How many of us have been on a dodgy training course? As a very experienced training professional I am happy to confess to being really rather fussy when I attend other people training. I am probably your typical nightmare attendee, sitting at the back, or these days in the corner of a Zoom meeting carping away about how I could have done it better. And in the current climate, why would a savvy business want to waste money on training that fails to hit the mark or improve performance?
Read MoreThe December dip in learner numbers is nearly upon us, and at this time of year our thoughts turn to how we can fill profiles before the end of the year. Normally this is a cue for all sorts of innovate thinking about marketing campaigns – what can we stick our branding on this year that might drum up interest in our existing or lapsed employer base and get them fired up to send their learners in our direction? While these tricks make us feel great in December as we struggle over our starts target, how many of these learners become Early Leavers in the New Year? Too many for comfort.
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