An important part of growing up: what it’s like to work for a training company

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Work experienceLast week we had a young apprentice in our Redtray office. He’s still not sure what he would like to do when he grows up, but he was keen to find out what it’s like to work in London and learn a few things about professional environment. To his surprise, after spending a week working for different divisions in our company, he discovered a few things about himself which now will help him choose his future career path. What Jack learned during this work experience is an important part of becoming an adult – after all, finding out want you don’t want to do for a living is as important as discovering what you would like to do in your life. Continue reading »

Can learning and development experts conquer highest UK peaks in one day?

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How amazing is this:

Redtray Solutions is partnering with charity Mencap to support people with a learning disability, their families and carers by raising money and awareness.

Learning solutions provider teams up with voice of learning disability

A team of five L&D professionals are testing their stamina by taking on the Three Peak Challenge next month. They will have to climb the highest peaks of England, Scotland and Wales in less than 24 hours in the hope of raising over £2000 for the charity they believe is closely associated with their profession. Continue reading »

Labelling learners vs. what do learners really want?

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Times are changing. What we as employees and learners want and need is increasingly influenced by the development of modern technology. As a result and by using the tools available to us, we are expected to respond faster to demands both at work and in our personal lives. This means we’re not able to devote as much time for learning and aren’t able to spend days on training courses or be away from our jobs. Relevant and timely information has become the most important commodity for today’s learners. Training managers realise this and are creating new solutions to support our personal and professional development, and to help us do our jobs faster and better. So why is it so difficult to keep us motivated and engaged when it comes to training? Well, I blame the labels. Continue reading »

Redtray Solutions among Top 20 Learning Portal Companies 2012

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The learning technology provider, Redtray Solutions, is one of the best learning portal companies this year after Training Industry Inc. released its list of 2012 top 20 training companies.

Selection of the best learning portal providers was based on breadth of functionality and capabilities, commitment to the corporate training market, industry visibility, innovation and impact, number and strength of clients, and geographic reach. Continue reading »

Social learning to become a dominant player in the training mix within 18 months

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Social learning tactics will challenge traditional classroom-based learning to become an influential characteristic of the corporate training mix by 2014 according to the L&D experts participating in Redtray’s collaborative research programme. Continue reading »

Game changing regulations prompt compliance fast-track in City finance firms

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Financial institutions are priming systems to allow staff to fast-track through the raft of new compliance training requirements expected in the wake of recent financial scandals. Continue reading »

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