The manufacturing industry requires excellent practical skills from the vast majority of a workforce to achieve operational excellence and deliver a quality of product expected from business leaders....
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Discover practical insights, trends, and strategies from MDA Training’s team of learning and development experts. Our blog explores the topics that matter most to L&D leaders, from experiential learning and skills development to industry-specific training approaches, helping you build high-performing teams.
With the United Kingdom expected to leave the European Union in just a matter of weeks, the future of the banking sector is still unclear. The potential implications of Brexit toward financial....
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A professional set of client service skills are critical to maintaining the relationships that ultimately make a banking business successful. The need for a workforce that can listen, communicate....
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With so many roles and responsibilities in the manufacturing sector to account for, those in management positions need to be organised and efficient to ensure the smooth operation of their business.....
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Perceptual thinking is the process whereby the response to information or stimuli can be improved through experience in specific environments via various tasks and methods.
This way of thinking....
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How to effectively increase the commercial awareness skills of employees in the manufacturing sector
The manufacturing sector is an industry that rapidly develops alongside the introduction of new technologies and products. With manufacturing roles and responsibilities so wide and diverse,....
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The UK is the eighth largest industrial nation in the world, and if current trends continue, it will break into the top five by 2021. The manufacturing sector makes up 44% of total UK exports,....
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Training in banking across all sectors of the industry is largely focused on the deliverance of effective financial services to customers and clients alike, as well as the progression of people....
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Transformational leadership is recognised as an approach which can dramatically inspire employees to follow the vision of a leader in order to enact effective change.
The process of....
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The manufacturing sector is an industry that is wide and diverse, meaning that business standards, organisational values and cultural contexts are always changing.
To keep up with industry and....
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The upcoming changes to the manufacturing industry look to focus more on the use of AR and intersects with robotics and drones to create more effective processes.
The technology offers the....
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The AI skills gap is a hot topic within the training industry, with many companies recognising the benefits of implementing new technology, including AI systems. They are now however facing a....
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The method of experiential learning allows individuals to develop their skills in the workplace by experiencing real-life situations that they will encounter in the future, as opposed to merely....
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Business simulations can provide companies with a training situation which can prepare their employees and managers for situations in the safety of a controlled environment.
When timely and....
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The UK currently ranks 11th in the world in terms of digital readiness, according to latest government figures, which is spurred on by fear, apathy and a dislike of the hype surrounding technical....
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In the wake of recent social movements, such as #MeToo and the ongoing controversy, particularly in reference to recent political events in the US, there is now an inherent distrust between genders.....
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Hesitancy can hold a business back, and in manufacturing, the majority of bosses in the industry are aware of the importance of leadership but still sometimes struggle to provide an effective....
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Due to the current political climate including Brexit negotiations, 1 in 5 UK manufacturing jobs could be at risk, with layoffs expected to occur across the board, according to a recent industry....
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A talented and motivational leadership team often underpins successful businesses, and without this team of individuals, many organisations would struggle with employee motivation, talent retention....
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It’s not always easy and straightforward to prove ROI for training. Many senior managers will still believe that training is a waste of time and experiential learning is no exception.
As....
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Workplace bullying can result in a hugely demotivated workforce, whether the conflict is occurring between employees or managers, it can result in a significantly negative impact.
Studies have....
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Experiential learning is great for encouraging an alternative way of approaching problems and learning from experiences.
Omitting the traditional textbooks and whiteboards, businesses have now....
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Some of the biggest companies around the world are opting to implement experiential learning by utilising technology to help employees learn across a range of industries.
This method of learning....
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Experiential learning is quickly becoming a preferred method of training in many workplaces with the benefits of this approach including an increased capability to make more informed and reliable....
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As businesses evolve with time, change has never been so rapid and necessary as now, with the entrance of Generation Z into the workforce, joining their predecessor's Millennials.
Millennials....
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A recent study revealed that 40% of UK workers would describe themselves as dissatisfied with the quality of the leadership within their workplace. Nearly 15% of employees also expressed concern....
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Workplace training is always essential to improve their skills and abilities and ensure that you’re offering your customers the optimum service and best representation of your business.
Whether....
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It is well known that effective workplace leadership leads to happier employees, which in turn means the company is more productive in meeting its objectives and driving growth.
Happy employees....
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How can your employees improve their commercial awareness every day?
Commercial awareness is one of the most valuable workplace skills employees can develop. It is the ability to understand how....
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Leaders are now required to be exceptionally agile and adaptable in order to operate effectively when managing different groups of people.
This means that they will often end up in....
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In Axonify’s recent Microlearning Global Benchmark Report, it was revealed that about 75% of employees undertake microlearning training between two to three times per week, with the report....
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The financial services sector is currently facing a skills shortage which is consequently causing financial services directors to lose sleep over concerns for the future.
With increased....
