Heres some articles that ACT Associates Ltd have found this month

Learning Objectives Made Easy with This Simple Tip

If you’re required to list the learning objectives it doesn’t necessarily mean they have to be presented as a list. You’ve probably seen those websites where there’s a top image and underneath it are some buttons to reveal additional images. Why not create something similar for the learning objectives of your elearning course? Instead of listing all of the objectives as bullet points, create a single objective on each screen. Then add a button that allows the person to navigate through the objectives. It satisfies listing the objectives, but it doesn’t force them to a bullet point list

http://www.articulate.com

How I would approach creating compliance e-learning

Last week I reported on Towards Maturity's latest study, Reinvigorating Compliance Training. The study showed clearly what a hole we have got ourselves into with e-learning compliance training. More often than not management is coming to us with a requirement for a simple tell-and-test programme that does little more than tick boxes, and it seems that we are only too keen to oblige. In the process we risk irreparable damage to our status as professional designers and perpetuate management's perception that we are mere order takers. It's easy to criticise, much harder to put forward a solution. However, I like a challenge; so, it falls to me to put my reputation on the line by suggesting how I would approach a request for compliance e-learning. I'm going to assume that I've already explored the alternatives and that e-learning stands a reasonable chance of influencing the outcome. So what would I do?

http://clive-shepherd.blogspot.co.uk

Compliance - e-learning's greatest friend and worst enemy

Universally, lack of employee engagement emerged as the biggest barrier to effectiveness – and is linked strongly to the poor reputation of compliance e-learning. Ask yourself what efforts you are currently making to really engage your audience and make it relevant to them. If you are subjecting your employees to ‘death by PowerPoint’, rolling out the same content year after year to everyone regardless of their job role or risk profile, blinding the learner with irrelevant detail about what the law says rather than what it means to them or failing to engage your line managers in the process, then the chances are you are potentially turning off the very people whose buy-in you need to effectively mitigate your compliance risks.

http://clive-shepherd.blogspot.co.uk

Online CE and Training Leader RedVector Named 2013 Honoree for the Best of Elearning! Awards

RedVector is being recognized for its premier online training and compliance solution, which delivers, facilitates, and tracks online learning programs targeted to the needs of design and construction professionals and provides comprehensive license management capabilities to ensure compliance with certification requirements.

"This is really something special," says RedVector CEO Tom Wallace. "Knowing that this honour comes directly from our clients who voted for us means we’re really doing something right. Our goal at RedVector has always been to provide the highest-quality online training and education solutions to help industry professionals expand their knowledge and stay compliant, and we will continue to look for new and engaging ways to not only meet but exceed their needs."

http://www.prweb.com

OnlineITcourses.com Offers IT Training and E-Learning Facility

A number of IT e-Learning courses from all over the world are offered through this website. Individual students can also learn IT courses online. Networking and Server courses are also offered, which cover the topics, general IT knowledge, network technologies and operating systems. OnlineITcourses.com features a link named Course Catalogue, which includes IT eLearning courses like Microsoft, Linux, Cisco, IT Security and Comp TIA under the title Server and Networking, Java, Programming languages and Microsoft .Net under Software Development, Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server under Databases and finally SAP, Google and Microsoft Office under Desktop and Office. IT training on project management courses covers certain specific methodologies like PMBoK, Prince2 and ITIL. 

http://www.sbwire.com

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NEBOSH National Diploma exam success January 2013

ACT Associates would like to congratulate all the students who recently passed their NEBOSH National Diploma exams in January 2013. Well done in achieving such excellent results.

Our next NEBOSH National Diploma Unit A course commences 15th July 2013 at our prestigious Midlands venue.

E-learning and blended learning options are available for most NEBOSH awards.

ACT Associates launch new website

ACT Associates are pleased to be able to celebrate the launch of their new website.

We hope that you find our new ACT website has a fresh look with improved navigation which allows you to find the information you need more quickly and easier. We have reviewed and updated all our information so that you can be confident that everything you are reading is as current as possible.   
ACT Associates now offer more health and safety products and services than ever before and this is why we decided to re-vamp our website, to allow us to promote ourselves as best we could!
The benefits of the new website are:

Success on the iAS CDM Co-ordinators course

ACT Associates would like to congratulate all the delegates who attended the CDM Co-ordinators course held at Stourbridge last week 26-27 March 2013.  Well done from all at ACT.

Find out more about this CDM Co-ordinator training course provided by ACT. This three-day CDM Coordinator course equips delegates with the relevant skills and knowledge to satisfy the requirements of the role of Co-ordinator under the new CDM Regulations 2007.

Please visit our website www.actassociates.co.uk

SMSTS Health and Safety Exam Success

ACT Associates would like to congratulate all the delegates who recently attended a 5 day SMSTS course (Site Managers Safety Training Scheme).  All students passed their exam but we would like to make a special mention to Mark and Andy who both achieved 100%, well done!

As a result of our continued success in providing Site Safety Plus courses in the UK; including SMSTS Refresher, SSSTS, Health and Safety Awareness, Achieving Behavioural Change (ABC) and Plant Manager Safety Training, we are now delighted to confirm further venues and dates throughout 2013.

Please visit our website www.actassociates.co.uk

ACT to exhibit at Health and Safety Scotland 2013

ACT Associates are pleased to announce we will be exhibiting at the forthcoming Health and Safety Scotland on the 17-18 April 2013 at SECC, Glasgow.

