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CASCADING SKILLS..

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

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If you’d like to save training and development costs improve the skills and confidence of staff who need to pass information to others add value internally to any external training of staff improve the impact of team briefings and all internal meetings   If so Cascading Skills is for you! Increasingly companies are sending staff on external programmes, courses , conferences and then asking them [...]

Calling all small businesses…

Monday, July 19, 2010

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Did you know you can get a full day’s training for less than £50 per person? Would you like to train and develop your staff, but don’t have a budget? We can help! We regularly run consortium events, by arranging to bring together a group of SMEs in the same location, to provide half and full day training [...]

Effective on tour…!!

Monday, July 5, 2010

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Over the next three months or so we are going on tour!  We are going to run some free taster half-days, at various locations around the country.  The first confirmed dates are: Thursday, 29 July, 1.30 - 4.30, Chichester, West Sussex Friday, 30 July, 1.30 - 4.30, Pendennis Castle, Cornwall The event is absolutely free, and consists of [...]

Get that job - no win, no fee!

Monday, May 17, 2010

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Yes - honestly!  We offer a ‘no win, no fee’ route to getting your next job!  What’s more, we have a 85% success rate…! This is how it works. You can choose a 3 hour or 6 hour option.  For the 3 hours, we will look over the job details, and advise on filling in your application [...]

Testimonials…

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

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Just an update on some of the comments we’ve received recently - thanks for these…keep them coming!  It’s great to be appreciated!!  All the following were from a recent course on engaging learners: “This has been a great session…just like the spring weather it’s provoked me to come out of hibernation and see all the things [...]

Breaking news…

Monday, March 15, 2010

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Here are some of our latest ‘goings on’ - check the newsletter for further details… Effective thanked by organisation for helping to generate £4.6 million’s worth of savings… New service from Effective: Textextensions… Getting ready for Learning at Work day and Adult Learning Week… HE Accreditation - work under way to accredit ETD programmes… More success with Effective’s ‘No win, [...]

Challenging Times..

Saturday, January 23, 2010

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THE GATHERING STORM…. The future next 18 months or so look very challenging: “unions expect that tens of thousands of public sector workers will lose their jobs as the recession deepens” (The Guardian) “over half of local authorities are preparing for job cuts of between 10% and 20%” (LGC) “30% of local authorities see service sharing as a major [...]

Roadshow half day workshops…

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

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We are running four open half-day workshops in London in December: 3 December, am:  making a positive difference: the power of personal impact 3 December, pm:  how to negotiate successfully 4 December, am:  how to solve problems 4 December, pm:  building successful teams Each workshop has plenty of handy hints and tips, and a full supporting workbook.  There is a [...]

Nambodia Day…important!

Saturday, August 29, 2009

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You might know that David and Nathan are doing a charity bike ride from Vietnam to Cambodia in November.  To help them raise funds, we are hosting a fun filled family day at our local village hall, in Heald Green, on Saturday, 12 September. My own blog - www.arnieskelton.co.uk (site link at foot of page) [...]

IRM Forum, 22 September

Saturday, August 15, 2009

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On Tuesday, 22 September Arnie will be running a workshop at the Institute of Risk Management’s Annual Conference, or Forum, to be held at Warwick University.  The workshop is entitled ‘Get That Job!’ and  covers: how to apply successfully preparation successful interviewing So if you interested in this workshop, and are a member of the IRM, go on to [...]

Just to let you all know that on our SLIDEAS site, we are now offering a new powerpoint presentation every fortnight (alternate Sundays), for you to download for free! Our back catalogue of presentations is also available. So don’t miss out on these freebies - check the site regularly!! We’d also be interested in any similar presentations you have. Just email them to me, and I’ll get them published, with full credits to the author!