Online training delivery

The current online training delivery course at Sheffield City College is excellent. So far it's provided excellent ideas for online delivery - interactive tasks, multiple-choice questions, discussion forms, and chat groups. All this is very useful for the busy professionals who wishes to update their knowledge and skills, as part of their CPD.

Also, it will be really useful for both my own consultancy and L & D work, and for Brass Tacks for managers.

On-line learning and development

Busy professionals need short, bite-sized chunks of learning, so because learning and development is a journey rather than a destination, I've recently embarked on an on-line study course to gain news skills in on-line learning delivery. 

The course is aimed to equip practitioners, like me, with increased skills to deliver training on-line. So far the course is excellent - delivered by Sheffield City College, I'm one of a cohort of 10 other professionals, all seeking to gain increased skills and learning new and different approaches to on-line learning. More to follow.

On line delivery

There have been some exciting developments recently -

Brass Tacks has development innovative and thought-provoking packages for middle managers, with ILM endorsed awards

David Opperman Learning & Development is expanding with on-line CPD for busy professionals. These offer fast, innovative professional development in 'hands-on' modules for professional firms with on-line multiple choice questions.

On-line learning

In today's business world where most professionals appear to be prisoners of time, on-line learning and development seems to be the way forward. 

I'm currently developing an exciting on-line learning package which can be accessed from users' smart phones and used effectively to claim CPD. It is concise, subject specific and assessed by multiple choice questions. 

To be effective, learning and development needs to be accessible with ease and not encroach on the users' busy lives. 

Brass Tacks

In today's business world, people tend to look for accredited training and qualifications which carry a 'label'. Brass Tacks offers just that - an ILM endorsed award, which is recognised in the business world. Learning and Development is a useful way for organisations to motivate and reward their staff at a time when it is difficult to increase pay levels.

Brass Tacks offers the nuts and bolts of managerial components to develop middle managers into future senior managers. The next 5 day Brass Tacks open course is scheduled to run in February.

Accredited learning and development

Continuing professional development is the current trend with both employers and employees when developing today's workforce. There is huge emphasis on self-improvement and development. Consequently participants want accredited training, the benefits of which they can take with them to other organisations. 

With the present recession, it's not so easy for employees to develop their careers by progressing up the career ladder; there are fewer job opportunities. Simultaneously, existing employers cannot easily increase pay scales during these tough economic times. Consequently learning and development is an alternative method of motivating a workforce. In today's corporate world, and where a few large players dominate the field, awarding bodies of qualifications are held in high esteem. 

ILM and CMI are regarded with credibility in management and leadership related courses.

Brass Tacks offers ILM awards at level 2, specifically designed for middle managers who often aspire to more senior levels. 

Brass Tacks' success

Brass Tacks is a unique approach to management development, providing basic, cost effective learning and development across a broad range of management, supervisory and general business skills. 

Brass Tacks Courses are aimed at new managers and/or supervisors or to personnel aspiring to these positions, working in anything from SMEs to Corporate Organisations and everything in between.  The training demystifies the complexities of business and management and provides candidates with the necessary skills to develop into their job roles and beyond.

The major benefits associated with Brass Tacks events are:

• Brass Tacks offer a wide range of skills development programmes that can be tuned to the particular needs of the candidate and/or their organisation. This can be used to ensure that the right blend of learning is achieved to ensure that employees are ready for advancement within their company or business.
• Brass Tacks uses a blended learning approach mixing highly interactive workshops with pre event reading and post event work place self-study and reflective learning to ensure that the materials are presented effectively and encompassing the preferred learning styles of all candidates.

• Brass Tacks is focused upon learning rather than training to ensure that the skills are embedded and utilised leading to on-going and sustainable business improvement rather than simply sitting in a training manual on the shelf. This is achieved through on-going post learning support and development following attendance at a Brass Tacks event.

When compiled as a programme of 5 or more modules, the Brass Tacks Courses can be presented as an Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM) Endorsed Programme which can act as a stepping stone to certified qualifications within the ILM framework.

Brass Tacks Associates are all highly experienced business leaders and managers within their fields.  They offer an engaging and “no nonsense” approach to the training, making business and management “simple to understand, easy to implement”.