Story-telling for better learning

“Stories can come in forms of narratives, anecdotes, conversations and reflections.” Dr Sarah Telfer’s 2018 TED talk Good stories do more than create a sense of connection. They build familiarity and trust, and allow the listener to enter the story where they...

Conquering your Fear of Presenting online

This is a topic that is in high demand and one that we get asked about constantly here at SpecTraining, “How do I get over my fear of delivering a presentation online, I’ve never done it and it is so daunting?” , or words similar to that. This is something that we...

Staying Motivated as a Trainer

How to Keep your Motivation High no Matter the Circumstances Have you ever become ‘bored’ of delivering the same training over and over again? You see the session plan, slides or content and just don’t know if you can continue to ‘go through the motions’ anymore....

The problem with validation meetings

Are you attending an effective validation meeting? Validation is the cornerstone of accredited assessment. It’s the net that catches errors, compliance problems and shortfalls in the assessment process. A well-run validation will study the questions and activities...
What is a quality assessment tool ?

What is a quality assessment tool ?

A quality assessment tool consists of a number of components. Each one designed to meet particular conditions that ultimately ensure the tool meets the principles of assessments and rules of evidence. To ensure the tool is Valid, we use a mapping matrix that carefully...
7 Steps to map an assessment

7 Steps to map an assessment

Mapping assessments There are two approaches to mapping; 1. As you develop the assessments, 2. Mapping existing assessments. The approaches have a slight difference in the process, but the end results should be the same. I’d like to cover mapping existing...