Cost Effective Training for a New Economic Climate
Focus on Training has announced its schedule of professional training courses for 2010. The emphasis is on business critical skill sets which will enable organisations to survive the challenging economic climate – and includes the first accredited course in Green IT.
The Green IT course is new for 2010, and leads to a qualification from the British Computer Society. It explains how IT can help reduce the carbon footprint of an organisation.
In total there are 8,000 Project Management and IT course options to choose from. There is strong interest in courses which help organisations cope with change, and deliver project benefits more effectively. Attention is shifting from PRINCE2 project methodology training to courses which instill personal skills - such as Change Management and the accredited training from the Association for Project Management.
Making training affordable is another key theme for 2010. Development Director, Rex Gibson explains: “We reduced the cost of training both by introducing additional venues to avoid travel and hotel costs – and through the launch of on-line learning options. A good example is IT Service Management training, ITIL, where we now train in 30 cities from Exeter to Aberdeen, and where we will be launching new online learning options in January.”
The Focus course schedule is available at www.focus-on-training.co.uk. There is also information to help individuals and companies find funding support for training.
December 2009
