Tag: Professional development
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Why employee training is essential and not optional
Training and development is an opportunity for employees to build upon their skills and knowledge and develop both personally and professionally, but why is it essential to your business? Improved performance When it comes to employee performance, the more training employees receive the better able they are to perform their job role effectively. Any issues…
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5 qualities that professional managers must possess in order to succeed
In order for each and every workplace to perform effectively, it must be structured with an efficient management system. Managers work to motivate and engage individuals in the workplace while maintaining operations to achieve success. If a manager is ineffective in their role, the entire business is likely to fail. What is a manager? As…
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Why virtual reality is the next big thing for training programmes
Virtual Reality (VR) is set to be the next big thing to hit workplaces by becoming the preferred method of communication and training due to its ability to deliver immersive experiences in these areas. Virtual reality is a computer-based technology that replicates an environment real or imagined, it stimulates the user’s physical environment and presence…
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Tips to ensure employee wellbeing in the workplace
Is your workplace suffering from a dip in employee productivity? One reason for this could be employee wellbeing. There has been growing recognition of the importance of wellbeing both inside and outside of the workplace. Studies suggest that improvement in wellbeing will result in improved performance in the workplace, which will ultimately aid the increase…
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Training and development for millennials in the workplace
From our previous blog instalments, we have discussed how millennials will transform the workplace and how businesses need to be able to effectively adapt to the changes they will bring or risk being left behind. Millennials feel that lifelong learning is the key to happiness and they want to experience as much training as possible…
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Measuring the success of commercial skills training
Training within a business is an action taken to improve performance and ultimately increase profitability. To ensure that the training undertaken is effective, it must be measured and evaluated. Measuring the success of training will enable organisations to understand which methods of training are most effective, as well as allow them to improve the design of training…
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Why your business should introduce a graduate training programme
When growing a business, it’s beneficial to analyse all aspects of employee acquisition. To find the right fit for your role, all types and levels should be considered. With graduate schemes at their highest level in 2016 with a 20.5% increase in the last 3 years, it is clear that although the graduate market is…
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What is commercial training in the workplace and how can businesses utilise it?
Do you want your staff to become more commercially aware? Commercial skills training may be just what you need. Commercial skills training comprises of tailored programmes designed to allow employees to gain experience and understanding into the key functions of a business, and provide them with the knowledge and insights to understand how the business…
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How cutting edge business simulations are transforming training
As the rise in millennials continues to grow in the workplace so does the rise in the number of technological advances used for daily tasks and training with learning, with simulations gaining increasing popularity in work-based development programmes. Business simulations Business simulations can be used in a variety of disciplines, however, they are more commonly…
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How microlearning can benefit your business
The term microlearning is becoming increasingly popular especially in corporate environments. Put simply, it’s the process of learning in smaller steps. The way in which people work, learn and interact on a daily basis is constantly evolving. Tracking, understanding and ultimately implementing these changes within your business, we believe, is crucial to success. Microlearning deals…