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When considering the company workforce, employee morale is probably one of the most fragile elements.
As workplace morale can take many years to build up and be very easily damaged,....
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A recent survey revealed a clear divide between the skills that graduates consider to be essential to entrepreneurship and those which employers regard as valuable.
Increasingly, business....
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Micromanaging is the act of trying to control every aspect of an activity, and by doing this you could very well be damaging your workforce and the wider business performance.
Whilst we all feel....
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Commercial skills have never been more in demand than now. Therefore, training should be conducted regularly in order to ensure employees possess relevant knowledge at all times.
Human Resource....
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Millennials learn and work in a completely different way from their predecessors. Therefore, businesses need to be clued up on what learning trends and strategies will be more effective when....
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When we consider microlearning we may instinctively think about how this can be integrated into the daily life of employees, however, there is a considerable benefit to managers in utilising the....
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With a wealth of millennial and Generation Z talent entering the workplace, businesses are fighting to attract the top of the talent pool to join their ranks.
Where private banking and finance....
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HR is crucial to the success of any business with employees proving to be one of the highest costs to a company, and it is important to make sure recruitment, retention, development and employee....
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It’s a well-known fact that your workforce will perform their best when they are properly trained and motived. When everyone understands their duties and how to effectively carry these out,....
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By 2020, 35% of the workforce will consist of Millennials, with a further 24% attributed to Gen Z workers. This means that employers will need to ditch old-fashioned and negative epithets and begin....
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Employee wellbeing is a hot topic in the workplace and in 2017, the UK saw nearly half of businesses implement a strategy which aimed to specifically improve the overall wellbeing of their staff.....
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June is Pride Month and is a time during which we celebrate the achievements, contributions and overall brilliance of the members of the LGBTQ+ community.
Although Pride Month is effective in....
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Retail banking is changing to offer customers improved security and increased services which will make their money management overall more efficient.
There is an increased need to change how the....
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With an increase in mental health-related issues and stress levels a growing concern across the majority of industries, leadership responsibilities now demand even more emotional intelligence from....
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It is anticipated that by the year 2020, there could be up to five different generations in the workforce. With each different generation comes a completely new outlook on work ethics, morals, and....
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Workplace leadership training is critical to the betterment of the wider workforce. Leading in a positive way that ensures staff morale is maintained at a high level is crucial to business....
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Technology has changed the way we operate our businesses and, as a result, the way we manage our employees has evolved.
Organisations can now maximise their employee engagement through....
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According to a report by the Mental Health Foundation, a third of people in Britain have experienced thoughts or feelings of a suicidal nature. This is largely attributed to the growing number of....
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A recent study has revealed that both men and women suffer reasonably equally when it comes to workplace performance anxiety.
However, the research that studied 1,000 workplaces revealed the....
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In an age where diversity and inclusivity should be at the forefront of any business, effective management and workplace leadership are more crucial than ever to ensure this is implemented at every....
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Your success as a company depends on your ability to evolve. The environment around you is changing constantly, and if you’re not able to adapt, then you’re going to be in trouble.....
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Virtual reality has moved beyond its original development use of gaming into more practical uses that can be applied to workplace business simulations.
Due to increased accessibility and....
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A successful career in wealth management, in the private banking sector, relies on a highly motivated individual, who is prepared to put in the hours to generate revenue for clients.
Accompanied....
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Microlearning is quickly becoming one of the preferred methods of teaching within the workplace.
Offering the capability to tackle multiple subjects and break these down into more bite-size....
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The banking sector is a rapidly changing industry and therefore sustaining employee wellbeing and operational environments can prove to be stressful and often equally as challenging to manage.....
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Commercial skills encompass the ability to understand what attributes contribute to the success of an organisation or business.
Commercial awareness allows your workforce to understand the....
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Unlike previous generations, Millennials remain relatively unphased by the prospect of automation.
They understand that the systems will not take over their jobs but act more as a....
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Gen Z is the post-millennial generation born between 1995 and 2010, with the oldest members of the generation now entering the workplace.
Gen Z arrives in the workplace with an instinctive and....
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Training is constantly evolving across all sectors, with various challenges facing those who develop the content and objectives of the course as well as the teacher.
The banking sector, as one....
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In 2024, the focus for the c-suite and board looks to turn more attention to their people strategies. Businesses are now noticing that their leadership strategy may not be currently benefiting them....
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A millennial centric workplace is associated with promoting diversity and inclusion which results in an overall more effective workplace.
Young professionals within the workplace are making....
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Workplace leadership training can be a complicated thing. Without the correct formation of resources and ongoing support for development, businesses will often fail to see a return on their....
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Morale is at the core of every well-functioning workplace, with employee happiness linked to performance, which in turn is driven by effective workplace leadership.
A good leader should be....
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Experiential learning is the term used to describe training and learning which is achieved through experience, in this case, experiences within the workplace.
