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Sophie Murray, Marketing Officer
29th Aug 2024
Hear from our CEO about how centralising data systems has empowered our leadership team to make evidence-based decisions, streamline operations, and remain compliant. Read more to find out how this data-driven approach is helping the team excel and drive the business forward.
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Phil Mirner, Management and Business Training Manager
9th Aug 2024
In recent years, a phenomenon known as "Accidental Management" has become increasingly prevalent in UK businesses. This trend, where employees find themselves thrust into both management and leadership roles without adequate preparation or training, poses significant challenges for organisations and individuals alike. As companies grapple with rapid change and economic uncertainty, the need for effective management has never been more critical.
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Tim Leonard, Associate Tutor (Management and Business Training)
15th May 2024
Investing in leadership development programmes brings about a huge range of benefits to a business, such as attracting and retaining employees, achieving strategic goals and successfully navigating the constantly-evolving business landscape. Read on to hear more from our leadership expert, Tim Leonard.
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Sophie Murray, Marketing Officer
19th Apr 2024
For International Leadership Week 2024, we sat down with our CEO, Fiona Stilwell, to discuss authentic leadership, why it’s important to lead authentically and with honesty, and how she leads effectively with a ‘people-first’ strategy. Read the full conversation here.
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Dawn Halfacre, Director of Operations
23rd Jan 2024
It is an amazing feeling as a leader to know your team is behind you, creating that invisible push of energy to channel every ounce of potential to achieving business performance results when it matters most, even more so during change, challenge, and economic volatility! Achieving your business ‘peak performance’ is critical, and easily justified in prioritising investment in assets such as new technology and equipment.
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4th Dec 2023
AI is on the verge of reshaping the landscape of the training and apprenticeship education sector in England, meaning providers are faced with no choice but to adapt to the change. The depth and diversity of AI's influence on education in England is readily apparent.
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Jeremy Toole, Management and Business Training Consultant
11th Oct 2023
Are you a creature of habit? Many of us are, and it is for this reason that we can all be somewhat resistant to change when it happens. In the business world this creates a real challenge for employers. The challenge of overcoming resistance to something that it is felt will bring genuine business improvement and long-term success.
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Fiona Stilwell, CEO
31st Aug 2023
Success looks different to everyone. Coaching can help to identify growth areas for individuals to develop themselves, which will subsequently lead to positive business outcomes.
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Ed Maskell-White, Health and Safety Trainer/Adviser
24th Aug 2023
Inclusive PPE may not be at the top of many businesses' priorities, but the implications of not having suitably fitting PPE for all employees can be just as dangerous as having no protection at all.
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Karen Nicholls, Learning and Development Coach
17th Aug 2023
Financial compliance is a crucial aspect of setting up and running a reputable business ensuring that companies adhere to the relevant laws and regulations set by governing bodies, protecting both the organisation and all its stakeholders.
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Sophie Murray, Marketing Officer
10th Aug 2023
Working in confined spaces can be inherently hazardous, with potential life-threatening risks that demand a high level of caution and expertise.
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Sophie Murray, Marketing Officer
4th Jul 2023
A skilled project manager ensures that projects are executed efficiently, meeting objectives and delivering results within the allocated time and budget. Their ability to effectively plan, organize resources, and manage risks helps streamline project workflows and optimize productivity.
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Sophie Murray, Marketing Officer
19th May 2023
In today's rapidly evolving business landscape, managers need to possess a diverse skill set to navigate complex challenges and lead their teams to success.
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Sophie Murray, Marketing Officer
18th May 2023
Over 50,000 people take a NEBOSH qualification every year, and with a huge amount of NEBOSH training providers across the country, it can be difficult to decide which one to choose to complete your NEBOSH qualification with. Luckily, NEBOSH’s learning partner programme makes it simple to identify the highest quality training providers with its bronze, silver and gold partner status.
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Sophie Murray, Marketing Officer
31st Mar 2023
Microsoft accreditation has always been a vital way for Microsoft’s most capable partners to be easily identified by customers, ensuring business provide the highest standard of service. From 3 October 2022, the Gold and Silver competencies have been replaced by 6 new Solutions Partner Designations, as part of the changes to the Microsoft Cloud Partner Programme.
