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The Association for Learning Practitioners

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Meet the team

TrainerBase, the Association for Learning Practitioners is welcoming both purchasers and providers of learning and development to its stand at HRD 2009 on April 21st to 23rd at ExCeL, London.

 

TrainerBase, believes it has a unique understanding in the learning and development market and has become a premier channel ‘Helping Trainers find Business and Business find Trainers’. The dual approach has influenced the set up of the stand (no 760) which has two distinct themes.

  • TrainerBase will be providing help and assistance to trainers on how they can benefit from membership of the Association.
  • TrainerBase will also be showcasing the free services the Association provides to help purchasers of training.

Both themes will be showcasing the Standard and Certified Learning Practitioner (CLP) and how this accreditation scheme can benefit providers and purchasers.

 

As well as Peter Mayes; Heather Girling, Phil Wheeliker and Stever Rouse from the TrainerBase team will be on hand to offer guidance on benefits to the membership. Members including Charlotte Mannion CLP Architect, Marion Parris CLP, Andrew Miller CLP, Kathey Bailey CLP will be on hand to during the three days to assist visitors along with Ian Hughes and Janet Stevenson who have recently signed up and are working towards meeting the Standard.

TrainerBase is working towards becoming the voice for freelance trainers in the UK and attendance at conferences and exhibitions is one of a number of channels the Association pursuing to raise its presence within the training, learning and development field.

 

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The Trainers' Picnic

The 5th annual TrainerBase conference is exploring the challenges facing learning and development practitioners. And to make the learning environment more engaging, TrainerBase is relaxing the format and has chosen the Cotswolds as the location.

 

There is nothing so certain as change (who said that) and non more so than in today’s economic turmoil. Trainers, courseware developers and training advisers are being affected by a multitude of environmental factors that could change the way they operate both at a business level, or within the offering of their learning and development services. Some of these factors have been emerging for a while (coaching), whereas others appear to have arrived from way out of left field (twitter).

 

The TrainerBase Trainers’ conference is focusing this year on a number of these emerging challenges that all learning and development practitioners need to consider if they are to stay abreast if not ahead of the competition.

 

The conference offers workshops on 2 themes, training and business.

 

Training related sessions include:

  • Alternative delivery methods: (combining technology and facilitation).
  • Drama in the Learning Environment: (the use of theatre as a learning enabler).
  • To train or not to train: (how a coaching culture affects the training proposition).

Business related sessions include:

  • Social networking: (as a business tool)
  • Public sector tendering: (a pot of gold or a black hole).

This year the conference itself is taking on a different, more engaging format and providing a relaxed and informal environment for the networking and CPD. Sponsored by Cotswold Conference Centre, the 2009 conference is heading outdoors.

 

Further information about the Picnic including session outlines and speaker biogs can be found on the TrainerBase.info site. Bookings are being made via the Shop. Do book early as we expect this event to sell out.

 

I and the rest of the TrainerBase team look forward to meeting with you and what is shaping up to be a very exciting, fun and rewarding conference.

 

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Opportunities

Opportunities posted recently include:

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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News stories

Do you have a news story that you would like showcased on the site (remember we get 35,000 and more visitors to the site each month); then let us know. What we are looking for is:

  • New appointments
  • Success stories
  • Events
  • Major contracts
  • New products

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New members

We welcome the following new members to the site:

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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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Raising the Standard

A question for purchasers of training.

What will give you confidence that the freelance trainer you are considering engaging will provide a return on investment or expectation?

 

The TrainerBase Standard

The TrainerBase Standard is the first ‘occupational’ standard specifically developed to measure the full range of competence and behaviours expected of an independent learning and development practitioner. Purchasers have commented “This is long overdue”.

 

200 Years of Expertise

The TrainerBase Standard was drawn up by a highly experienced team of learning and development professionals with close to 200 years of combined expertise.

 

Proof of Competence

And this is why the TrainerBase Standard and the Certified Learning Practitioner (CLP) accreditation is so beneficial to purchasers of training: a CLP has proved that they are fully competent.

 

Essential Principles

The TrainerBase Standard has three Principles essential for purchaser requirements:

  • The Personal Principle covers ethical practice, effective communication and relationship building and Professional Development.
  • The Operational Principle covers best practice from advice through design and delivery to evaluation of learning activities and processes.
  • The Commercial Principle covers business planning, running a commercial entity and monitoring ongoing business success.

Purchaser Confidence

Why are the Principles so important? Because you as a purchaser need the confidence to engage with reliable competent professionals who have evidenced that they know what they are doing.

 

Current CLPs

Purchasers of training and development services can be assured that the following members will meet agreed objectives.

 

Valerie Fawcett, Marion Parris, Melanie Lisney, Michelle McArthur, Kathey Bailey, Toni Johnson, Andrew Miller, Mike Mortby, Mike Morrison, Dominic Demolder, Charlotte Mannion, Heather Girling, Steve Rouse, Jooli Atkins and Jan Brause.
 

For more information on how you can adopt and use The TrainerBase Standard as a way of ensuring you meet your training objectives please call: 01239 711544 or visit www.trainerbase.co.uk/thestandard

 

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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 web site users: 5,890 of which 4,118 are UK based. 
  • Currently signed up for the newsletter: 4,845
  • Currently signed up for offers and ads: 5,249
  • Current association members: 566
  • Profile views in the past 28 days; 4,254
    • Traceable: 726 (registered user on TrainerBase)
    • Non traceable: 3,528 (unidentifiable visitor, search engine robot)
  • Number of new member types in the past 28 days;
    • Basic user (potential purchaser) 18
    • Supplier 0
    • Trainer 53
  • Number of FREE downloads on the system: 1,953
    • Downloads in the past 28 days: 689
  • The top searched for subject in the past 28 days out of a total of 150 different subjects are:
    • A1 Assessor training
    • Customer services skills
    • Management Development
    • Leadership
    • Call Centre Management Skills
  • And what are the top keyword searches being used in the general Search filed on the site: well here they are:
    • tna
    • invoice
    • opportunities
    • time management
    • coaching
    • kolb
    • assertiveness
    • training needs analysis
    • proposal
    • export
    • jobs
    • open questions
    • trainers
    • open and closed questions
    • insurance
    • appraisal forms
    • evaluation
    • coaching exercises
    • customer service
    • pdp
    • conflict management
    • resources
    • managers guide to tna
    • appraisals
    • project management
    • invoices
    • train the trainer
    • management
    • presentation skills
    • customer care
    • appraisal form
    • poll
    • first aid

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.

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Finally

New members continue to join the Association, post Open Courses, Custom Programmes and upload Resources that they wish to share with both fellow trainers and purchasers of training.

 

Do check out the site regularly; content changes on a daily basis.

 

Regards
 

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

 

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