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Don't put your foot in it

victoria.deane — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 10:06:21 +0000

Workplace footwear has been under the spotlight recently following the TUC's suggestions that risk assessments shouldbe carried out on women wearing heels to work. At the annual TUC conference in September 2009, the Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists revealved that a staggering 2 million working days are lost every year from injuries caused by high heels such as bunions, trapped nerves or even more serious problems such as spinal injuries. The society urges employers to regulate the footwear of their staff? For further reading see 'Working feet and footwear: health and safety at work guidance': www.tuc.org.uk/extras/footwear.pdf

The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 states that where there is a risk of harm as a result of the working environment, an employer must risk assess and identify ways of reducing that risk to the lowest level. ND Training run programmes to help; CIEH Level 2 Health & Safety in the Workplace and CIEH Level 2 Principles of Risk Assessment.

Managing Workplace Conflict

victoria.deane — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:42:10 +0000

A recent OPP/CIPD survey records that almost half (48%) of HR professionals devote half a day per week to dealing with conflict situations and a significant majority (83%) say that conflict management is a “very” or “critically” important leadership skill. The Western Mail published an article entitled ‘Glamorgan launches first course on conflict at work’ on 27^th January 2010 stating managing workplace conflict is an ever increasing and time-consuming feature of the human resource professionals’ role and for those engaged in people management generally. The University of Glamorgan is launching a unique postgraduate programme on the management of workplace conflict. ND Training offer employees an opportunity to protect themselves in the face of confrontational behaviour through their CIEH Level 2 Award in Conflict Resolution and Personal Safety.

Good Clear Guidelines for Dealing with the Media

victoria.deane — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:39:29 +0000

ND Training hosted their first Media Training course in partnership with Education Reporter last week for 11 Head teachers from the Vale of Glamorgan, one of the Heads commented “This course has been extremely valuable. I will now be more proactive with what our school does well, as well as being more confident in dealing with incidents when the press contacts me.” To arrange a workshop or find out more click here.

Trainees Coming Back for More! & Excellent pass rates for all Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) courses

victoria.deane — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 08:16:14 +0000

Our latest independent quality audit has shown that over 75% of attendees on NDTraining courses have re-booked for future courses. This reinforces NDTraining’s philosophy of providing quality training that is flexible and competitively priced.

The overall pass rate for all CIEH courses provided by NDTraining for 1^st January 2010 to date is 100%. All of the staff at NDTraining are very proud of this success and are excited to continue striving for excellence. We would also like to take this opportunity to once again, congratulate all those who have successfully passed the CIEH courses.

Improving School Effectiveness in 2010

victoria.deane — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 08:14:53 +0000

ND Training has hosted a series of seminars, led by Professor David Egan, throughout the 2009/10 school year. David Egan is regarded as one of the foremost speakers in the UK on school effectiveness and school management. He is available to schools/groups of schools to suit your INSET days at the end and start of term. Click here for further information.

NDTraining links with Linc-Cymru

victoria.deane — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 08:14:31 +0000

NDTraining have recently successfully completed a three week induction programme for Linc-Cymru staff. The fully trained staff will now be working at Linc-Cymru’s new community care home, Capel Grange in Newport. Following positive feedback from the initial induction training, Linc-Cymru has asked for further training for the next intake of staff. NDTraining would like to wish Capel Grange every success and we look forward to working with Linc-Cymru in the future.

Training ‘Sweet’

victoria.deane — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 08:12:13 +0000

We are delighted to announce that our fully refurbished, state of the art training rooms are now open. Located in the heart of Cardiff’s city centre, the large fully functional suite can accommodate up to 40 delegates in a comfortable and engaging environment. Head of Training Steve Shepherd states that “The feedback so far has been incredible. It’s nice to be able to offer our clients the facility to not only train their staff but also allow them the option to just book the room.”