Author: Amanda Rosewarne, Director of CPD Accreditation and Research, The CPD Standards Office E-Learning platforms and micro-learning tools may be quick ways for your employees to learn but we believe at the CPD Standards Office, training must still remain high quality in order to make online learning strategies effective. Search, click, and learn The rise [...]
Author: Samantha Johnston, Consultant for TPP Education & Training. There’s currently a big focus on e-learning and e-assessment in membership bodies. Not only does an online education platform mean that an organisation is more “up to date”, it also directly results in increased revenue and student numbers, as it means that distance learning both nationally and [...]
Author: Amy Paxton, Manager & Senior Legal Advisor at Croner It is essential that you get the right candidate as recruitment can be a costly and time-consuming business. There’s also legislation governing discrimination that employers need to be mindful of to avoid future claims of unlawful discrimination. Essentially, to avoid unlawful discrimination claims, employers should [...]
Author: Kristina Preston, Senior Consultant, TPP Education & Training, at TPP Recruitment, the charity recruitment specialists. Sourcing candidates from outside the sector The big story in the membership sector over the last few years has been the rise of digital and how organisations have had to evolve to meet their members’ changing expectations. Members want [...]
I am delighted to introduce Steve Othen FIRP, Head of HR & Projects at Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC). Let’s hear what Steve has to say on this critical topic. Stop recruiting like a membership body (Opinion Piece by Steve Othen) Over 70% of global CEOs say that a shortage of skills is a big [...]
Author: Olivia Widdop, Social Media and Events Manager at Glisser Fear grips us all. Whether it is rational or irrational, most of us are afraid of something. Arachnophobia, claustrophobia, and even technophobia – no points for guessing what that’s a fear of. Yet just as the solution to overcoming many of the more common fears [...]
Author: Sari Inger Bouvet, Senior Marketing Associate at Direct Approach Design & Marketing Creative design agencies vary widely in size and scope and cater for different kinds of companies and their customers – and this is key for membership managers to understand especially when looking to appoint and work with an agency to retain and [...]
Author: Allen Simpson, Director at R K Henshall and Co Ltd Advances in technology over the last few years mean that nearly every business relies on the internet and digital technology to help them go about their day to day business. For the majority of your members this will have no doubt had a major [...]
Author: Luke Ashby, Digital Consultant at Electoral Reform Services (ERS) Digital by default is the UK Government’s 18-point design service standard, which is moving government transactional services online, wherever possible. This concept is not restricted to central and local government. Most, if not all, organisations will be aware of channel shift, and of the benefits [...]
The following might help you with dealing with negativity on your social channels: Acknowledge the issue & respond – if members/social channel users are making a less than positive point, you need to acknowledge it and then respond. The response should be clear and consistent, should that person or others continue to push the issue. [...]
