Firstly so glad my course started on the 29th October and not the 30th! All trains were cancelled on the morning of the 30th between Didcot and Reading due to an incident on the line. So, leaving with plenty of time on my side at 06:40am on the 29t
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Earlier this week the Gloucestershire branch of the CIPD hosted an event with Sarah Bryant, the CIPD's HR Capability Project Coordinator. It is Sarah's job to keep the Map up to date, translate it into a living document for us & get the message out t
Sometimes you just need a Big Picture think and see where others are with their thinking. Better still if this is applied to a business which makes more sense- applied and therefore easier to see how you could learn and benefit from the course.
Chatti
Sitting down last night to make a start on the DPP participant pack, glass of red wine in hand, I have to say I felt quite the intellectual! Note to self: do not try studying on a Friday night when you are tired. In fact, do not try studying on a Fri
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I recently spent a month in Jakarta for overseas training. I was training Garuda Indonesian Air Crew for a third party contract and had never trained abroad before so was excited but a little nervous at the same time.
Looking back and reflecting on
In my post A Blog about Blogs (Part One) I focussed on getting the most from blogs and using a RSS Reader to save you time and effort in finding great content. I was also able to share some blogs that I have and continue to benefit from and will co
I attended workshop 1 on 27/09/12 and I am now officially part of the devere west 1 Autumn 2012 group. Apart from the train journey and being bombarded with the 'knowledge' the day was good. Great group to work with as well, see you all next month an
Yesterday we had an ACAS representative come to our company and do a full day's training by about 'Employing People'.
There were 13 of us there from my company and our sister company and I must say it was an excellent use of time and money. As well as
Having initially studied Sports Therapy at University, I thought I would be on my way to a long and happy career in sport. Then reality hit me and I realised that the application of my degree was not as much fun or as interesting as the past three ye
I've just been reviewing some of my participants’ end of programme CPD records: reading what they have learned and – more importantly – how they’ve used their new found knowledge and skills both personally and professionally. I’m always amazed at the
It's a very exciting time for DPG as we start to use our online community to support our CIPD programmes from September. This network is a community of practice (CoP) for Learning & HR Professionals, but what exactly is a CoP?
A Community of Pract
The picture below shows my artistic scribblings on a table cloth from the (now not so) recent Connect HR Unconference “The power of a social engaged organisation“.
We were asked to write things down for the afternoon sessions that would give us some
The DPG community is a community of practice, a shared space for professionals with an interest in Learning and Development & HR to come together and share their experiences, ideas and good practice.
It's a collaborative and social space that suppor
It's always an exciting time to join a new organisation, but it's even more exciting when that organisation has just had its most successful year and is celebrating their 21st birthday two weeks after you start.
That is the position I found myself
Last Friday I attended the CIPD Annual Centre's Conference for all intermediate and foundation qualifications
It was great to mix with other centre's and share experiences, along with catching up with the CIPD external verification and QA team.
Perry
I'm a big believer in the power of conversation and its importance in sharing ideas, connecting people and supporting the learning process. This conversation has traditionally taken place face to face or over the telephone but with the meteoric ris
I began my career as a Learning Professional in 2006 and studied my Certificate in
Training Practice (CiTP) shortly after joining an in-house training team. Within the
first 6 months I was asked to support an experienced member of the team complete
I was really pleased and proud to be asked by @Kategraham23 to be part of the panel on the recent eLearning Network webinar entitled Ten things you always wanted to know about live online learning but were afraid to ask!
I was in illustrious compa
So there I was, driving to Wigan in the Northwest of England at 7am on a cold and damp Saturday morning, full of excitement and anticipation and if I'm honest a little bit anxious. My destination was Three Sisters Race Circuit and I was heading for a