For tennis fans, Wimbledon is a much anticipated annual event; for me, the first day of tennis it is a sharp reminder of how quickly the year flies by! I can’t believe that six months have gone past since I joined TFPL and now here we are half way through the year already. It has been an exciting but challenging time, both in regards to the market conditions and some of the changes that have had an impact on our training service.
With that in mind, I wanted to share with you an insight into TFPL training and some of the changes we have made. Ogden Hodge moved on from TFPL in April and Claire Valentine is now my partner in crime! Claire’s background from Learning Tree has proved invaluable and she is currently working on some interesting ideas including course accreditation, so watch this space for further news on that.
Since January, I have been delighted to see an 80% increase in our course run rate. In this current climate, course numbers may be lower but rather than cancelling we are working with our trainers to offer delegates cost-effective training alternatives, such as tailored coaching sessions.
TFPL has always prided itself on providing excellent training facilities and we have had great feedback over the years on the TFPL lunch! So, finding the right venue for courses has been really important to us. In the spring, I was was introduced to the facilities and the extremely helpful team at the London Chamber of Commerce. For those of you who have trained with TFPL over the years it very much mirrors our old training suite in Farringdon and offers a great learning space in a very friendly environment. So, I am delighted to announce that as of April the majority of our courses will take place at the LCC. With the venue being a 10 minute walk away from our office, it means that Claire and I will still be very accessible and will be popping in and out during the day.
On the subject of courses, we have exciting new topics in the course calendar including information literacy, valuing your information unit, and digital preservation. We’re bringing on board some excellent new trainers and continue to enjoy the ideas and support from our established network of trainers.
I am always keen to hear about ideas and suggestions for training, so that we can continue to meet the learning needs of our community. Please do drop me a line with any suggestions and in the meantime here’s hoping the sun stays with us for the summer and Andy Murray wins Wimbledon!
Lucy Frost
Head of Training and Events TFPL
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