Training Top Tips

How to get the most out of your course 

  • Be clear about your goals for attending and of your WIIFM (what's in it for me?) factor.
  • Complete all pre-work and pre-reading assigned to you.
  • Participate fully, ask questions, volunteer ideas, challenge one another - the other participants are also depending on you!
  • Read the workbook and handouts more than once, and make notes on them.
  • Actively take personal notes during the sessions - annotation will give these documents real meaning for you.
  • Try not to judge ideas until you have tried them out - you may be asked to try some 'unusual' things to encourage you to step out of your 'comfort zone.'
  • Take action as a result of your learning, both inside and outside of work.
  • Teach someone else (colleague, friend, partner) at least one thing that you have learned from each topic covered - this is a hugely powerful way of learning.
  • Undertake additional research on the bits that you find most interesting and useful e.g. reading, surfing the net, discussing with colleagues etc.
  • Make full use of your best resource - each other. Consider meeting up again, a group email list, phone prompts, meeting up outside of work.
  • Take advantage of any feedback you received.
  • Keep a personal progress log and a constantly up-to-date Action Plan.

What's New

New courses launched

SIA Group is pleased to announce the introduction of three new courses focussed on building team performance in diverse organisations.

TPD™ Boosts Team Performance

SIA Group‘s TPD™ tool is leading to improvements in team morale, motivation, and performance at the University of Middlesex.