CPD in the Construction Industry
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is a mandatory requirement for over half a million individual members of construction professional bodies and member institutions. CPD has been long-established within the construction sector, and many professional bodies have had long standing CPD requirements in place. The construction industry needs to ensure that the knowledge and skills of construction […]
The Importance of Trust Marks for Training Providers
What is a trust mark? Trust marks are a way for organisations to demonstrate their legitimacy and visual aids that indicate trust, quality and reliability. They were first developed by the British Standards Institute (BSI) 100 years ago, by a chap who was disgruntled by the level and variants of the quality of manufacturing. BSI […]
World Of Learning Case Study
World of Learning is a conference and exhibition bringing together senior-level buyers and leading suppliers of learning and development (L&D) products, solutions and advice. An essential event for L&D professionals, World of Learning provides a unique forum for professionals to develop their skills and update their knowledge. For over 25 years the World of Learning […]
Specialist Language Courses Case Study
Background Specialist Language Courses (SLC) designs and facilitates complex technical – and business focused language programmes to an international market, focusing on courses where language skills make a critical difference to organisational and individual effectiveness. As a consultancy SLC offers a ‘best of breed’ approach, working with specialist schools, inhouse training organisations and online language […]
Pitman Training Case Study
Background Pitman Training is the UK’s leading independent training provider, helping the nation transform careers and change lives through self-paced vocational training. Revolutionising office skills since 1837, Pitman Training has a wealth of heritage which underpins the foundations of its premium products. Specialists in PA, Microsoft Office, Business, Finance and IT skills training, Pitman Training […]
Google Squared Case Study
Background Squared was originally developed by Google in 2012 as a 6 week face to face immersive learning experience to help combat some of the challenges the media industry was facing around hiring, developing and retaining great digital talent. Squared was designed to develop the digital leaders of the future by giving them a strategic […]
National Association Awards Finalist
We are finalists! The CPD Standards Office applied for the ‘Best COVID Response’ award with the National Association Awards and we have been selected as a finalist which is super exciting for all of us here at CPDSO! Reaching the finals is an incredible achievement for us and a reflection on the commitment and […]
Skills Paying Bills in 2021
At the end of December 2020, 1.72 million people were out of work in the UK, an increase of 1.2% compared to September 2019. The job market is now more competitive than ever, with many seeking any type of work they can find to support themselves financially. Rising numbers of professionals are now looking to […]
Online Learning Nightmares Survey
The International CPD Standards Office wants to know more about your negative experiences of online training. As many of you know, we are proud to promote our accredited, gold standard global CPD training and coaching providers. Since COVID19’s lockdown, there has been a boom in online learning, where unfortunately the market has become flooded with new providers, […]
Get F2F ready Update
Responding to the demand to get training events back on track for 2020, we have been working hard over these past weeks at the CPDSO, in partnership with a great CPDSO member Barry Bailey, from Mobile Team Challenge (MTC), to pull together a tool to help get all of our providers back in a F2F […]