existing employees more opportunities to upskill. Every organisation has to adopt new technologies and practices in order to remain competitive and achieve growth. However, the current pace of change and rapid emergence of new technologies is […]
How social learning impacts the learner experience
The digital revolution has expanded our capability for social learning, but it’s up to trainers to make the best use of the tools available to engage their learners. Social learning theory suggests that learning can occur from observing and imitating the actions of others. IT has transformed our world in the sense that we now […]
