OfSTED Monitoring visit report
“Employers value highly, the calibre, professionalism and integrity of Tempest’s assessors and managers” In November 2018 we were visited by OfSTED as part of their national monitoring visits for apprenticeship providers. We have introduced the new apprenticeship...
read moreUse it or lose it: The Apprenticeship Levy
Levy employers are at risk of loosing out on their apprenticeship levy training funds, due to not spending them and engaging in training and development. If you are a Levy paying employer, you have gone through setting up a digital apprenticeship account (DAS) to be...
read moreHow to motivate your team…
Are you wondering how to reach your employees potential by motivating and inspiring them? "It’s the job of the manager not to light the fire of motivation, but to create an environment to let each person’s personal spark of motivation blaze." - Frederick Herzburg We...
read moreQualities of great leadership
Leadership is a very important role, whether the organisation is micro, small or large. Leaders play a very important part in the business, as this is the individual who will keep the employees feeling motivated, valued, respected and boost team morale. If I asked...
read more5 effective ways to make others feel valued in the workplace
As an employee, feeling valued is highly important. When an individual within the workplace feels valued you will see heaps of benefits such as, low staff turnover, loyalty to the company, high performance, employees wanting to go that extra mile and respect. Here are...
read moreHow leadership influences employee behaviour
Leadership and management is important within any organisation, small or large and is the key to motivated, empowered and valuable employees, with a good leader you will see many positives. Firstly, it is important that you know which leadership style you are and...
read moreDeveloping your employees with apprenticeships
Apprenticeships are being noticed as a great route to furthering employee’s knowledge within their current position, and also a great route for individuals wanting a career change but have little or no experience within the field. This is giving employees the...
read moreHow to increase your productivity
Sometimes we are faced with challenges at work, such as time management, a full diary for your week ahead, a never-ending to-do list etc. To maintain these things and keep on top of them we need to ensure we are ensuring productivity. Read on to discover some tips,...
read moreHow to set personal goals for 2018…
The New Year is approaching, a time to reflect on the year we are leaving behind and time to focus on prospects, some may struggle to decide the steps for achieving your goals. Firstly, I hope that you have had a great 2017 and achieved many things, whether this be...
read moreWhy constructive feedback is important to practice, as a leader in your organisation…
Do you often try to avoid ‘negative’ feedback? Well keep reading, and we’ll let you in on some tips on how to deliver feedback constructively to build motivation… Firstly, you need to understand your employees, do this by getting to know them to understand what really...
read moreHow to self-motivate…
Low motivation is popular amongst us, especially around this time of year… we have a few tips about how you can be sure that your motivation doesn’t get up and go. Motivation is the desire and willingness to do something which requires a great deal of enthusiasm and...
read moreSuccess for a Nottinghamshire Training Provider
Nottinghamshire based training provider delighted in winning Business Person of the Year Award category for the Chad Business Awards 2017 (Mansfield, UK (27th November 2017) - Tempest Management Training, the leading provider for Lincoln College and experts in the...
read moreWhat does 20% off-the-job really mean for employers?
Many employers are still getting to grips with the 20% off the job rules, what you really want to know is… what does this mean for you? This is not a new rule, it has been a part of apprenticeship programmes for a long time. According to the ESFA’s apprenticeships...
read moreWhat is your leadership style?
Have you ever wondered what style of leadership you naturally adopt within your position? Some maybe wondering, what exactly is meant by 'style' ? A leadership style is a range of techniques, traits and skills you can adopt within an role/organisation or team to...
read moreHow to increase employee motivation
Are you wondering how to reach your employees potential by motivating and inspiring them? It is important that as leaders, that we develop and get the best out of our employees, this all comes down to your leadership capabilities and how well you motivate your team...
read moreCan apprenticeships lead to university?
Not sure what your options are or which path to take, don’t panic there are many ways you can kick start your career… Many people are under the assumption that you need A-levels to go to university, now apprenticeships are becoming more recognised, and a low-cost way...
read moreApprenticeship or a University Degree?
Making those all-important decisions after you have finished school or college or having a career change can be very difficult as there are many pathways you can go down to kick-start your career. A question which is becoming more popular now is, which is better an...
read moreApprenticeships: who is eligible?
Apprenticeships are employed work-based training programmes in which apprentices must work with experienced staff, this will lead apprentices to nationally recognised qualifications and/or achievement of an apprenticeship standard. Apprenticeships can take between one...
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