Trainers tip: Mobile learning in the construction industry pt1
Tony Willson explains how effective mobile learning, thanks to wifi, smartphones and tablets, can be to the construction industry. The advantages of elearning Construction is an industry that relies totally on ‘people’ doing ‘things’ and so anything that takes a person away from their job, is a cost that can be massive in terms of […]
Disciplinary – it’s all in the preparation
The Employment Act 2008 places greater emphasis on the employer to ensure disciplinary issues are dealt with in accordance with new statutory procedures and guidelines. A.C.A.S. says: "Those responsible for using and operating the disciplinary rules, including managers at all levels, should be trained for the task". Prepare effectively and the manager is well on their […]
Managing Performance- it’s a matter of skill and will
To do a job 3 things are needed: the knowledge that underpins the job; the skill to be able to do the job and the attitude i.e. the will to complete the job to the standards required. So performance management boils down to 3 simple questions: Knowledge: Do they know what to do? Skill: Do […]
Ten tips to measure training ROI
Return on investment – that most tricky of things to quantify. Alan Garvey has a few pointers for the TZ community. If you can’t prove a return on your training programme – real learning that is adopted and applied — then you run the risk of having it cut back or even losing it. You may […]
Trainer’s tip: How to be productive with email
Is your inbox getting you down? It’s time to get productive. Graham Allcott kicks off 2012 with a another great Trainer’s Tip for the community. Keep your inbox at zero. Be clear on what’s coming in, which emails are putting pressure on your time and attention and what you need to keep on top of. By […]
Happy New Year
If you could have three wishes for next year, what would they be? These are mine… It can’t have escaped your notice that 2011 is very nearly over and 2012 is about to start. Traditionally this is a time of resolutions, turning over new leaves and discussing hopes for the future so in the hope […]
Trainers Tip: How to get in the zone
Are you having trouble focusing on work? Graham Allcott provides the community with another great Trainer’s Tip that could help you out. "I was already on pole position…I just kept going. Suddenly I was nearly two seconds faster than anybody else, including my team mate with the same car. And suddenly I realised that I […]
Trainer’s tip: How to take back control of your email inbox
Don’t let your email stress you out. Graham Allcott provides five top tips to take back control of your email inbox. We live in the information age, where information has never been so readily available. In fact, if anything it’s gone too far and most people these days are bombarded. David Allen, the author of […]
What you’re worth: analysis of L&D day rates
Frances Ferguson polled fellow community members on the day rates they charge. Here she shares her findings. After 18 years as a manager, working in-house and as an L&D consultant in the UK and abroad, setting up my own business is a lot of fun but requires a lot of hard work and research. A […]
How Can I Motivate My Learners?
Quite often, I talk about the importance of making training sessions hands-on and interactive to utilise the various learning styles of the student, whether they be visual, audio or kinaesthetic or a mix of same, especially if the session is a lengthy one, running longer than one hour. Generally, after about an hour, participants tend […]
Trainer’s tip: How to ask questions that push the conversation forward
Terri Griffith provides some tips on opening up discussion through asking the right questions. Nilofer Merchant, author of The New How, gave a guest lecture in my Managing Technology and Innovation class a few weeks ago. Her talk, about asking good questions, inspired me to think about how to ask questions that push the conversation […]
The role of the trainer as team leader
Considering the trainer both as trainer and team leader of the learning team gives useful insights into delivering real learning that has genuine value, says Stephen Walker. Have you ever thought about what happens at a training event? Clearly it is a work event. People come together to go through a process to achieve a […]
How to get people to listen to your podcast
Wakey wakey! Hannah McNamara gives us the essentials on getting optimum engagement from your podcast. Whether you’re creating a podcast as part of a mobile learning programme or to showcase what you can do as a trainer, it’s wasted effort if no one listens to it. Just as in live training sessions there are certain […]
Trainer’s Tip: A successful 2011 training strategy
This month’s Trainer’s Tip comes from Cegos’s Francis Marshall, who offers 10 top tips for creating a successful training strategy for 2011. As economic conditions remain tough and training budgets tight, L&D strategies for 2011 must be flexible and effective. In a recent poll of UK companies both small and large, we found that while […]
Trainer’s tip: Time management
Do you ever get snowed under with work? Does your to-do list need a makeover? Mark Walsh gives us his 15 top tips to successful time management. It seems like no-one has enough time these days, in fact I don’t know one person who has less to do than five years ago. Of course, unless […]
Trainer’s tip: How to manage your firm’s dysfunctional star
Do you have a maverick in your midst in the office? Is there someone you work with who refuses to toe the line but whose ability to get the results you need is undeniable? Heather Townsend has a tip or two for you… Every firm has one. You know, the person whose potential/rain-making skills/client relationship […]
Trainer’s tip: Networking
This month’s trainer’s tip follows on from our feature last week on why it’s important for HR to network, as Heather Townsend offers further advice on how to get the most of your networking experience. If you sell a product or a service to business, joining a networking group can be a fantastic way to […]
11 top tips for a successful brainstorm
Paul Sloane gives us his dos and don’ts to get the most out of your ideation sessions. There is a right way and a wrong way to run a brainstorm or ideation meeting. A little preparation pays dividends. It is very important to separate the two phases of the meeting. The first part of the […]
Trainers: How to use the World Cup to inspire creativity
Andy Green offers top tips on how you can use the World Cup as a great opportunity to inspire your creativity. The forthcoming World Cup is an outstanding opportunity to boost your creativity and come up with great new ideas according to a leading creative thinktank. The feast of football can be harnessed as a […]
Free Resource: Training course management tool
Access this free online system for organising, managing and reporting on your courses from MyPlato.co.uk. Thanks to Paul Bennett at Progress Learning. Plato is a free online system – standalone or company-wide. Schedule courses and add delegates with the click of a mouse then let the joining instructions send themselves. The life of the training […]
