Make your manual handling courses more engaging by refreshing your training methods. Let’s face it: The mention of “Manual Handling training” is hardly likely to instil joy in the hearts of your employees. So how can you make your training courses more engaging? What is the essential ingredient of a stimulating training session that engages […]
Apply the ‘Stages of Change’ model to your training
Research supports the ‘Stages of Change Model’ in its approach to education in Risk Management Research studies, specifically in the field of musculoskeletal risk management, have shown strong evidence for the long-term effectiveness of what is known as the ‘Stages of Change Model’ of providing tailored interventions. This means tailoring the educational approach towards influencing […]
Advice for Manual Handling Trainers – Tailor your course to fit your audience
Make courses more engaging by customising training to suit your delegates. Research has yielded compelling evidence that tailored education to suit differing roles or recipient groups (i.e. management or operatives) is more effective. Tailored training works! For example, in the case of Manual Handling, it is clearly important to educate and promote risk awareness among […]
Advice for Manual Handling trainers – How to make your courses more engaging
Training isn’t just important – it is vital! So it’s vital that you get your message across. As a Manual Handling trainer, you are well aware of the importance of training and refreshing your delegates. These benefits are varied and wide reaching, both to your company as a whole, and to the individual employees: Improved […]
Top 5 tips for improving staff morale
Do your employees drag themselves into work? Is a smile a vague memory? If so, your employees’ morale may need a boost. Low morale can lead to poor cooperation, low productivity and increased staff turnover – and ultimately hinder a business from reaching its goals. Since employee morale can quickly build or break a company’s […]
The Bariatric Suit: A Proven Training Tool
Obesity in the United Kingdom is a growing health concern, with health officials stating that it is now one of the leading causes of preventable deaths. Adult obesity rates have almost quadrupled in the last 25 years. ‘Bariatrics’ is a term given to a branch of medicine that deals specifically with the treatment of obesity […]