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Why is it that we sometimes push things so much in life?  There are times we need to move projects forward, businesses forward, drive and motivate the team. However, this is different to pushing somet ...

This article is going to highlight the importance of visialisation to set and reach your goals.  Mark Divine speaks about the importance of this throughout his career as a Navy Seal. Mark began his ca ...

In today's dynamic and interconnected work environments, mastering your mindset is essential for personal growth and professional success. One powerful tool for achieving this is by elevating your emo ...

In today's competitive job market, attracting and retaining top talent is a significant challenge for organisations. To address this challenge, companies need to offer more than just competitive salar ...

Embarking on a career change is an invigorating journey that holds the promise of a more fulfilling and rewarding professional path. Whether you're seeking a new challenge, pursuing a lifelong passion ...

A positive and meaningful relationship between employees and their work is crucial for individual and organisational success. When employees have a strong connection to their work, they become more en ...

Hiring an apprentice is an exciting opportunity for both the employer and the apprentice. 86% of employers said apprenticeships helped them develop skills relevant to their organisation and 78% of emp ...

Free online courses are one of the most efficient ways for upskilling & reskilling. There are many platforms that provide free and low cost online courses as well as some in-person based courses if yo ...

Realising that you’d like a career change can be daunting and overwhelming. There are a lot of variables that come into play when reskilling or simply heading towards a new career. We’ve composed a li ...

Great employees can be harder to come by. That’s why employee retention is so incredibly important. Looking after your current employees and making sure they’re happy will ensure that retention rates ...

In our previous blog we mentioned how crucial it is to provide your employees with upskilling and reskilling opportunities. We have now composed a list of some online course providers and their most n ...

To understand why upskilling and reskilling is so important we need to understand what these mean. Upskilling provides training that builds on employees existing skills, allowing them to grow within t ...

Upskilling your employees can have many benefits for both your employees and your business. By upskilling your employees you provide them with the opportunity of building on existing knowledge and dev ...

If you have real world industry experience, you already have what it takes to teach in further education.  If you’ve worked in industries such as construction and trades, engineering and manufacturing ...

Since the remote or hybrid workplace comes with dynamics and challenges that differ from a typical office setting, leadership skills must be tailored to this specific work environment. Leaders should ...

Competitive Edge is delighted to announce that it has achieved ‘Finalist’ status in 3 Chamber of Commerce Business Award categories. One of the key criteria involved the introduction of new product an ...

While retraining, reskilling, and upskilling are all types of employee development that are closely related, they have some key differences: Retraining happens when people learn new skills in a comple ...

CAPSLOCK are taking their cyber reskilling evangelism to new levels at this year’s Retrain Expo by hosting an exclusive masterclass series. The education company launched in 2021 and have reskilled ov ...

High-performing training organizations are process-oriented. They do not assume training is effective; instead, they have a process in place to track and analyze metrics to determine that training is ...

Learning and development (L&D) leaders are busy working to upskill and reskill employees with the skills they need to be successful in their current — and future — roles. However, when your job is foc ...

Things are changing in the workplace. Fast. Once upon a time, employees who wanted to upgrade their skills and improve their employment prospects would invest considerable time and personal finances i ...

Many roles are not even advertised. To access the hidden job market, you need to follow the following steps:   1 - Search online for a list of potential employers that you could work for in the indust ...

When preparing for an interview, you need to prepare yourself for the most typical interview questions.   Tell Me About Yourself Prepare to speak for about 5 mins. This is your opportunity to sell you ...

In a business nowadays in order to retain your current workforce and recruit future employees, further training and development opportunities must be the norm. Studies find that employees aspire to co ...

In today’s current economic climate, in a post-covid world, the value of retraining and reskilling your workforce cannot be understated. The question a lot of business owners may ask then is where the ...

What are the benefits of retraining your staff? Training is often given to staff at the beginning of their employment, but over time it’s important to provide refreshers and offer further training. Re ...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has praised an initiative which aims to boost the economy by ensuring charities, entrepreneurs and jobseekers have the digital skills required in the post-pandemic world

VR-powered training is said to be more cost-effective and less time-consuming than traditional methods.

Today, nearly 95% of top employee candidates say that the availability of development opportunities is the most important factor in choosing a company to work for.

Google has launched Google Career Certificates Fund, providing 20,000 Americans access to training in data analytics, IT support, project management, and other industries.

National Apprenticeship Week is this week (7th to 13th February 2022), this article explains why employers may want to consider an apprentice for their next hire.

Upskilling staff can create cost savings of nearly £50,000 compared to bringing in new talent.

This article brings together experts from Technology, Brand Management and Marketing, Finance, Private Equity and Commercial Law, to offer personal case studies about the importance of IP.

Mindset You don’t need to be great to start. Faced with the immensity of creating something from scratch, people find any excuse to postpone the next step of taking an idea and bringing it to life. Th ...

Step #1: Purpose   Explore what is your purpose at this moment. How can we evaluate our purpose and how can you make it bigger and make sense at this time? This step is the most important one, without ...

The logistics network of a fulfilment company will enable faster and effective solutions in getting your product to your customers, as well as saving you from processing the dispatches yourself.

Wellbeing Compass is a psychometric assessment for mental health to assess individual capacity to build and maintain health and wellbeing in a way that is proactive, preventative and actionable.

1. You shall always have a plan Selling online, no matter how big or small, is no different to any other industry, the companies that succeed are those that have done their planning and know what will ...

RE-THINK CONFIDENCE Let’s stop defining confidence in male terms. Definitions of confidence are often expressed in alpha male terms so sometimes we believe that strutting about with lots of bravado an ...

With shop doors shut and a country in national lockdown, we saw a rise in online selling. We as a nation started working from home, had unexpected time on our hands, so we went straight to our mobiles ...