Invent Training & Consultancy

An employee training and development company like no other

Invent Training & Consultancy has been formed with the vision of building a new and different way to access the training & development market. It has been founded on principles that allow clients to choose between sole , multi or best of breed engagements. This model allows us to focus exclusively on your strategic and business objectives, without prejudice. Our vision is become the UK’s #1 training delivery company for employee training and development programs

• Invent Training & Consultancy is an organization that develops custom built employee training solutions, sourced from the best of breed providers in the UK.

• Invent Training & Consultancy focuses on business change through people change

• Invent Training & Consultancy is extremely flexible, scalable and therefore very diverse.

• Invent Training & Consultancy does not have a set of pre-defined off the shelf offerings.

• Invent Training & Consultancy does not believe one employee training program fits all.

• Invent Training & Consultancy is driven to position offerings that are fit for client purpose.

• Our fully managed service includes Prince 2 accredited project managers

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How to recession-proof employee training programs

Don’t worry, this isn’t an article about how bad things are out there. I think we hear the “r” word enough, along with news about the latest layoffs, housing issues and daily stock market dips.

Amidst the talk about how times are tough and the economy is in the dumps, there is still a way for businesses to turn the economic downswing into an opportunity. Right now, smart business leaders are using this time to focus on employee training and development.

Instead of putting employee training programs on the chopping block when budget cuts roll around, fight to keep your programs alive. Use the downturn as a rare chance to improve your team from the inside out by offering more employee training and development opportunities.

Here are five tips to keep your employee training programs thriving while your company is tightening its belt:

1. Look at employee training programs as a business investment. Think of employee training like the stock market: by putting money into the market when stocks are down, you’ll make a better return on investment when the market turns around. Investing in developing employees’ skills now will put you ahead of the competition when the economy improves.

2. Ensure training is targeted and necessary. Focus your training efforts on the parts of your business that are the weakest or in areas where employees want to make personal improvement. Don’t waste the company’s money and employees’ time on unnecessary training.

3. Measure results. Come up with hard facts and figures to show you’re getting the best ROI for your training dollar. Executives will find it much harder to cut employee training programs that show, in numbers, that they work.

4. Seek out quality training providers. If you choose to use outside training vendors, do your research to ensure that their program will deliver positive and measurable results.

5. Stay flexible. Not all training programs will fit the unique needs of your organization. Most “one size fits all” employee training programs won’t work as well as one that is tailored to fit your situation.

Employee training and development should be treated like every other business endeavor your organization is involved in – results-driven and measurable. No matter what the stock market looks like, work to keep employee development in the budget and a top priority for your organization to ensure success in the future.

Article Source: Marie Adams