Learning Professionals & Trainers – sharing knowledge

Working closely with a client on their reports. By working with clients we not only develop their reports we also train them how to develop them.

Crystal Reports are a great reporting tool but they are not a simple switch on and have a dabble. You need a good solid understanding of the basics.

We like to work with our clients, not only to develop their reports with them. But to also to facilitate their learning of using crystal reports within their business.

If you have bought crystal reports and want to get more than the standard reports or you are having to call in a consultant to develop your reports for you. Think about not only having the reports created but being trained to be able to create them yourself.

We have started the process of documenting some of the new features in Microsoft Excel 2010.

They are being uploaded as PDF files but if you want a copy of a PowerPoint Show, then please contact us.

Here is a link to the Excel course section Excel Course Materials

Please note that the course section is still being populated so please visit regularly.

We are working with Skillsbase to provide a tailored course for their staff. The course is based around change, teams and communications.

This course is being developed specifically for them, if you want your own courses developed for you then please get in touch with us to arrange a discussion about your needs.

We have a scheduled date for the training event to take place 26th of May

The day is looking very good, lots of learning and exercises to do but plenty of fun as well.

Just uploaded 2 e-learning modules for someone who was having issues understanding how to put a form together in Word 2007.

Part 1 was looking at the layout of the form.

Part 2 was putting form elements on to lock down the design, so users can only change the sections you want them to. It also shows how to lock the form.

If others find them useful then feel free to take a look in our downloads section, under shortcuts.

We are working on the development of our e-Learning modules.  The initial modules will be designed to support our traditional training courses.

The intention though is to make them into smaller manageable modules which would also help anyone who finds it easy enough to learn via e-learning.

When we move to the completed modules, there will be tests built in to assess your understanding.  The tests do not have to be completed but offer a way to get feedback on what you have currently learnt.

One of the issues that faces many learners is the ongoing support after the training. After all, if training is only 10% of learning then how do you ensure your clients get the most out of the training you deliver.

Also, what if you are just trying to help someone out? Over the phone is a reasonable support mechanism but we wanted to take this a little further. So, using e-learning development tools, we came up with the idea of e-learning support.

I answered a call to arms, as a fellow networking member was struggling to understand Styles in Word 2007.

Now with Word 2007 you can also use themes to influence the styles in use. However this would only allow you to choose 2 fonts. This is OK for a lot of documents but not so much for others.

So Styles became the main focus with the colleague.

I called them up to find out the issues they had and then got their email details. I then developed 2 e-learning modules. Word 2007 Themes and Word 2007 Styles. These were quick and easy modules with no real effort to make them a polished full on training package.  There is no audio and very little effort in making lots of notes for them to follow.

The idea for these ad-hoc support modules is that they should be quick and simple.  So within 20 minutes I had the 2 modules written and uploaded to my website here.  I then sent out the email to the client with a link on how to get to the files.

From these simple modules, they were able to then use styles more effectively and understand them much better.

Yes I could talk them through, how to do it.  However, they would be spending more time listening to me and following the instructions than they would learning.  Also, by watching the modules, they are able to see the bigger picture and visualise where they need to be, this is much harder to do other the phone.

At some point in the future, I will revisit these modules and tidy them up.  These ones are .exe files so I will understand peoples reluctance to download them.  So for my future ones I will make them flash based and embed into the website.

We are starting to open our posts for comments, is this a good idea or more of a chance of being hacked?

Well, we are now closing the comments due to the number of spam comments we are getting.

Seriously spammers, you need to get out more often

We have added a new stories section in the downloads area.  This will be used to add stories that we use on training courses.

We hope you enjoy the stories and if you have any you would like to share then please send them on to us.

Stories

Pricing

Open Courses = from £190 per person per day (without discounts)
Closed Courses = from £600 per day and up to £1150
Workshops = £600 for full day max 6 sessions,  £350 half day max 3 sessions
Floor walking = £600 for full day,  £350 half day
1-2-1 = from £400 for full day