First launched in 2007, Western Business Exhibition's regional event series has expanded rapidly with support from the industry's leading voices and stakeholders.

There is now a significant safety exhibition and free educational conference programme at five excellent venues throughout the UK and Ireland. So, if you are responsible for the health and safety of your workforce then there is now a free-to-attend event almost on your doorstep, wherever you are.

ACT to exhibit at the SHE Show South 2013

ACT Associates are pleased to announce we will be exhibiting at the forthcoming SHE Show South 2013 on the 23 April 2013 at Doubletree by Hilton, Milton Keynes.

The SHE Show is a high profile conference running alongside an exhibition featuring key suppliers and service providers in the fields of safety, health and environment.  Celebrating it's Fifth year, it has now become one of the most successful events of its kind in the SHE arena.

ACT is a leading provider of flexible solutions to your health, safety and environmental training needs; together with support through our audit and consultancy services.

ACT to exhibit at the HRD 2013 Conference and Exhibition

ACT Associates are pleased to announce we will be exhibiting at the forthcoming HRD 2013 on the 24-25 April 2013 at Olympia, London.

The HRD Conference and Exhibition offers practical solutions to your Learning and Development challenges. 10 reasons why you should attend HRD...

1. Focus on specific areas such as coaching or talent or get an update across all areas of L&D.
2. Benefit from sessions in three different formats and find a learning style that suits you.
3. Get practical tips and advice to improve individual and organisational performance.
4. Hear from L&D and business leaders, who are experts in their chosen fields
5. Work through your business issues in practical workshops with like-minded peers.
6. Benchmark your existing approaches to learning and development.
7. Hear from leading organisations who are tackling the same challenges as you.
8. Meet top L&D suppliers and get tailored advice to issues you're facing.
9. Take a look at the latest products and services in learning and organisation development at the free exhibition.
10. Get professional development advice and try speed networking and make new contacts.

Worcestershire Health and Safety Group Meeting 13th February 2013

ACT Associates would like to thank our representative David Smith for giving such an excellent and informative presentation on OHSAS 18001 and Auditing at the Worcestershire H&S Group meeting on 13^th February 2013 at Perdiswell Leisure Centre, Worcester.

David Smith has many years’ experience developing, writing and implementing management systems. He chairs a variety of British Standards Institution technical

committees including the one responsible for occupational health and safety management systems.

Additionally, he represents the United Kingdom on a wide variety of ISO and European committees on management systems standards.

NEBOSH Certificate exam success December 2012

ACT Associates would like to congratulate all the students who recently passed their NEBOSH Certificate exams in December 2012.   Well done in achieving such excellent results.

Our next NEBOSH General, Construction and Fire Certificate courses will commence 10 June 2013 at our ten UK venues: Midlands, Cardiff, London, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle, Scotland, Nottingham, Bristol and Oxford.

If interested in furthering your career in health and safety and considering the NEBOSH National Diploma as your next step then our Unit A study period commences 15^th July 2013 at our prestigious Midlands venue. 

E-learning and blended learning options are available for most NEBOSH awards.

Please visit our website www.actassociates.co.uk

Exam technique for NEBOSH exams

Make sure that you study the past exam questions and suggested answers that are in your RMS study book (if purchased) available from http://www.rmspublishing.co.uk/publications/nebosh.aspx.  You can get access to examiner’s reports from the NEBOSH website (www.nebosh.org.uk).  These are produced to help students and tutors in future exams.  They are intended to be constructive and warn of the common mistakes made by people sitting these exams.  A common fault is that candidates fail to pay attention to the command word in each question. 

Understanding the command words

The phrase ‘command word’ is used to refer to the words specifically associated with the learning outcomes and assessment objectives of the NEBOSH Certificate qualifications.  The syllabus learning outcomes are concerned with what students can do at the end of a learning activity, to assess this command words used are action (active) verbs.

Revision tips for NEBOSH exams - Mnemonics

The use of mnemonics is another brain association technique to aid revision and memory recall. The techniques relies on the use of key words to trigger memory recall, often when there are several key headings which require recall to fully answer a question; common ones used in health and safety include, for example, the definition of a safe system of work, PEME.  The mnemonic PEME is sufficient to trigger the answer, thus:

A safe system of work involves the combination of People, Equipment, Materials and Environment in the correct way to ensure a safe outcome.

There are many other such mnemonics which you may find useful, for example, reminders for the assessment of risk from Manual Handling operations; LITE or FIAT for the hierarchy of measures

Revision tips for NEBOSH exams – mind maps/key words

Mind maps (often referred to as a spider gram) is a powerful graphic technique which provides a universal key to unlock the potential of the brain. It uses the visualisation part of the brain to retain information in such away that it can be quickly recovered when required. Tony Buzan, is recognised as the inventor of mind maps in the 1960’s.

Mind maps are best used for a single topic, such as learning a language, the technique is used to identify all the components necessary to achieve this and possibly the order in which they should be carried out. This part is an essential aspect of revision; the fact that you have abstracted that which is required will imbed the information into the brain and enable threads of connectivity to be established simplifying recall in the future.

Revision tips for NEBOSH exams

You should recognise the knowledge that you already possess that is relevant to the NEBOSH syllabus. Don't underestimate the importance of this.

But, it is never too early to start revising!

Throughout your course you should have been thinking about this and noting the topics that you are finding it difficult to deal with.

·         Simply reading the publication or course notes repeatedly will not normally help you to remember the information, from the start of your study revisit each days study and abstract (handwritten preferred) the essence of the subject.