The L&D Forum

What does an effective new starter induction and manager induction look like?

Happy Friday everyone:)

We are currently relooking at how we are running inductions for new starters in general and new managers.

At the moment we are running the overall induction once a month. It is a one day course and it consists…

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Webinar platforms for delivering training remotely

Hi all,

I work in a global organisation and we currently use BlueJeans as our video conferencing platform for meetings. Most people in the organisation really find it a challenge (I'm not sure why we're still using it!). We are looking to…

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1-2-1 with a learning and development leader

Last week there was a major outage of electrical power that affected a million homes and businesses and left people stranded on electric powered trains on the East Coast Mainline.

It obviously wasn’t a pleasant experience for any of those…

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Four ways L&D can support digital transformation

Great little article piece from Stephanie Morgan, Director of Learning Solutions, Bray Leino Learning on Training Zone .

Good stuff for all of us in L&D, and particularly useful for any Level 5 L&D participants completing their DBS…

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Mental Health in the Work Place

Morning all

As we are aware, Mental Health is becoming more common in people than ever before. I currently work in a business where we have not got a supporting procedure…

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Customer Experience

Hi all

 

I'm currently looking for someone who would be able to provide a workshop at Team Management level around what a good customer service experience looks like in a contact centre.

If any of you can make any…

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How I have seen L&D change over the years.....

I have worked in L&D since 2001 and have seen so many changes over the years, I thought I would share some of my observations with you.

Back in 2001 the department was called Training and Development (T&D) and we changed to…

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Glasgow meet up - 24th May

The next event for L&D Glasgow is on Thursday 24th May. With a focus on supporting young people in the workplace, we'll share experiences of apprenticeships (and the Levy), innovative approaches to engaging young workforce…

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Engaging Modern Learners

There is a great article by Steven Wainwright for the Training Journal that I came across this morning, with some top tips on engaging the modern learner.

Some of the key points I took away from this are :

1. Creating a…

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The 70:20:10 Institute Joins Forces with DPG

Earlier this month DPG partnered with the 70:20:10 Institute to bring the 70:20:10 methodology to the UK and offer the first…

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Transferring learning into the workplace ; social learning, impact and management involvement? OMG Really?!!!

They tell me - whispered in the mysteries of deep and meaningful OD chat forums - that there is such a thing as a learning transfer platform?

I'm not sure if I believe them or if they're just teasing me, that there is such a product that…

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