Fully funded occupational health and wellbeing training for facilities management line managers is nearing its registration deadline. With 125,000 suppliers in the UK facilities management sector, 93 per cent of which are SMEs with a turnover of under £1m (ONS/IWFM ...
Read More »Clearly responsible
Kate Gardner, Tutor & H&S Consultant International Workplace explains why training may be needed for a clear understanding of the recent changes to UK health, building and fire safety law Facilities management sits at the intersection of people, buildings and ...
Read More »Beating the blues: free occupational health and wellbeing training for SMEs
International Workplace is equipping small businesses with the tools to champion mental health and wellbeing in the workplace. ‘Blue Monday’ – the third Monday in January each year – is often cited as the most challenging day of the year ...
Read More »International Workplace and Reed Learning awarded DWP contract to deliver IOSH Occupational Health and Wellbeing training to SMEs across England
International Workplace in partnership with Reed Learning has been awarded a contract by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to deliver the IOSH Managing Occupational Health and Wellbeing Certificate to line managers in qualifying small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) ...
Read More »Safety-first culture: Encouraging behavioural safety in the workplace
Compliance based safety is a priority for FMs, but behavioural safety can also be used to help reduce workplace incidents and create a safer working environment. How can facilities managers with health and safety responsibilities encourage employees to take personal ...
Read More »AI in training and education
The hype around AI is so intense that there is a risk it will fail to capitalise on the opportunities it affords. Nowhere is this more salient, argues David Sharp CEO of learning provider International Workplace, than in training and ...
Read More »Qualification and learning pathways for Next Gen FM leaders and professionals
With the number of universities offering postgraduate degree level qualifications having shrunk over the last decade, what more can the sector do to support and encourage the next generation of FM leaders? What opportunities are available for FMs to increase ...
Read More »Workplace health and safety
The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 has been passed into law with an accompanying schedule listing approximately 600 pieces of legislation that is set to be ‘sunsetted’ by the end of 2023. While health and safety legislation ...
Read More »Retained EU Law Bill: Do you need to take action?
After months of debate, the Government has made a u-turn on its plan for thousands of EU-era laws to expire automatically at the end of this year. Whatever happens, says Kate Gardner, Health and Safety Trainer for International Workplace, we ...
Read More »Learning in 2023
Kelly Mansfield of International Workplace presents some of the key findings in International Workplace’s guide for managers, Learning in 2023: Key issues and trends “The pandemic caused shockwaves, including talent disruption, inflation, skills shortages, and global tension,” advised LinkedIn in ...
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