Skills For Work

Develop professional capabilities including communication, leadership, digital literacy, and industry-specific expertise to advance your career prospects and performance.

A Man's World? Women as Plumbers and Electricians

Picture a plumber or electrician and almost certainly it’s a man doing the job. Male-dominated trades they are, but the UK is currently experiencing a shor...

Basic Computing Skills for Work

Many job advertisements these days will ask for ‘computer literacy’ as part of the skill set they need in the job description. But what exactly is ‘com...

Become A Gym Instructor

To qualify as a gym or fitness instructor you will either need to complete a nationally recognised qualification or you may choose to find a job as an assist...

Become A Vet's Assistant

You would normally train to become a vet’s assistant (often referred to as a ‘veterinary nurse’) either through higher education or via work-based voca...

Become An Effective Communicator

Becoming an effective communicator is something that needs to be worked at. All of us will know people whom we think are natural communicators and, if asked,...

Become An Effective Leader

Most of us will have encountered autocratic leaders in the course of our personal or professional lives at some time or another. An autocratic leader is simp...

Improving Your Graphic Design Skills

Most companies employ graphic designers on the strength of their existing skills as opposed to just their qualifications although most professional graphic d...

Managing Your Time At Work Effectively

We will all have experienced the feeling of having too much to do and insufficient time in which to do it at some time or another and having to rush to try t...

Mind Mapping for Work

Many companies use mind mapping at work as it’s often a much easier method of establishing connections between ideas and concepts and helps people to learn...