Up Front! - Trainer's page
Welcome Trainer!
Thanks for visiting our web site. I hope you found something of interest and I also hope that your business is prospering. These are hard times for training in general and those of us who have been about for a while know that with just a sniff of any economic downturn the training budget is the first thing to go. However, the world has become more serious than that and many businesses are suffering badly.
My contact with larger training organisations indicates that business is doing quite well, but clients may be turing to these companies rather than independent trainers. However, all businesses need training at some point and putting it off can put the future at risk not to mention the effects on staff morale. There is nothing worse than staff stuck with a company they hate, but not able to get out because of job scarcity. Just wait until things change! If you are interested in the history of revenge, read the account of the London docks and the on-going disputes that lastred into the 1960s. Only containerisation brought an end to it all.
Myself and my associates are trying to produce unique laptop based material for Trainers and it is interesting to see some trends. Firstly, while several training material distributors have ceased trading over the last 2 years, new ones have emerged, even in these troubled times. Secondly, in a smaller way, a revival of Transactional Analysis as a means of helping people understand and improve their day to day communications. I am not sure what started, this so if you know get in touch.
Below is a list of some of our own materials, followed by a listing of useful links.
Materials and tools for Trainers
We are now producing dual screen programmes for deliver via a laptop and data projector. This includes courses, video based role plays and The Virtual Flip Chart.
- Complete courses - ready to go training material.
- Selling Skills video role play
- Introduction to TA - audio clips
- Behaviour analysis - for Team development and role plays
- WashBox Management Simulation
- The Virtual Flip Chart
- The Perfect Prompter
Training Material Distributors
Open Mind - Training Materials Distributor
The Complete Trainer
Training Shelf
The Trainers Library - Resources for Trainers
Eureka! Accelerated Learning Ltd
Trainerbase - You need to pay to join, but many materials are free after this. Also includes access to tenders, as well as newsletters.
The Virtual Flip chart
Choice of 10 charts in two different styles for data projection.
Dual screen, of course - no paper or pens...!
More....
Now available
WashBox version 2 - for management training or assessment where immediate outputs are needed i.e. a presentation or written report. The content is still the same as the original.
"Tell me..." interviewing skills role play for job seekers. Dual screen.
Coming soon!
Total Quality Management - an addition to the Complete Courses series
Web links and help for Trainers
Details of a variety of help available for Trainers, primarlily in the UK. It is not a comprehensive list yet, so please e-mail any extras.
Mailing lists for Trainers
Document
Printing
The Complete Product Company Manuals, Workbooks, Tabbed Sets and Ring Binders, Folders, Pads, Leaflets, Posters, Flyers, course delegate packs
Ridgeway Press - All types of Printing inluding CDs and booklets
Email Marketing
If you want an easy way to set up permission based email marketing then IContact system is worth a look. Easy to use, flexible and competitively priced.
Useful web sites
Mind mapping
http://www.mindmanager.co.uk/
Internal Consultancy
http://www.akris.com/icdef.htm
A brief definition and short booklist
http://www.twerner.com/
Articles
http://www.internalconsulting.net/
http://www.burnsassociates.net/new_page_2.htm
Articles which can be requested by e-mail.
http://www.toolpack.com/articles.html
http://www.neiu.edu/~dbehrlic/hrd411/gilleyhtml/sld001.htm
PowerPoint slide show on the processes involved in internal consultancy.
http://empower.state.ky.us/strategic%20plan/presentations/icrr_class/sld001 . htm
PowerPoint slide show
Change
http://www.technobility.com
reference: T0102 mid May 2000 Vol 1 No 3.pdf .
Repertory Grid
http://www.enquirewithin.co.nz
workbooks etc.
Learning Management - deciding to buy.....
http://www.lguide.com/reports/lmsbuying.cfm
Evaluation Forms
http://www.fairlawn.co.uk
Trainer Resources
http://www.abctrainingsolutions.biz
http://www.businessballs.com
Vast amount of free materials
Transactional Analysis
Free delegates booklet - designed to go with our TA CD
Audio Visual and Graphic
Reflex - Complete Audio Video service including projector hire, bulbs etc.
Reflex
Training Web sites
Other useful sites!
Training pages- Directory of Training providers and suppliers Training Pages
The Training Zone - Advertise here - find suppliers and materialsTraining Zone
People4business - Training and consulancy database / agency People4business.co
Sales help for the smaller consultancy
Trainers Wanted
We would like to hear from Trainers involved in:
Health and Safety
Employment Law
for collaborative work on our future projects. Phone to find out more. Contact details below
Contact us
Jeremy Woods - Chartered FCIPD
Anglia Training Associates
The Old Crown
The Street
Ovington
Thetford, Norfolk IP25 6RX
Phone: 0844 357 8153 (UK only)
or, 01953 883 953
Fax : 01953 883 953
Skype: jeremy.woods
e-mail : jeremy@uktraining.uk.com
