Training update

20 TRAINING

www.elmhurstenergy.co.uk

Mitesh Nathwani, Training Manager

So here we are, halfway through 2022 and what a year it has been so far! We have run more courses than any other year by this point, due to the high demand in the industry for assessors.

We have been able to meet this demand by ensuring we have an adaptive and fluid way of working, which is constantly being refined. As you may already know, we are now offering many CPD and training courses online in an effort to make training accessible to everyone. It also means less paper, printing and travelling - ensuring we’re all doing our little bit to help the planet! Unprecedented demand for training!

We have already had a busy start of the year. To top it off we have had a number of external companies, colleges and universities approach us for our in-house and bespoke courses.

We have recently carried out training for Cardiff and Vale Colleges, Neath Port Talbot Colleges, Dorset Council as well as many other colleges, councils and private companies around the country.

Another way we are trying to meet demand is that since the Governments advice to go back to normal and there being no need to have social distance rulings, we have increased the number of learners we are allowing back to our classroom courses. Initially limited to eight per classroom we are now able to allow more learners whilst still sticking to the necessary guidelines. Learners can be confident to attend our classroom courses as we adhere to the necessary guidelines.

We have also taken on a number of trainers to meet demand and can say we now work with more trainers than ever before. This demand has also made us realise we need to do something we did really well before the pandemic hit - and that was to get back out there and start our roadshows again!

The plan is to be in Scotland towards the end of September and then the south of England in October or November, obviously we will also be coming to Wales

and Northern Ireland too in early 2023. We are now able to meet the growing demand for CPD as we put in place new courses and webinars.

We are currently finalising the courses, trainers and venues so please keep an eye out for our emails and communications for more information closer to the time. Obviously, if you would like us to deliver a particular course in your area do let us know and we can see what we can do.

Exciting developments

Another exciting development coming your way in the next few months is our new website, which will be a more up-to-date, dynamic and user-friendly site. I cannot go into too much detail about it, but it will be a nicer experience and make the process of getting information and buying courses or products so much easier.

Overall, I plan to make the learning journey, whether that’s qualifications, competency courses or CPD a better all-round experience for everyone associated with Elmhurst Energy.

Finally, I just wanted to thank you all for your continued support and I hope that the rest of 2022 and 2023 are as productive and busy as the beginning of this year has been.

The next time I write to you I hope to be talking about the new systems we’ve introduced, the success of the roadshows and how the remaining part of 2022 has been even better than the first half of the year. That said, thank you again and please take care. With the government recently lifting COVID-19 restrictions, there has been a want to move back to normality, to meet up and network with likeminded people and thus the demand for classroom-based training has increased.