Adapted excerpt from “Secrets of Successful Public Speaking: How to Become a Great Speaker” by M.S. Rao, Ph.D. Article Author: Professor M.S. Rao, Ph.D., Founder of MSR Leadership Consultants “Don’t reserve your best behavior for special occasions. You can’t have two sets of manners, two social codes―one for those you admire and want to impress, …
Of particular importance in today’s COVID-19 world is the fact that video games can help train employees remotely. Article Author: Dan Martin Every company has its own corporate training programs with a common goal in mind—for new employees to learn the basics of their tasks and for existing employees to improve their skills to benefit …
In themed mentoring, participants often play both the mentor and mentee roles. They navigate a creative and open environment where they can achieve business goals, share knowledge, and make connections. Article Author: Paul MacCartney, Chief Learning Officer, MentorcliQ Much has changed in the world of work and talent development over the last few months. Due …
Do you have the technologies you need to take control of the new future of work? Article Author: Claude Werder, Senior Vice President and Principal HCM Analyst, Brandon Hall Group Technology has been important in human capital management for many years, but adoption has been uneven. With a more dispersed workforce, that technology is even …
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5 tips for training and engaging remote employees in a time of constant notifications, social media scrolls, Alexa, and Siri. Article Author: Aris Apostolopoulos, TalentLMS In about five minutes, your cell phone most likely will ring or ping. In the next hour, you’ll have received a dozen or more e-mails, your browser will have sent …
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Simple steps to measure the success of your learning effort. Article Author: Teri Hale, Senior Learning Manager, UL PURE Learning We’ve all been there—days spent away from our jobs completing required training programs that ultimately left us disappointed, confused, marginalized, and with no new learning assets. Certainly, employee development plays a pivotal role in every …
Let’s take a look at the projected completion rates for those commencing their VET studies in 2017. Overall, the completion rate is about 49%, but it does vary. The good news is that projected completion rates have been increasing over time. Taking a look at the rates The NCVER report, VET qualification completion rates 2017 …
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The National Skills Commission (NSC) has just published its first report. A snapshot in time explores the impact COVID-19 has had on Australia’s labour market and what the NSC believes needs to be done about it. It sees challenges and difficult times ahead, but also opportunities. What’s happening? The NSC is using data to try …
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VDC was once again a proud sponsor of the NCVER No Frills conference, that was held virtually for the first time from 7 to 10 July. For the last few years, NCVER has celebrated the conference by publishing a paper related to that year’s conference theme. This year, the paper looks at workforce readiness. Workforce …
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One of the many things that are good about ‘our ABC’ is that they take a look at issues like this. You can access their report ‘Generation COVID’ and look at its messages. Many things are personal, but education and jobs are in there too. Thoughts, fears and hopes for the COVID 19 generation COVID …
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