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A bumper start to 2009.

 

TrainerBase seems to have got off to a bumper start this year. A total of 17 opportunities were posted last week and reports have come into the office that members have been contacted direct by purchasers. As a member said last week whilst trying to find a space in their diary "What recession".

 

All that said, the economic climate is having an impact on some sectors and will, because of lower employment, result in some reduction in training.

 

How are things going for you: we are running a couple of Straw Polls to get a snap shot of the effect in the training sector.

Will training be ditched as a cost cutting measure as has happened in previous recessions, or will the 'knowledge economy' require 'knowledge maintenance and development' to continue?

 

Regards

 

Peter

 

Peter Mayes

Chief Executive

 

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In this update

  • Opportunities
    A list of contract opportunities. Average value £12,500. Could you be missing out?
  • CLP
    Who are they and what do they do.
  • New members
    Recent members who have joined the site.
  • Discuss
    Forums for user and member dialogue.
  • Statistics
    For those of you interested in numbers, here you will find current and new membership, trainer searches and subjects being searched for.
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TrainerBase is please to announce that we are Exhibiting at Learning Technologies.

Visit us on Stand 35.

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Opportunities

The following have been posted on the site in the past week or so:

Please do be aware that some opportunities are posted and then removed before they appear in the weekly update. It is advisable to check the site periodically as I do not always send out alerts. If you know of a friend who would be interested in any of the opportunities posted on the site, please feel free to forward them this email (not give them details of the opportunities) and ask them to use this referral code when joining the site: - TB21!*USERID*!07. You will be rewarded for referring the friend.

 

When considering applying for an opportunity, members should check the requirements including; Subject, Sector Skills and Level Experience. If you do not match the requirement you should not apply for the opportunity, this practice is becoming very unpopular amongst purchasers and other trainers.

 

If you are interested in using this facility as a way of sourcing independent contractors but are not sure about the best way to approach it, please feel free to email info@trainerbase.co.uk.

 

Notice:

Opportunities are restricted information for subscribers only and must not be distributed to non paying members or associate groups.

 

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Certified Learning Practitioner

Who are they and what do they do??

 

If you are looking for Trainers, do you want to feel confident that whoever you hire can actually deliver the programme you require? A Certified Learning Practitioner will give you that confidence.

 

And if you're a Trainer, do you want prospective clients to immediately have that same confidence in you? Become a Certified Learning Practitioner and they will.

 

Want to know more about CLP? Here's your chance………

 

TrainerBase is holding a number of one day workshops in the near future where all aspects of CLP will be explained, both from the standpoint of hiring one, or becoming one. The next event is:

  • Saturday 24th January 2009:
    De Vere Venues, Staverton Park, Daventry Road, Staverton, Daventry, Northamptonshire, NN11 6JT. Northampton and Rugby main line stations are both approximately 12 miles away. 

Bring business cards with you as these days are becoming positive networking events.

 

Anyone wishing to take part should email clp@trainerbase.co.uk

 

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New members

We welcome the following new members to the site:

 

TrainerBase is please to announce that we are Exhibiting at Learning Technologies.

Visit us on Stand 35.


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Discussion forums

TrainerBase has 2 forums for dialogue and discussion; the Discuss page in the Common links is the open forum for all users; the Members' Forum is for subscribers only to comment and share information that is more commercially sensitive or specific to the Association.

 

Recent posting include:

Open Forum

Members' Forum

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Statistics

As a way of gauging how busy and popular TrainerBase is, the following statistics might be of interest to you:

  • Current total number of active members: 6,433 of which 4,397 are UK based. 
  • Currently signed up for the newsletter: 5,142
  • Currently signed up for offers and ads: 5,679
  • Profile views in the past 28 days; 6,104
    Number of new member types in the past 28 days;
    • Basic user (potential purchaser) 14
    • Supplier 1
    • Trainer 74
  • Change Management, Sales, Management Development, Customer services skills and Leadership, are the top searched for subject in the past 28 days. A total of 157 different subjects were searched for.
  • And what are the top keyword searches being used in the general Search filed on the site: well here they are: export, tna, kolb, opportunities, proposal, presentation skills, training needs analysis, open questions, coaching, assertiveness, communication, pdp, train the trainer, nebosh, time management, mpls, excel, invoices, management, sample invoice. So when was the last time you checked your Keywords in Edit Profile, to ensure you are being found? And how many of you have your name in your keywords?? I advise you to add it as this search facility is being used to find individuals and it does not currently check any other attributes other than the keywords field.

TrainerBase has started a major marketing campaign to raise the profile of CLP amongst the 1,000+ purchasers listed as wanting to be kept up to date with the Association. TrainerBase is also actively seeking requests for recommendations within various digests and online communities. And we are now receiving up to a dozen phone calls or email requests a week for trainers or recommendations.

 

If you would like to be part of these campaigns please sign up to the CLP accreditation.

 

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Anything else

TrainerBase is keen to get feedback about the site, the updates and other notifications. If you want something considered, then we need to know. Can't guarantee that we can do anything, but unless we know how can we consider it.

 

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Regards
 

Peter
Founder and Chief Executive
TrainerBase
The Association for Learning Practitioners
01239 711544
peterm@trainerbase.co.uk

 

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