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Sophie Murray, Marketing Officer
9th Mar 2023
As an employer, it’s a fact, you are required by law to protect your employees, and others, from harm as set out in the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999. However, prioritising what will make a difference can be clouded by the ‘legislative’ jargon and consequences, so it is important to understand the different types of health and safety documentation and their purposes.
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Sophie Murray, Marketing Officer
1st Mar 2023
In an ever-increasingly digital world it’s more important than ever to stay safe online, whether it’s protecting our own data or the data within our organisation. By being aware of digital best practices and tips to stay safe online, we will ensure that we can still enjoy navigating the online world without compromising our safety.
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Dawn Halfacre, Director of Operations
30th Jan 2023
professional skills, quality management, upskilling
Project managers are vital in leading teams to achieve the required and desired outcomes, on time and on budget. The key to being a great project manager is strong planning, leadership, communication and organisational skills and our Project Management apprenticeship will embed these and more.
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Dawn Halfacre, Director of Operations
23rd Jan 2023
network infrastructure
When starting out in business, or if you’re looking to upgrade, which software package to go for is a big consideration. In recent years there has been a noticeable shift to cloud-based services as technology has progressed, and these systems offer a range of benefits.
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Dawn Halfacre, Director of Operations
9th Jan 2023
fire training, health and safety, nebosh
Fire safety in the workplace is of utmost importance. Ensuring the safety of your employees and customers and the protection of your building and equipment is essential.
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Dawn Halfacre, Director of Operations
19th Dec 2022
management and leadership, professional skills
With the UK’s inflation rate at its highest in over 40 years, it’s never been more important to keep a tight control on the finances.
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Dawn Halfacre, Director of Operations
21st Nov 2022
personal development, professional skills, upskilling
The past few years have been challenging for everyone and for the most part, organisations across the globe have had to make huge concessions in order to make the new working landscape work for their business.
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Dawn Halfacre, Director of Operations
31st Oct 2022
business improvement, technical skills
Data analytics is the process of examining collections of data to find trends and draw conclusions about the information they contain. These conclusions can then be shared with an organisation’s Management Information System to help inform and aid effective decision making.
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Dawn Halfacre, Director of Operations
24th Oct 2022
business improvement, leadership, upskilling
Being the best leader you can is the key to a successful business. Whether you’re a Managing Director, managing a team within an SME or the owner of a small business of eight staff, how you lead your team will be the key factor in how it performs.
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Dawn Halfacre, Director of Operations
17th Oct 2022
business improvement, computer applications, technical skills, upskilling
Ensuring your business has the digital skills it needs to function and thrive is essential. Using technology to streamline and automate processes is vital, so having the means to do this within your workforce should be a priority for all businesses.
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Dawn Halfacre, Director of Operations
3rd Oct 2022
business improvement, health and safety, iosh, nebosh
Having a strong safety culture within your business is key to the success of your health and safety policy and procedures. Staff need to be kept informed and encouraged to take an active stance in ensuring that health and safety in the workplace is taken seriously.
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Dawn Halfacre, Director of Operations
26th Sep 2022
business improvement, leadership, management and leadership
Think about someone who has had a positive impact on you in your career in some way; perhaps someone who supported and encouraged you and made you feel able to develop as well as want to. If you’re fortunate enough to have had this experience, this person was undoubtedly a good leader first and foremost, and an efficient manager second.
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Dawn Halfacre, Director of Operations
12th Sep 2022
business improvement, health and safety, nebosh
Build your internal staff capability to champion good health and safety management and behaviours, creating a safer workplace for your business.
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Dawn Halfacre, Director of Operations
22nd Aug 2022
business improvement, personal development, upskilling
Retaining valued staff is becoming more and more important in the working world of today. Since the pandemic, the dynamic has changed and employees now expect a lot more from their employers as a result.
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Dawn Halfacre, Director of Operations
15th Aug 2022
computer applications, technical skills
Data can be confusing and overwhelming, there’s no two ways about it. All companies strive to ensure that their data is accessible to those who need to understand it and the clearer it is, the better.
