Our Training

Public Schedule Courses

These courses are practical and interactive training courses designed to improve professional skills and enhance knowledge and expertise. Public courses present organisations with the opportunity to train employees on core topics crucial to their business without expensive programme based development costs.

"On Demand" Training

This includes customised and tailored in-house training that gives your business the competitive edge by focussing on self-improvement and investing in your people.

"On Demand" solutions allow you to leverage our expertise. We can design and deliver a professional training programme customised to your training needs, provide targeted objectives and learning outcomes, supply highly quality trainers, and provide stimulating content backed up by flexible and cost-effective options.

Trainers

Our trainers are carefully selected for their current practical experience, leading edge knowledge and proven training skills.

Research Led Business Course Design

Each Training Academy course has been extensively market researched to ensure that it is relevant, specific and based on clear learning objectives. They are designed to ensure that every participant has the greatest opportunity to learn and retain the key skills identified in our training needs analysis.

Limited Numbers

We restrict our public courses to 20 participants. This guarantees a personal, interactive and valuable training experience.

Certification

After successfully completing one of our training courses, each participant receives a certificate recognising their completion and achievement.

Quality Control and Continuous Course Evaluation

Training Academy courses receive amazing participant satisfaction ratings. We achieve this through strong internal control standards and a continuous vigilance to customer feedback.

Categories of Training

The Training Academy has 6 categories of training. These are:

• Fundamentals
• Performing
• Specialist Topic
• Updates
• Administration
• Leadership and Management

Determining Your Training Needs

It is important for members to determine what training and development is needed each year, to get maximum benefit from the professional development activities undertaken

This is a three step process:

1. Identify the skills and knowledge that you already have
   This requires a critical analysis of work experience (skills practised and demonstrated) and previous education and study (knowledge). Most of this can be done through annual performance evaluations and BCA Accreditation.


2. Consider where you are heading in your career
   Determine what your career goals and aspirations are, and consider the job roles within your profession and the skills, knowledge and attributes they require. Perhaps discuss these with a manager or mentor and learn more about the options available. If you haven’t already, begin to set goals and identify career aspirations.


3. Identify the “gap”
   By completing the previous steps you will have identified the areas in which you need further skill development or knowledge to achieve your career goal or aspiration. The ‘gap’ is your development or training need. Selecting the right course Selecting the right course The following may assist you in determining courses to meet your personal needs:

Selecting the Right Course

The following may assist you in determining courses to meet your personal needs:

1. Is this course related to my work?
   The content of the programme being considered needs to be broadly related to the type of work in which the member is involved.


2. Is it the right level and depth for me?
   The category and objectives of the course should make clear the level of knowledge or the level of competence which it seeks to impart. It should, for example, be clear whether the course:


• Teaches fundamental principles or skills
• Builds on existing knowledge/skills to relate them to practical situations and extend them to broader range of applications
• Provides guidance on dealing with complex situations
• Provides an overview that brings participants up-to-date on new developments


3. Do I need any previous knowledge or experience of the subject, and if so, to what level?
   The participants for whom the course is intended should be clearly defined so that potential applicants may decide whether the programme would be above or below their existing knowledge or skill.


4. Will it be properly structured?
   The importance of the design of a course increases with the complexity of the objective. Simply to provide an overview may demand little beyond a two hour seminar. At the other end of the scale is a course with ambitious objectives, the content of which should provide a well integrated mix of teaching, discussion and participatory practice through a variety of presentation methods.


5. Are the presenters technically competent to meet the objectives which they have set themselves?
   Making judgements of this sort from a brochure or handbook is a difficult as deciding if the chef of a restaurant is able to meet the demands of its menu. However, it should be at least clear that the individuals involved have the necessary technical qualifications and/or experience.


6. Does the course delivery method suit your learning style?
   Although there may be benefits from attending courses that include a variety of learning experiences, members should consider their own preferred learning styles to get maximum benefit from CPD activity.