I recently attended a workshop entitled “Getting the most from your Apprentice” hosted by the Apprentice Academy. It was an interesting session that I wanted to play back, as it looked at starting work through the eyes of 16-18 yr old. Without showin
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Hello fellow DPG people. Hope you are well.
I wondered if you could help me with a debate I'm having (mainly with myself but also with others).
Now, I keep it no secret that I'm a huge fan of eLearning. It's taken a while but I can now actually admi
To follow on from our blog looking at the pros and cons of in-house training – here is a look at the advantages and disadvantages of public scheduled courses. Hopefully by reading them both you can get a good balanced view of the facts and apply them
If you love mind maps (as most of us do) and if you love your smart phone (like most of us do!), then you'll love this.
The other day, I was on the train and needed to clear a whole load of stuff from my head onto paper. There was a couple of things
I hosted my first DPG community Chat this week on Training Delivery and at first , as there was only one active participant, Selina. I thought it would be a brief chat, but......hey, the hour past so quickly and we were both amazed when it was t
My last blog focussed on how you can influence the situation you work in. I want to look this tie at how companies crush people’s good intentions . How things that companies rightly need to focus on in order to survive can ultimately restrict inspir
Our previous In-House training blog is one of our most successful to date. As the demand to need to know this information is so large we have increased the article as well as listed several considerations you should make to ensure you make the best d
The Unit 2 Assessment of the HRD Level 5 course amongst many things requires us to look at the vertical and horizontal alignment of the Learning and Development (or HRD) function.
I've found using the DPG community an article written by Gratton and Tr
Despite the economic difficulties that have arisen from the global downtown that began 6 years ago, the business coaching industry has continued to flourish and grow. However, in the unregulated world of business coaching, how can companies ensure th
Just thought I would share this book with you - I read it a few weeks ago and it makes so much sense when you think about brain friendly or accelerated learning. I love the sample activities it uses and the fact that Sharon Bowman, the author has act
After two years of contemplating whether to do or not to do the CIPD Certificate in Learning & development Practice, I finally decided to take the plunge this year. There were lots of companies that offered this qualification but after doing my resea
Last month I stepped out. Way out. Like many people the thought of public speaking to a large group of your peers is daunting. Yet, I did that. A few weeks ago Mike Collins, DPG’s Community Manager asked me to come along and be the sprinkles and top
Know most of us may already have seen these videos before, but a very useful tool and one that never ceases to amaze me! Very powerful, thought provoking messages in 4 minutes!
It's not fair of me to have high expectations of L&D suppliers and vendors in the market. Because I have too many high expectations of myself, and trust me, I'm failing.
The modern day L&Der needs to be aware of so many things to be effective, it's no
As I'm sure you're all aware, it's been a very exciting week at DPG as we've been celebrating one year of the Community with competitions, prizes, fancy dress... and plenty of cake!
It's a fantastic achievement and something I'm incredibly proud to b
A couple of weeks ago I attended module 2 of the HRD Level 5 course. Some of this was about branding from an external branding point of view. This all got me thinking about the journey we'd had with our own internal L&D brand.
We set the departmen
Hi all,
With our Business growing like there is no tomorrow, we are looking for a reliable holiday calculator.
Our entitlement for the year is 25 days (if working full time). We would normally work it out by calculating 25 / 12 * number of months work
At Optimus Sourcing we like to read all of the research reports based on the Learning and Development industry in order to keep up with current developments so we can adjust our services accordingly. However we are aware that whilst most people would
I am continually fascinated by the way that learning is changing in the corporate world; changing in many ways through its own means and that of the agenda in education at Schools and FE levels.
What is becoming more apparent is summed up brilliantly
As promised, I listened in to the much awaited talk by Brene Brown on vulnerability yesterday. I really enjoyed the talk - it was full of new insights building on Brown's work that she first aired at TEDx in Houston 2010. The key themes I picked up o
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