Tag: training and development
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Training Millennials – 5 things you need to know
The Millennial generation signifies a change in outlook when it comes to work, and this is reflected in their preferred learning and development methods. We understand that training Millennials can sometimes feel like a daunting task, even if you yourself fall into that demographic… but it’s important to remember that as of 2025, 75% of…
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Top tips on how to train your graduates effectively
Training employees is not just beneficial to individual growth but to the success of your business as a whole. Inadequate training of graduate employees could lead to job dissatisfaction and ultimately, a higher staff turnover. Each new hire within your business is never a guaranteed success. It is never a given that the candidate that…
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The impact that external factors like Brexit can have on workplace training
When the seemingly unexpected vote to leave the European Union was announced last June, it’s safe to say uncertainty swept the nation in all areas of working and personal life. It was impossible to predict the impact this decision would have, considering Great Britain’s 43-year membership, but it’s safe to say that business owners and…
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Digital strategies to engage with the millennial workforce
Today’s trainers are under increasing amounts of pressure to modernise their strategies in regards to millennials training. With the digital revolution empowering people to take learning into their own hands, trainers must modernise their strategies or risk becoming ineffective and obsolete. The way in which managers must approach millennials training and learning has changed due…
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The benefits of creating a succession plan for training and promoting from within your business
When planning to fill management positions, it is often protocol for most businesses to hire recruiters and pay a large sum of money in return for an established name. However, recent reports have suggested this form of growth may not be the most beneficial to a business. What is Succession Planning? Succession planning focuses on…
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Utilising gamification methods in workplace training
Predicted as a top trend in 2016 Gamification has been in the spotlight for a number of years and its popularity in 2017 is set to rise. While it is failing in mainstream popularity, its presence within commercial skills training is constantly increasing. What is Gamification? Gamification is the concept of applying game mechanics and…
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Workplace trends that will benefit your business long term
22% of Millennials desire learning benefits The key here is they want training benefits to support them climbing their career ladders 19% want flexible work schedules 14% want cash bonuses It’s clear that in 2017, these trends will continue as more millennials enter the workforce seeking training opportunities that they can leverage to climb the…
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Increasing engagement within compliance training at banks
The term ‘tick box training’ relates to methods which are commonly flawed due to their simplicity, and this is becoming ever more apparent within compliance training at banks. As technology evolves, many training programs are too generic and outdated to address the issue at hand, and when you compare the digital knowledge of today’s workforce;…
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Talent management and tailored training solutions
Many businesses put a high emphasis on attracting and recruiting talented individuals, but developing, managing and retaining them is of equal importance. Strategically managing the talent of your employees is invaluable to any business; contributing not only to staff retention, but also engagement and high workplace performance – adding subsequent value and return on investment.…
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Sustaining learning by developing a learning culture in the workplace
It has been recognised that due to the vast shifts in economical, technological and social factors over the last few decades, businesses must evolve and adapt to meet new challenges and opportunities, or risk being left behind. We have often discussed how training is paramount to the success of a business. Although this statement is…