Training Articles

Business » Communication » Training | By Dominic Donaldson @ Tuesday, 25th November 2008 @ 9:00 PM

Ever since the fire safety regulatory reform (fire safety) order 2005, fire safety training has become a legal requirement for staff members around the country. As a result, basic fire safety awareness has become dominant in both the workplace and the home. Whether you are an employer, employee or simply a general member of the public, understanding what to do in a fire could well be one of the most important set of skills you ever learn. From understanding basic safety precautions to enrolling ... more...

Business » Communication » Training | By Dominic Donaldson @ Tuesday, 18th November 2008 @ 4:02 PM

With so much competition in the workforce today, it seems ambition is inflating and the ratio of jobs to jobseekers is dramatically unbalanced. This is advantageous to employers as they are offered a wider selection of talented employees to recruit and harder for jobseekers to get their foot in the door. Saying this, how easy is it to keep those employees feet in the door once they have been hired? Employee training is an excellent way to not only boost morale in the workforce but also ... more...

Business » Communication » Training | By Leanne Isaacson @ Monday, 17th November 2008 @ 8:31 AM

Many businesses still rely on old fashioned communication methods such as fax machines, phone calls and regular mail delivery services. While these methods can certainly facilitate completion of a task, they are not always the most cost effective and efficient method to leverage. Many business owners discover that by learning and utilizing newer forms of technology that their communication speed and costs are reduced allowing for their business overall to run more smoothly. One of my clie... more...

Business » Communication » Training | By Dominic Donaldson @ Sunday, 16th November 2008 @ 3:11 AM

Nominating yourself for the role of Fire Safety Warden at your new job may have seemed like an easy way to score brownie points with your new employer, but it\'s important to realise the responsibility you need to take on in your new role. Of course all companies will be slightly different and numbers of employees will vary dramatically but effectively, you are responsible for the lives of your colleagues and will be the first point of call before the fire brigade arrive. Upon nomination, y... more...

Business » Communication » Training | By Sam McCain @ Wednesday, 3rd September 2008 @ 2:25 PM

In the wider commercial and government world eLearning, or online training, is often represented by an abundance of glorified Power Point presentations. Back and next buttons rule supreme, and while this type of training can provide some visually interesting content it doesn\'t necessarily engage learners for long. However, if you\'re prepared to spend more on eLearning a whole new teaching and learning opportunity is uncovered. NBFS was a term I coined recently. Well it was a t... more...

Business » Communication » Training | By Sam McCain @ Friday, 22nd August 2008 @ 7:49 PM

A LMS can no longer rely on it\'s effectiveness as a learning medium to deliver, track and monitor training. It now needs to fend for itself and clearly demonstrate how it adds value to a business\'s bottom line. Previously, a traditional LMS has been able to provide sufficient value and worth to an organisation, by delivering and tracking training in a more cost effective and flexible method. However, as technology improves, and new technologies emerge, the humble LMS doesn\�... more...

Business » Communication » Training | By Kevin Sinclair @ Saturday, 26th July 2008 @ 1:06 AM

New members of your downline will look to you for training and advice or assistance to help them get established in the business. They will be keen to succeed and highly motivated to learn. Here are some important tips to help you be effective in training your distributors. The effectiveness of training sessions depends largely on the trainer. A trainer who simply stands in front of the group and delivers information without interacting with the students will not teach as well as someone... more...

Business » Communication » Training | By Steven Sonsino @ Tuesday, 15th July 2008 @ 12:29 PM

How do YOU communicate with your people? If you need to let your staff know something - the latest pay offer, when the office party is, that their department is being restructured - how do you do it? If yours is a fair-sized business, chances are that you leave it to the HR department to fire off a memo or an email. And often, that\'s just fine. You don\'t need a leadership training course on how to organize a party. But you\'re missing opportunities to influence an... more...

Business » Communication » Training | By Francis Hesse @ Wednesday, 9th July 2008 @ 11:56 PM

Reading at a liesurly pace is fine, it is all part of the appeal that reading has to many people. It allows you to relax and process the words slowly. Unfortunately the way we read for pleasure is not suitable when we need to read articles and information for work or study. When you read textbooks or thick technical articles you do not need to read every word. The ability to read quickly is often important when faced with this type of subject. You can learn how to process information qui... more...

Business » Communication » Training | By Art Gib @ Friday, 27th June 2008 @ 11:06 AM

Growing up, we\'ve all had dreams of being a fighter pilot, astronaut, space explorer, ancient warrior, or any of a million different occupations throughout history. Unfortunately for most of us, we don\'t ever get to live out our childhood dream, instead settling for a simulated experience in a video game. Sometimes the simulations are so real they have a place in real life. Prospective pilots, for example, train on realistic simulators in order to help them improve their skill... more...