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By concentrating on improving essential skills, Spearhead Training's open courses can guide you along the path to success. An open course is the perfect choice if you have just one or two people requiring training. We offer a full portfolio of open courses in the areas of:
There really is no substitute for participative learning in small groups taught by a master of the subject and that is what you will get when you attend a Spearhead open course. Our open courses are run with small groups to ensure you get individual attention from the tutor.
The courses are designed to be practical in nature and include specific skill building sessions to help you practice and perfect the skills taught. We research and update our material regularly, so you get the very latest information.
No other training company gives you as much support to ensure your success...
In today’s competitive business environment the expectations of standards are constantly increasing. What was accepted only a few years ago is now not good enough. Training is a highly cost effective solution to raise the level of professionalism in line with these developments and improve business performance - This is what our open courses will achieve.
We devote a great deal of time and energy developing learning material to meet our objective of possessing the best material in the industry. Our open courses utilise a range of different learning methods to build upon the knowledge, confidence and skill levels of individuals.
We also carefully select our tutor team who all come from a background of success in the subjects that they deliver training. Each tutor also dedicates time to their continuous professional development so that they are very current with market developments.
We adopt a continuous improvement process as well as having strict quality control procedures in regard to everything that we provide.
We understand that choosing a training supplier is an important decision to make. We want to reward placing your trust in us by making a positive impact in regard to people development and your business performance so we strictly limit the maximum delegate numbers permitted on each course to ensure every single delegate receives individual tutor attention.
Spearhead Training has a repeat business rate for returning customers of more than 90% which provides reassurance as to the effectiveness of the impact in the work place of our courses. We guarantee the quality of the open courses that we offer – that is our commitment to you. Attending any one of our open courses is a cost effective way of developing the effectiveness of your personnel - that is your commitment to them.
What can delegates expect from attending our open courses?
Courses start with a brief introduction including the aims which is followed by a review of each delegate’s objectives for attending the course. This helps to provide focus for the trainer as they work to meet both the needs of the delegates and the course throughout the programme. The style of all of our courses is highly interactive and utilises numerous accelerated learning techniques. Each session aims to involve the key aspects of the learning cycle such as: understanding the subject area, the techniques involved, the opportunity to practice and assimilate into the delegate’s own style, and lastly reviewing including feedback and agreement of best practice.
Courses include a series of specially designed learning aids such as: individual and group exercises that relate to real life situations, case studies, self and team assessment questionnaires, learning games, and where appropriate role-play practice.
Delegates will have the chance to question the tutor on any specific issues. They also can approach the tutor on a one to one to basis at the beginning and at the end of the day to discuss any specific areas, as well as after the course using our help line.
We also adopt a policy of high performance learning. This means that our training mixes support and challenge in the right measure to get the best of people. Delegates will find attending a course engaging, interesting, thought provoking, at times challenging and with the occasional bit of fun and humour.
Each person attending an open course will leave with enhanced understanding of the subject matter, improved confidence, better skills and ability and with a host of ideas, tools, techniques and actions to implement in the work place to improve business performance.
Post course support
Our aim is to ensure that each and every delegate who attends our courses will gain the maximum benefit. With this in mind we extend the personal support that we provide to go beyond the training session. In addition to the e-train and reference materials package provided, all delegates who have attended our courses have unlimited access to our post course helpline. Delegates are thus able to talk directly with our trainers who will answer additional questions they might have. If a delegate wishes to speak to a specific trainer and he or she is not currently available, we will arrange a mutually convenient time for them to make contact with one another.
Our customers find this personal service very useful in order to provide that essential further assistance to help delegates get the most out their training and so maximise their potential.
Typically delegate calls are regarding how to successfully implement post course actions they wish to take, or simply to review a topic covered during the programme.
Many delegates comment favourably on being able to gain a second opinion and bounce ideas around with their tutor.
Sometimes implementation of delegate’s action plan has not be as successful as they hoped - we understand that it can be difficult to change habits - and this is where the on-going support can be a major benefit to help coach delegates to achieve their aims.
What about experienced people?
Experienced people often find that our courses give them the chance to review best practice, question whether they are utilising the most effective routes, as well as enhancing their knowledge and skills. Many experienced people comment that attendance on one of our open courses has revitalised their enthusiasm and reminded them of many points that they had "forgotten" over the course of their career.
Our Courses and CPD
If your company or profession has formal CPD requirements you will need demonstrate that you have accumulated the requisite number of CPD study hours and you can use our open courses to do this.
Continuous Professional Development, or CPD as it is often shortened to, is an ongoing commitment to positively develop the knowledge, skills and personal qualities demanded by your profession.
CPD is often compulsory for many business people and is required to maintain individual membership of a professional institute, regulator, or employment with their organisation.
Every Spearhead training open course is worth six hours of CPD per day. On completion of a course, you will be sent a certificate that clearly demonstrates the number of CPD study hours you have undertaken.
Your regulator, professional body, or employer will have provided you with clear instructions for documenting and recording your CPD activities. However, if you are new to CPD then you may this article useful.
If you have a group of four or more people who have the same training need it is worth considering asking us to run the course as an in-house programme for you. We can deliver an in-house programme at any location either convenient to you or at one of our training centres. If you would like to further details and costs, please contact us by calling +44(01608 644144 or by emailing us at info@spearhead-training.co.uk
Alternatively if you have a range of training requirements and you plan to book a number of courses, we can provide an excellent discount package. please contact us with your requirement and we will provide you with a personalised proposal.
