Health and Safety for SMEs
Prioritising health and safety can be a challenge for any business. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which make up by far the largest group of UK businesses, often face additional issues with making sure health and safety concerns are addressed effectively. What does the law say about SMEs and Health and Safety? Health and safety […]
How To Stay Connected When You Work Remotely
Increasing numbers of UK employees work remotely. The number working away from the office at least some of their week is growing fast, with up to half of the British workforce expected to enjoy some sort of remote working arrangement in the next few years. Like all working arrangements, remote working has its upsides and downsides. It […]
Analysis: What 16,000 people can tell us about the state of phishing
In February 2018, VinciWorks introduced the Phishing Training Challenge. The short assessment evaluates the susceptibility of employees to phishing emails by testing their ability to identify red flags in dummy emails. Phishing is a particularly pernicious attack because it circumvents most IT protection layers and preys on the psychological weaknesses of employees. The Phishing Challenge […]
EssentialStudies: Sotheby’s Auction House
EssentialSkillz helps to prevent priceless mishaps at Sotheby’s From ancient artwork to the rarest wines in the world, the auctions rooms of Sotheby’s see thousands of priceless artefacts pass through its doors every year. To help ensure that the auctioneer’s gavel is the only thing that falls, staff that are routinely enrolled on a comprehensive manual […]
EssentialStudies: ENGIE and Effective Online Training
Engie highlights how EssentialSkillz completely changed its compliance process for the better. The previous DSE assessment our company implemented was a paper-based questionnaire thus making it difficult to track completion and ensure compliance. Issues that arose were often difficult to identify and resolve as the responsibility was on the individual to complete the assessment and […]
EssentialStudies: Manual Handling in Event Management
The Problem A large event management company in the Midlands was prompted to address the dangers of back disorders in the workplace, by an EssentialSkillz email newsletter publicising the HSE’s “Better Backs” campaign. Realising their provision and management of manual handling training and risk assessments could be improved, they got in touch to find out […]
WorkWize LMS Revitalizes Compliance for Footwear Manufacturer
I joined the business only a few months ago and one of my key duties was to assess our current training and how requirements were met etc. Health and Safety formed a big part of this and, having used the WorkWize Learning Management System in the past, I knew it would tick the boxes for […]
Essential Case Studies: Automating Training for a Major Engineering Company
The Problem A major Engineering Company approached us with an issue in their current eLearning setup. The client had used a range of eLearning courses and had managed the rollout process internally for a number of years. A new requirement demanded that their eLearning solution be as automated as possible. Within the business, there was […]
EssentialStudies: Epwin Group & Rapid Course Authoring
The Problem Epwin were looking to deliver a group-specific manual handling training course as part of their induction programme entitled “One Foot and Move It”. Ideally, the company wanted to: Reach employees across 30 geographically dispersed locations with a consistent training message regarding good manual handling practices and techniques Implement a training programme that would […]