This form of learning is considered....
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In 2017, the number of graduate positions was increased by employers by almost 5%, opening up even more entrances into leading global companies than ever before.
This will benefit millennial and....
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Workplace training offers your employees the ability to expand their knowledge and improve their skill set.
This can result in better management behaviours, more valuable employees and the....
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Traditional workplace learning and classroom-based training courses are quickly becoming less favourable to develop staff, and are being replaced by experiential methods like business....
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Graduate training can be utilised to support new hires integrate more effectively into a workplace or ensure that they are equipped with the core basic skills required to do their job most....
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Workplace leadership skills training can support the development of team leaders, management and even form the building blocks of those who could progress to an executive level.
It is important....
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With shifts in workplace dynamics and structure, due to the inevitable exit of many baby-boomer generation workers, millennials are now needed to step up into management roles.
With an....
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With Millennials firmly establishing their roles within the workplace, by 2025 they will make up around 75% of the global workforce.
For employers, their drive and passion to succeed are second....
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Following the life-shaping experience of university, many graduates find beginning their first job daunting. Effective graduate training can help to ease doubts.
From new environments to alien....
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Wider training for managers not only allows them to gain an insight into a variety of areas of a company, ensuring a more holistic approach to problems and strategies but can also prevent....
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2024 will see employers and business leaders adapting and evolving their workplace training methods to meet new demands from the market and their customers.
They will also need to ensure that....
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By implementing a workplace training scheme that supports training within both management and the general workforce, in supporting themselves and others with mental health problems, sick days....
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Creating a workplace training course that traditionally consists of long and drawn out seminars is unlikely to improve employee engagement.
Times have changed, and a new dynamic workplace....
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Graduate training can be used as the initial building blocks for developing relationships amongst the junior level employees and management.
Too often, management and employees are not on the....
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Although the concept of microlearning may seem new to many, it incorporates many familiar aspects that have been around for a number of years.
The process of microlearning allows individuals or....
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Brexit has left many businesses with questions surrounding the issues of a dwindling workforce and a growing skills gap.
Ahead of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU, companies must decide on how....
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Graduate training is the ideal way to set the bar for quality, induct new employees into your business and ensure that they have the tools to perform efficiently in their new role.
For many new....
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Graduate training programmes are often designed for university leavers who are entering their first full-time job.
However, with an evolving set of industries, with some becoming obsolete as....
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Recent shifts in graduate employment figures suggest that they are no longer as interested in pursuing careers in the banking sector, compared to previous alumni.
Socially conscious graduates are....
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Microlearning may sound like just another buzzword or piece of jargon, but it is quickly becoming the next big thing when it comes to workplace learning and commercial skills training.....
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In 2017, the rates of unemployment within the graduate community reached its lowest since 1989.
The graduate jobs market has since been described as ‘in a robust situation’, regardless of....
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Acquiring the best talent can pose a serious concern, every year, for businesses worldwide. Even after sourcing and hiring fresh talent, the question of how to effectively approach graduate training....
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Over the past five years, the development of microlearning and subsequent implementation has increased dramatically.
This dynamic method of teaching allows for the delivery and teaching of....
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Personality tests have recently lead to a further enquiry into whether they are the most beneficial way to source talent and, through incorporation into graduate training, evoke innovation once....
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Microlearning is one of the most important trends in human resources and workplace training today.
Delivering short bursts of information to the user; whether the aim is to refresh skills that....
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Graduates can bring a variety of skills to the workplace, and with adequate graduate training, they can be moulded into the ideal candidate for future management roles.
However, in a recent....
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There has been an increasing shift in workplace leadership over recent years. Young professionals are now being placed in prominent positions and despite their age, they are now part of workplace....
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With the recent referendum decision to leave the EU, further afield banking suppliers are now scouting the UK as their next big venture.
Primarily, more US businesses are weighing up their....
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The workplace dynamic is evolving so rapidly and with such innovation, that it is quickly transforming the way in which teams are managed and business success is achieved.
These momentous shifts....
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Employees now more than ever are expecting more from a job than just a paycheck, such as great workplace leadership and innovative workspaces.
Research by HBR found having a great manager and....
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Commercial skills are an employee's ability to understand what makes a business or organisation successful, through either buying or selling products or supplying services to a market.....
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Virtual learning is a web-based environment in which a teacher provides course content and digital based learning, utilising methods such as the Internet, multimedia resources, and video....
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Microlearning refers to the learning method with the objective to deliver mini bursts of information.
A typical microlearning activity could be viewing a flash card, memorising a word, listening....
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If traditional UK wealth managers want to stay in business, they must find their unique selling points, invest in technology and pursue inorganic growth strategies, according to a report from SEI....
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E-learning is a perfect method for reaching your varied workforce, ensuring everyone can access digital training materials.
Initially, people believed e-learning would be ineffective as it would....
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