Rachael Jones

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Top Training Company Recognized for Business Excellence

Posted by Rachael Jones on Apr 28, 2017 2:34:22 PM

Top Training Company Recognized for Business Excellence

The Better Business Bureau has once again accredited TrainingFolks with an A+ rating, the highest possible rating for its expected interaction with customers. This is the sixth year in a row the corporate training experts have been recognized by BBB.

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Topics: BBB, top training company

TrainingFolks named to 2017 Training Outsourcing Companies Watch List

Posted by Rachael Jones on Apr 24, 2017 11:55:53 AM

TrainingFolks named to 2017 Training Outsourcing Companies Watch List


TrainingFolks has been selected by Training Industry as part of their 2017 Training Outsourcing Companies Watch List, the sixth consecutive year the company has received this honor. This annual list ranks and recognizes the top training consultant companies.

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Topics: Training Outsourcing Watch List, top training consultant companies

Best Five Virtual Platforms For Running Courses

Posted by Rachael Jones on Oct 6, 2016 9:30:00 AM

Best Five Virtual Platforms For Running Courses

Tips from Top Instructional Design Services Company 


Virtual Instructor-Led Training (vILT) is synchronous learning i.e. a group of people learning at the same time and in real time so it can be interactive and participative.
The key difference is that participants and 
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GLOBAL TRAINING COMPANY TRAININGFOLKS HIRES NEW DIRECTOR OF MARKETING

Posted by Rachael Jones on Jun 7, 2016 4:18:43 PM

GLOBAL TRAINING COMPANY TRAININGFOLKS HIRES NEW DIRECTOR OF MARKETING

June 7, 2016 (Woodbridge, ON) – TrainingFolks is pleased to announce and welcome Nisha Amin as its Director of Marketing.  Nisha will be responsible for marketing strategy and implementation as the business gets set for a new era of overall growth.

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Topics: TrainingFolks, training company, training companies, best training company, top training company

Enhancing the New Hire Training Experience with Gamification

Posted by Rachael Jones on Apr 22, 2016 9:30:00 AM


Enhancing the New Hire Training Experience with Gamification:

New hire training is a critical step that companies take to ensure that their new hires develop the knowledge, skills, and behaviors needed to be successful. Companies invest heavily in hiring new employees, which is one reason why it is so important to have an effective training program. Each new employee will represent the company’s brand, displaying their culture and values, as well as being expected to perform at a required level in their job. Gamification is a rapidly growing approach to ensure your new hires are getting the most out of their training.

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Topics: corporate training gamification, corporate onboarding process, new employee orientation, Gamification, onboarding, onboarding program, new hire training

The Onboarding of the New Employee including New Employee Orientation

Posted by Rachael Jones on Mar 10, 2016 9:30:00 AM


The Onboarding of the New Employee including New Employee Orientation

Meet Joe from Toronto, Ontario. Joe has just started with his new company and he is nervous. He is nervous about how he will get along with his new boss, his new colleagues and what it will be like. Most new recruits go through this kind of thought process when it comes to making a new start with a new company. It can be an unnerving time. Forty percent of employees who left their jobs voluntarily in 2013 did so within six months of starting in the position, according to Equifax. Did you know a training company can help in this area? One such way is by having a training consultant design an onboarding program to ensure that new employees are effectively welcomed to the company and the team.

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Topics: training company, blended learning orientation program, new employee orientation, onboarding, toronto training company

Best Ways to Train Employees on a New Software

Posted by Rachael Jones on Mar 2, 2016 2:30:00 PM

Best Training for Employees on a New Software

Tips from your Corporate Training Company 

Training. That’s the first word. It is the first step on the way to a newer, better understanding of the latest software. But if only the implementation of training was as easy as saying the word. Training companies know that the challenges are there for all to see. Software training means that you will be facing a large group of employees. They are at different learning levels with different learning styles and are often dispersed all over the globe. So how do you make this happen? What are the challenges for a training company?

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Topics: training company, best training company, software training, user adoption, top training companies, training checklist

Guidelines to Hiring the Right Instructional Designer

Posted by Rachael Jones on Jan 20, 2015 10:30:00 AM

Tips from Your Corporate Training Services Company

Guidelines to Hiring the Right Instructional Designer

What does an instructional designer do?  With over 20 years of experience, TrainingFolks has hired thousands of Instructional Designers across the globe. Our ability to find, qualify and select the right candidate is critical for time sensitive projects and has made us a go-to instructional design company for a multitude of Fortune 500 organizations. As a training company we understand your desire to hire an individual that encompasses the necessary skill set, brings the required experience and seamlessly fits into your organization.

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Top Virtual Training Classroom Platforms vILT

Posted by Rachael Jones on May 14, 2014 9:11:00 AM

Top Virtual Training Classroom Platforms vILT

Tips From Your Corporate Training Company


Virtual Instructor-Led Training (vILT) is synchronous learning i.e. a group of people learning at the same time and in real time so it can be interactive and participative. The key difference is that participants and instructor are not in the same physical location as with traditional classroom training. In today’s global work environment with an escalating amount of employees working remotely, the need for live virtual training programs is steadily increasing. One of the most important first steps is determining what virtual classroom platform will provide the best learning experience for your organization.

 

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Contract Instructional Design: 4 Stages Of A Change Initiative

Posted by Rachael Jones on Aug 27, 2012 10:31:00 AM

Advice from an Instructional Design Consultant: 4 Stages of a Change Initiative

Organizational change initiatives carry the burden for assuring the entire team understands and respects the new rules.  When mergers or acquisitions are on the horizon, change can create organizational confusion and this disharmony may result in organizational fallout.

Hiring contracts trainers to create training materials can facilitate changes during the life cycle of change initiatives.  Especially because contract instructional design consultants have a deep understanding of training methodology and can create training programs that will reinforce the new behaviors of the change initiative.

Understanding how change affects individuals psychologically and having the process in place to support and negate negative process can assure a smooth transition to new behaviors and activities.

The four stages of change include:

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