Accreditation buttons - who are you? Is the person why they really say they are? - protecting your IP & reputation - "accreditation buttons" Recently I have been thinking about using of the logos of the professional bodies I belong to on this and other sites - but then many do not want their IP used (ie their Logo) as it may be seen as an endorsement. At the same time I want to be able to use this as a differentiation. How could this be a win/win?This got me thinking … [Read more...] about Checking professional membership or accredited user status
Lower academic level of first line management training for medically qualified healthcare staff can enhance workplace performance
Lower academic level of first line management training. This piece was originally published:Industrial and Commercial Training. Volume 30 • Number 1 • 1998 • pp. 20-23 MCB University Press • ISSN 0019-7858I have re-published this as the topic of academic levels in different qualifications has been discussed recently. This article shows the value of doing things differently to the academic convention of starting at your level.The company HDL is no longer trading as a training … [Read more...] about Lower academic level of first line management training for medically qualified healthcare staff can enhance workplace performance
Post nominal letters and qualifications
Letters after your name (post nominals) Being qualified, and having an education is important. In many parts of the world, this is more important than anything else. The use of post nominal letters after our names on documents and cards is a way of telling the world we are qualified.What prompted me to write this blog was a person who applied to join a LinkedIn group I run. His title and post nominal letters included:Prof. Dr. John Smith MBA, PGDTD, BEd, MEd, MPhil. PhD, … [Read more...] about Post nominal letters and qualifications
CIPD qualifications for Learning & Development (New – CDP)
New CIPD qualifications for Learning and Development Late in 2009 the CIPD have announced some new qualifications that will supersede the CTP, Certificate in Training Practice. There will be two new qualifications for this market - a level 3 and a level 5 programme.There are not much in the way of details at the time of writing this however the information given below is provided in good faith and as-is.The announcement of these two programmes is a first for the CIPD, in that for the first … [Read more...] about CIPD qualifications for Learning & Development (New – CDP)
