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Below are some of the comments we have received from people who have attended our courses.


Key Tools for Student Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Support - 14th July 2011
Effectiveness of the trainers:
'An excellent trainer - John was relaxed, invited questions and was prepared to explore areas of concern, yet we never felt rushed or pressured to move on. John packed an amazing amount of extremely useful information into the day - thank you.'
Basic Guidance Interview Skills - 7th-8th July 2011
Usefulness of the session:
'The mix of theory, role play, group discussion and practice guidance interviews was great. I felt I learnt a great deal and the balance of information against practical skills was just right.'

'I found the 1-1 practice interviews helpful and the feedback from the trainers was excellent.'

Effectiveness of the trainers:
o The trainers were great and very knowledgeable, it was a good mix of theory and self reflection on the first day.'

Effective Groupwork and Facilitation Skills - 5th July 2011
Usefulness of the session:
'Practical suggestions as to how to cater for different learning styles.'

'I particularly found the afternoon activity useful where we had to design a lesson plan'

Negotiation skills - 1st July 2011
Usefulness of the session:
'It was really useful in terms of seeing how your behaviour fits in the process and how this can be amended to get results. The exercises were quite challenging and really got you into the mindset of negotiating.'

Can Careers Theories be Useful? - 29th June 2011
Usefulness of the session:
'Particularly enjoyed the discursive nature of the session.'

Effectiveness of the trainers:
'Very good, knowledgeable and friendly.'

Using LInkedIn to the Max - 28th June 2011
Usefulness of the session:
'An excellent overview without being too 'teckie'.'

'Very insightful activities, that could easily be replicated with students so double bonus!'

Filling the Finance Gap: How to Write a Persuasive Bid - 24th June 2011
Usefulness of the session:
'Excellent and immediately applicable.'

Time Management for Busy People - 15th June 2011
Usefulness of the session:
'I have been on a number of Time Management courses during my career and this was by far the most enjoyable and useful one.'

'It was very practical and covered lots of different tips and techniques that could be used depending on your working style.'

DLHE: Practicalities and Politics - 13th May 2011
Usefulness of the session:
'Really invaluable to find out more about the construction of league tables from DLHE data, as well as a bit more about how the data is actually collected and coded.

Effectiveness of the trainers:
'Good mix of facilitator input and participant activities.'

Commercial Awareness - 11th May 2011
Usefulness of the session:
'I found the task of generating commercial ideas from newspapers articles and ads very useful.'

Effectiveness of the trainers:
'The trainers were as always brilliant in their delivery of training. The trainers worked well together.'

Expanding your Guidance Toolkit - 30th July 2010
Usefulness of the session:
'Full of interesting and useful new ideas.'

Effectiveness of the trainers:
'Excellent delivery/facilitative style, good pace and variety.'

Money, Money, Money
An Introduction to Generating Income through Careers Services - 23rd July 2010
Usefulness of the session:
'Most useful aspects... were: overview of history of income generation in The Careers Group, focus on costings / pricing, some of the general 'rules of thumb' / top tips.'

Effectiveness of the trainers:
'A lot of very relevant, useful information given, but interspersed with practical activities.'

Making Every Character Count - The New Compulsory Employability Statements - 20th July 2010
Usefulness of the session:
'Very useful to share ideas - to get the context of the statement.'

Effectiveness of the trainers:
'Excellent - clear information and advice.'

Careers 2.0 -12th March 2010
Usefulness of the session:
'Opened my eyes more to web 2.0 applications and encouraged me to explore more ideas.'

Effectiveness of trainers:
'Good balance of trainers. Good level of knowledge.'

Careers and the R word - 18th February 2010
Usefulness of the session:
'Most useful - sharing of practice between delegates.'

Effectiveness of the trainers:
'Very good balance.... Knowledgeable, well researched and good summarising.'
Working with Medical Students - 9th February 2010
Usefulness of the session:
'Information, discussion and resources all good.'

Effectiveness of trainers:
'Really knowledgeable tutors - thank you.'

Working with Dentistry students - 22nd Jan 2010
Usefulness of the session:
'Excellent. Information on applications etc and career paths very illuminating.'

Effectiveness of trainers:
'Very well balanced delivery. Timing very good.'

August 2011

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