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Dawn Halfacre, Director of Operations
1st Aug 2022
business improvement, upskilling
With job vacancies at a record high, it’s becoming harder and harder to find the right candidates for the vacant roles within your team. If you’re having little luck with your recruitment process, why not take the time to consider reskilling existing staff into these roles?
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Dawn Halfacre, Director of Operations
25th Jul 2022
upskilling
Apprenticeships are a fantastic way to get into the world of work and take the first step on the career ladder. For school and college leavers, they offer so much - a direction to head in, a salary, an array of qualifications and plenty of support along the way.
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Dawn Halfacre, Director of Operations
18th Jul 2022
personal development, self improvement, upskilling
The current youth unemployment rate is 10.8% and while this is an improvement on the rate that was recorded in the immediate wake of the pandemic, it is still extremely high.
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Dawn Halfacre, Director of Operations
30th May 2022
business improvement, management and leadership, workshop
The pandemic has changed the working world and we’ve all had to adapt to find our new place within it. Many companies recognise this and have permanently switched to remote or hybrid working in order to allow their employees more flexibility and a better work-life balance.
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Dawn Halfacre, Director of Operations
23rd May 2022
personal development, professional skills, upskilling
An apprenticeship is a real job with practical experience, a salary and an opportunity to gain qualifications while you work. They are a great path to consider as they’re the start of a new career and can be found in almost any sector. Did you know that many celebrities chose the apprenticeship route?
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Dawn Halfacre, Director of Operations
16th May 2022
engineering, technical skills
The number of women in engineering is on the rise and has been since 2010, despite continuing skills gaps within the sector and the additional challenges that the pandemic has thrown into the mix.
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Dawn Halfacre, Director of Operations
10th May 2022
health and safety, human resources, leadership
Keeping your workforce happy and healthy - both physically and mentally - should be a priority for all employers. The pandemic has altered the working world in many ways and we’ve all had to make changes to the way we work in order to continue in our roles successfully.
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Dawn Halfacre, Director of Operations
2nd May 2022
business improvement, computer applications, marketing skills, personal development, technical skills, upskilling
The pandemic has changed the way we all work in one way or another; some things had to change during the lockdown periods in line with the restrictions and other things have changed long-term to fit in with the ‘new normal’ way of working.
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Dawn Halfacre, Director of Operations
18th Apr 2022
computer applications, technical skills, upskilling
Figures show that tech job vacancies still make up the highest proportion of all vacancies in the UK employment market. It is thought that this could be down to skills shortages in the tech industry, with young people being put off joining the sector due to a lack of confidence in their ability to gain the advanced skills they’d need.
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Dawn Halfacre, Director of Operations
31st Jan 2022
health and safety
“I never envisaged a career in health and safety, but after studying the NEBOSH courses with PETA I knew I wanted to help others achieve the same.”
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Dawn Halfacre, Director of Operations
19th Jan 2022
health and safety, management and leadership
When Karla Bostock joined the PETA team in April 2021, she was pleasantly surprised with not only the level of support that was provided to her as a new starter, but also the encouragement she received regarding her continuing professional development.
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Dawn Halfacre, Director of Operations
6th Sep 2021
engineering, management and leadership
If you’ve been pondering whether now’s the right time to hire an apprentice, the answer is yes! With the government incentive scheme in place until 30 September 2021, there’s never been a better time to commit to an apprenticeship.
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Dawn Halfacre, Director of Operations
23rd Aug 2021
business improvement, professional skills, technical skills
Further loosening of COVID restrictions in recent months means that life - and business - is slowly returning to ‘normal’. As employees venture back into offices and businesses that were closed reopen, skills gaps that have appeared within the workforce may start to become apparent.
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Dawn Halfacre, Director of Operations
16th Aug 2021
microsoft, professional skills, technical skills
Many of us are self-taught when it comes to Microsoft applications. There is often an assumption that people know how to get the best from applications, when in reality, there may be a lot more they could learn that would benefit the way they work.
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Jeremy Toole, Management and Business Training Consultant
3rd May 2021
management, management and leadership, professional skills
This success cannot be achieved without the commitment and determination of all employees to deliver excellent outcomes and drive the business forward. This is where managers at all levels of a business face the truly challenging responsibility of drawing this commitment and resolve from team members which may otherwise lay dormant.
