Clarity Learning and Development

New Year - New Learning

2011-01-04T12:49:26+00:00

There are two occasions each year when our thoughts turn to learning - the first comes at New Year when we make our resolutions and start planning what we want to achieve in the next 12 months. Often our January learning is about career planning or personal growth (or personal...

Access free learning opportunities

2010-04-23T11:16:34+01:00

There are a number of ways to access free learning opportunities including OpenLearn from the OU and Alison which offers free online courses relating to business skills. For more online learning you can also try LearnDirect. For face-to-face courses visit Business Link and for those of you who can get...

The interview is your chance to shine!

2010-02-12T10:24:16+00:00

This article was published in the East Anglian Daily Times In his book “How to Succeed at Interviews” Dr Rob Yeung* says “Anyone can improve their performance at interview. Being invited to an interview is a significant step. Many employers see hundreds of CVs and application forms and shortlist only...

Writing the business case for training - CIPD Event

2010-01-17T19:44:04+00:00

CIPD Colchester and Ipswich Group: Writing the business case for training Wednesday 27 January 2010 with Nick Parker from The Writer Marks Tey Hotel, Marks Tey, Colchester - 7.30pm (with tea/coffee/biscuits available from 7pm) Every organisation uses words. Which is why it’s amazing that most business writing is so boring....

Standing out from the crowd

2010-01-13T16:57:11+00:00

Article appeared in the East Anglian Daily Times on 6th January 2010 The jobs market is more competitive than for years. According to a survey from Kaonix published in September, the average number of applicants for every job has doubled in just a year. At the same time the number...

Jackie Clifford achieves membership of the Association for Coaching

2009-11-30T12:24:27+00:00

Jackie Clifford, Director for Clarity Learning and Development, is delighted to have achieved membership of the Association for Coaching. Having co-authored the Coaching Handbook with Sara Thorpe (now available in Polish, Russian and Japanese!), Jackie felt that she would like formal accreditation of her skills and experience. She chose the...

Doug Richard's School for Startups

2009-11-17T09:20:19+00:00

Jackie Clifford attended Doug Richard's School for Startups at Weston Community Stadium on Friday. What an excellent and thought provoking event - lots of tips and hints combined with the chance to network with other business owners and those thinking of starting a business. The day flew by - which...

Jackie Clifford of Clarity Learning and Development Features in East Anglian Daily Times

2009-10-26T11:54:00+00:00

Saturday 24th October 2009 A two-page interview with Jackie Clifford about her volunteer role as an Ambassador for Girlguiding UK featured in the East Anglian Daily Times EALife magazine. The article was written by Karen Hindle and did a great job of demonstrating how Guiding has moved with the times...

Do difficult times call for extreme measures?

2009-08-12T10:26:14+01:00

For those of us who have been working in learning and development for a number of years and have observed the cycles of business and the economy we can all predict the reaction to the current economic situation. Organisations will be looking at ways to cut costs and they will...

When does real learning take place?

2009-07-14T17:01:32+01:00

As we come to the end of an academic year there is a focus on finishing exams and getting the results. To what extent can passing an exam be related to true learning? If you subscribe to the definition of learning given by Bass and Vaughan (1966) that 'learning is...