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Lost and Desperate

Random ramblings that might, or might not, relate to training, learning, development, and management

Tag: training

Mandatory training

I received a speeding notice a while ago and rather than take the points I chose to do a speed awareness course. We hear about mandatory training a lot and this is probably the toughest gig going. A group of 10 people brought together, who would have preferred not to be there, being told what… Read More Mandatory training

February 24, 2022February 24, 2022 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Imagine working

I saw this in a recent story on the HR Grapevine website: According a recent survey of more than 1,000 UK workers, 70% don’t know what their employer’s long-term remote working policy is, and as a result are 33% more likely to resign within the year, HR Grapevine If you work in a learning function… Read More Imagine working

December 13, 2021December 7, 2021 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Control and Test

The lateral flow test seems simple enough – if the result is positive, a line appears next to the letter ‘T’ on the device, as well at the letter ‘C’. I know the T means test and the C means control because I worked for several months with the team designing the award winning training… Read More Control and Test

November 5, 2021November 1, 2021 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Going uphill

I was cycling recently, and, as I attempted to change gear to reflect the extra effort I was making, my chain came off. I was wrong to change gear so late but ended up stranded at the side of the road, pedalling air. The chain was stuck on the rear hub and took a good… Read More Going uphill

November 4, 2021November 1, 2021 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

That training thing

Someone asked me recently if I did ‘that training thing’. As someone outside of the LnD field I thought it’d be good to find out what they thought about learning. They’re a skill worker, i.e. travel to a place to work to carry out a form of service/production, so impacted by the pandemic and lockdown.… Read More That training thing

September 10, 2021September 7, 2021 andrewjacobslnd2 Comments

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