Are your graduates really workplace ready?
Picture a graduate joining their first project meeting. They have an impressive degree, strong analytical skills and plenty of enthusiasm. Then a....
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Graduate Development
Learning by doing: The future of graduate onboarding
Graduate onboarding has always carried a quiet tension. Organisations want early careers people to contribute quickly, yet the traditional....
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Using digital simulations to support your early careers people on the job
Recently seen on LinkedIn: A post where someone was showcasing their latest tech haul. Their caption said something....
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What Makes an Internship Programme Truly Memorable?
What separates an unforgettable internship from one that merely fills a few lines on a résumé? Is it the size of the company? The brand? The....
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Can Graduate Programmes Deliver Better Results Through Hands-On Simulations?
Graduate programmes aim to transform fresh talent into tomorrow’s leaders, but are they truly preparing young....
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Introduction
The Importance of Graduate Inductions
Graduate inductions are a crucial step in the onboarding process for new employees. These programmes are designed to acclimate fresh....
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How Virtual Simulations Are Transforming Onboarding for New Hires?
Introduction
In today's fast-paced corporate world, the onboarding process for new hires is undergoing a significant....
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The Future of Recruitment Events: Engaging Candidates with Simulations
The traditional recruitment event – think stuffy conference halls and endless rows of brochures – is rapidly becoming a....
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How Interactive Training Empowers Young Professionals?
The landscape of work is undergoing a dramatic transformation. Gone are the days of static, one-size-fits-all training programs. Today,....
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In today's fast-paced business environment, corporate training has become a necessity for organisations to keep their workforce up-to-date with the latest skills and knowledge.
However,....
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We create world-class graduate training solutions for our banking clients to help them stand out in a competitive marketplace for graduate schemes.
At MDA Training, our tailored approach to....
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At MDA Training, we specialise in experiential tailored training solutions designed to help organisations improve their financial and operational performance.
We spend time to gain a thorough....
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With so many fresh-faced graduates trying desperately to get their foot in the door of the banking industry, it can be hard to differentiate between the mass of applicants, each with similar....
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The beginning of a new decade poses many new opportunities as well as challenges for businesses that operate in the banking sector. While the issue of Brexit still remains relatively unsolved, there....
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Graduate training programmes in the banking sector will put the brightest young talent through their paces from the very beginning, ultimately preparing them for the various roles and....
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Interpersonal skills and communication are vital traits of any employee working within the service industry.
As an industry that continually leverages the power of clear and persuasive....
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The number of graduate employees entering the workplace is increasing year on year, meaning that graduate training programmes need to be optimised to ensure that young workers are integrated with....
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Hiring graduate employees will give a business in any industry the opportunity to benefit from a fresh outlook on operations, as well as helping to prepare for the future.
While a typical....
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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With many people set to graduate over the next couple of months, now is a great time to think about graduate training programmes.
A graduate training programme is a structured programme that....
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Millennials are the future of the workplace and providing them with effective workplace training is a great way to help with their development.
Although it can seem like much more effort....
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You may think ‘commercial skills training’ is just the latest buzzword amongst HR and training professionals, but in essence, commercial skills training is a fundamental part of ensuring your....
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Many businesses put a high emphasis on attracting and recruiting talented individuals, but developing, managing and retaining them is of equal importance.
Strategically managing the talent of....
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Aged roughly between 18 and 33 today, the millennial generation is already playing a key role in organisations worldwide.
Set to account for 75% of the workforce by 2025, their influence across....
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Any graduate searching for their first role after completing university will be faced with many different ‘graduate’ options. It’s easy to become overwhelmed, confused, and unsure of....
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There are many different types of workplace training. However, the term microlearning is increasingly popular within corporate environments.
Microlearning is an approach to skill based learning....
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The end of University can be a difficult time for any graduate, with the last 15 years spent in education, the move to the world of work can understandably feel like a daunting task, however, it....
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Learning and development are activities heavily associated with education, however, it doesn’t have to stop there, nor should it! Learning can be crucial to staying employable and keeping minds....
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With the majority of UK graduates being forced into employment that does not require their talents, isn’t time to start thinking about why you’re not hiring them?
Research has reported that....
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Virtual Reality (VR) is set to be the next big thing to hit workplaces by becoming the preferred method of communication and training due to its ability to deliver immersive experiences in these....
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From our previous blog instalments, we have discussed how millennials will transform the workplace and how businesses need to be able to effectively adapt to the changes they will bring or risk being....
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When growing a business, it’s beneficial to analyse all aspects of employee acquisition. To find the right fit for your role, all types and levels should be considered.
With graduate schemes at....
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