What’s it like to deliver the IOSH Managing Safely course? We asked Jen Rogers, Health and Safety Trainer at International Workplace, to help us see a typical classroom course from a tutor’s perspective.   Before the door opens, I have no clue as to what I am going to be faced with. I might know the names and the company details of the delegates who are attending, and maybe their job titles. But I don’t necessarily know what their job entails, or their areas of expertise. Every new course brings a sense of excitement as I look forwar... Continue reading

The last 12 months seem to have denoted a marked acceleration in the move to ‘digital’. In the world of learning and development, not everyone welcomes this. We talk to a good number of senior managers responsible for managing people and workplaces and the vast majority are either unaware of just how much of a transformation learning technologies can bring; or else they are fearful of it. We’ve been providing training and support to businesses since 1995 so we’ve seen quite a few changes in technology since the days of the 14.4k dial-... Continue reading

If you're looking to run an internationally recognised health and safety training programme in the Arab-speaking world, then an IOSH-approved certificate course is a sensible choice. It's been available as a classroom-taught option for some time. But now, for the very first time, you can study IOSH Managing Safely in Arabic online* with International Workplace, making it fully accessible wherever you are in the world. Our Arabic-language course is based on the same 5-star rated English-language online course we launched in 2017, which was a f... Continue reading

Do your teams struggle to hit targets, even though everyone seems flat-out? Perhaps you're under pressure to execute deliverables, but find it hard to whip up the morale of your staff? Have you asked yourself: is everyone actually engaged in the task at hand, or are they just “looking busy”? According to research, just one-third of all UK employees feel engaged in the workplace; ranking the UK in ninth place for engagement levels amongst the G12 collective. Productivity is suffering, so do we demand more of a time commitment from our team... Continue reading

I asked my colleagues in International Workplace’s employment relations team whether they would like to step up to defend the boss of the company that had very publicly been admonished for sending home an employee – without pay – who refused to wear high heels at work. Perhaps unsurprisingly, none of them wanted to take up the challenge. The company in question is Portico, which describes itself as a specialist provider of high quality, tailored front and back of house guest services. It’s an FM business, which is why I was particular... Continue reading