With budgets being squeezed it is not surprising that training is taking a hit like many other business services. Traditionally external spend on training has been cut early on but internal training resources allowed to continue to develop.Today I received an advert from Gower – a well respected provider of books and paper based resources on management, HR and training. Usually the sort of spent that is so small – £20-£100 per item, that this is barely impacted, but what I saw today shocked … [Read more...] about UK training sector crash
working from home creativity and connectedness
One of my contacts @stevebridger on Twitter sent a tweet about connected working.An organisation near him in Bristol operates an "Open Friday" when home workers from any organisation are invited for work space and connecting with others. You can read about this organisation here - open-studio-fridayRead about the original concept at Jelly - workatjelly what a great idea..This could and should happen more. If you know of other organisations that do this let me know - is it worth … [Read more...] about working from home creativity and connectedness
Training commodity or professional service
We are all used to the web based comparison sites for consumer goods, and for the pitch/ tender sites for software and other professional services, but when a site starts a comparison site for training (potentially a strategic advantage for a company) is this right?Today personnel today launched a comparison site for training, post your needs and it will be posted to suppliers to quote. Nothing wrong with this per say – BUT it sort of misses the point that training is not a commodity, it can … [Read more...] about Training commodity or professional service
Employee Engagement and Satisfaction Measures
As the economy bites harder organisations of all sizes are having to tighten their belts, yet at the same time engaging with employees and retention of key people have never been more important. Over the past 12 months the development team at RapidBI have been preparing for this time.At the NFEA annual conference RapidBI showcased its new EESS – EmployeeEngagement and Satisfaction Survey.The EESS is a unique combination of four key factors:An employee engagement survey A staff … [Read more...] about Employee Engagement and Satisfaction Measures
Red-Recruiter
Red Recruiter - Peer educators for the British Red Cross Peer EdPeer Ed is the name given to an iniative run by the British Red Cross where young people from the community are trained in relevant content and work with other people of a similar age to understand the risks. Peer Ed groups typically get involved with educating other young people in: * First Aid * HIV/ AidsA new LogoIn August 2008 members from the British Red Cross marketing team visited a London based peer ed group … [Read more...] about Red-Recruiter
New-consultants-using-the-creatrix-as-a-leadership-development-tool
On Wednesday 6 June 2008 at the IoD in London another group undertook training in use of the Innovation Equation developed by Byrd.The Innovation Equation: INNOVATION = CREATIVITY x RISK TAKING is a behavioural based approach. Under the two main components (Creativity and Risk Taking) are seven behavioural drivers. Using these drivers organisational development specialists can identify current and desired culture and map a change plan to enable the organisation to achieve its goals.The … [Read more...] about New-consultants-using-the-creatrix-as-a-leadership-development-tool
Going nuts at HRD
When the stand is quiet what do exhibitors do? © RapidBI.com 2008 https://rapidbi.com This material may be put on your Blog or website - however please keep this copyright statement … [Read more...] about Going nuts at HRD
Certified Learning Practitioner (CLP)
Certified Learning Practitioner CLP - Trainer Assessments This is a historical page and the standard appears not to be developing - June 2015 How do you find externally accredited trainers?In 2008 TrainerBase launched the Certified Learning Practitioner (CLP) standard covering independent and freelance trainers. A unified standard which looks at personal, design, delivery and commercial skills. THE standard for purchasers of training to look for in their … [Read more...] about Certified Learning Practitioner (CLP)
get seen on the web
Getting your website seen on the web by potential purchasers Introduction to Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) for trainers and consultantsor How to Get seen on the web:You have developed your website and it looks great. How many visitors are you getting? Search Engine optimisation is a bit of a black art but it is something that you can do yourself. It need not cost as much as you think.Mike has researched this over the past 2+ years and learnt from experience how to get your site … [Read more...] about get seen on the web
Protected: CIPD Blog Group
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