The CPD Standards 2016 Annual Review
The CPD Standards Office has been busy this year presenting at its quarterly member events and a wide selection of industry conferences. We have moved offices, grown our team and continue pursue research on developments in the CPD arena. Reflecting back over 2016, it has been a turbulent year for business. The Brexit campaign and […]
What It Takes To Be An Award Winning Training Provider
The CPD Standards Office (CPDSO) accredited providers, Avado Learning and Rentokil Initial both won gold at the Training Journal Awards 2016. But what does it take for a training provider to achieve such an accolade? The CPD Standards investigates. As an ongoing supporter of the Training Journal Awards, the CPDSO sponsored the Best Training Partnership […]
Neuroscience And CPD: Making New Connections Between Academia And Business
“Just like paths in a forest, you lose the connections you don’t use.” Neuroscientist and Author, David Eaglman Here at the CPD Standards Office, we have been increasingly interested in neuroscience and behaviour change and started to focus some of our research on CPD in this area. Over the past decade, neuroscience and behaviour change […]
Member Feature Smart Insights On Digital Skills
Smart Insights, Accredited CPD Standards Provider (No. 50052) has given an overview of the top 10 most in demand digital marketing skills during 2016. Dr Dave Chaffey, CEO and Co-founder of Smart Insights says how you can focus your efforts on acquiring these skills. The top 10 most in demand digital marketing skills LinkedIn’s 2016 review of […]
Generation Z: In your Office Soon?
One evening you walk into your kid’s bedroom and ask how the homework is going. In one hand she holds a smart phone on which she is managing multiple Facebook conversations. It also buzzes quietly when a text or Snapchat message comes through. She is viewing a YouTube video on her tablet. And a sitcom […]
The Olympics And CPD – Q&A With IPerform
This summer, we marveled at the Olympians and Paralympians achieving world records and medals in Rio and ultimately their success comes from managing their training and measuring performance. Darren Smith, Founder of Making Business Matter discusses how competency frameworks can improve performance in business. It Matters What We Call Them A competency framework, also known […]
Running the 100 Metres Without a Stopwatch is Crazy!
This summer, we marveled at the Olympians and Paralympians achieving world records and medals in Rio and ultimately their success comes from managing their training and measuring performance. Darren Smith, Founder of Making Business Matter discusses how competency frameworks can improve performance in business. It Matters What We Call Them A competency framework, also known […]
Exclusive Discount For The World Of Learning 2016
Members of the CPD Standards Office can access an exclusive discount to attend the World of Learning exhibition in October 2016 which showcases modern solutions for professional development. Now in its 25th year, the World of Learning has established itself as the most comprehensive event for all aspects of Learning and Development (L&D), and the CPD Standards Office […]
Make CPD Sticky!
On Thursday 21st April, The CPD Standards Office was a sponsor of Membership Excellence 2016 in London, the most important conference of the year for professional bodies, institutes and associations. The conference was themed ‘Membership: Evolution or Revolution’ and the CPD session invited speakers who presented on how they are dramatically changing the way their delegates […]
Dealing With The Apprenticeship Levy
What is it? In April 2017 the way the government funds apprenticeships in England is changing. Some employers will be required to contribute to a new apprenticeship levy, and there will be changes to the funding for apprenticeship training for all employers. The apprenticeship levy requires all employers operating in the UK, with a pay […]