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Dawn Halfacre, Director of Operations
12th Apr 2021
health and safety, management, management and leadership, professional skills
Whether you’re new to management, new to the team or just looking for inspiration in your day-to-day management going forward, we can provide some guidance that should be helpful in improving and streamlining your working practices.
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Dawn Halfacre, Director of Operations
22nd Mar 2021
confined space, health and safety, professional skills
These deaths and injuries are not exclusive to high-risk environments such as those involving complex plant as simple storage vessels can be fatal too.
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Dawn Halfacre, Director of Operations
15th Mar 2021
health and safety, personal development, professional skills, workshop
The challenges that the pandemic has thrown at us over the past year has magnified this, highlighting the importance of self care more than ever.
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Dawn Halfacre, Director of Operations
8th Mar 2021
personal development, professional skills, upskilling
Many college leavers face the hard decision about what to do next - uni or get a job, but it’s important to remember that there’s a third, very attractive option too - an apprenticeship.
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Dawn Halfacre, Director of Operations
1st Mar 2021
engineering, professional skills, technical skills
Training staff in engineering disciplines can take a long time as the roles are often extremely technical and highly skilled, which is why you need to be thinking about your company’s future now.
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Dawn Halfacre, Director of Operations
22nd Feb 2021
professional skills, upskilling
They’re great because once you’ve identified the role or skills you need to add to your business, you can tailor an apprenticeship around those needs, incorporating additional qualifications along the way if you wish.
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Dawn Halfacre, Director of Operations
4th Jan 2021
personal development, professional skills, upskilling
It’s hard to stay upbeat when you’re working alone day in, day out with no physical contact with your colleagues, but this is the situation we find ourselves in so we need to do all we can to remain positive.
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Dawn Halfacre, Director of Operations
28th Dec 2020
microsoft, professional skills, self improvement, technical skills, upskilling
Many others will be taking a hard look at their future skills needs, to try to get ahead of the game, particularly with the furlough scheme coming to an end on 31 March 2021.
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Dawn Halfacre, Director of Operations
21st Dec 2020
personal development, professional skills, upskilling
This will allow employers to keep staff on furlough with the government paying 80% of their wages for another five months if needed.
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Dawn Halfacre, Director of Operations
7th Dec 2020
management and leadership, professional skills, upskilling
Since announcing their involvement in the government’s new Kickstart Scheme in October, PETA has made great progress in readying themselves for launch.
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Dawn Halfacre, Director of Operations
30th Nov 2020
health and safety, management and leadership, self improvement
This year has dealt a tough blow to businesses and employers worldwide, with many unable to operate during the lockdown periods and facing hardship in between times too.
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Dawn Halfacre, Director of Operations
23rd Nov 2020
health and safety, management and leadership, quality management
The coronavirus pandemic has presented many challenges to the business world, one of the most significant being in the area of health and safety.
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Dawn Halfacre, Director of Operations
16th Nov 2020
personal development, professional skills, self improvement, technical skills
The events of 2020 have impacted businesses across the globe. Whatever position your company is in, take this time to reflect on the year, consider the effects it’s had on your business and formulate a plan for what comes next.
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Phil Mirner, Management and Business Training Manager
5th Aug 2020
management and leadership, personal development, professional skills
The CMI has citied 5 characteristics of a great manager in a COVID-19 world. Have you got what it takes to step up into a leadership role and get back to business?
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23rd Jun 2020
engineering, technical skills
Althea de Souza discusses engineering careers with two of PETA's current apprentices. A conversation in support of International Women in Engineering Day.
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Phil Mirner, Management and Business Training Manager
7th May 2020
human resources, management, professional skills
PETA Training Consultant, Pete Wakefield shares his expertise and insights on how to successfully manage a team when you are working from home.
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Phil Mirner, Management and Business Training Manager
7th May 2020
personal development, professional skills, self improvement
Business Transformation Specialist and Career Coach - Paula Ashby - has recorded her top 10 tips for building personal resilience during lockdown.
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4th May 2020
health and safety, human resources, technical skills
Mental Health First Aid Trainer Sarah Blake shares the skills she has been putting into practice during the Coronavirus pandemic.
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