Training

A key aspect of the service supplied by Trade Director is to help clients to help themselves where there is the internal capacity and capability to do so. Help can however easily extend to more formal training, in whatever format is requested by a client. Training is available from both Trade Director, and other associated high-quality professionals, across all of the multiple specialist areas within international trade, as well as on the geographic areas of Europe.

Our courses are bespoke, so the content will be developed according to the brief from a client, which we can help with as required. Once we understand the aim of the course and the abilities of those planning to attend, we can correctly pitch the content according. Where there is a mixture of knowledge levels participating, attendees who need ‘bringing up to speed’ can be provided with content covering the basics ahead of the training, or a pre-training session can be provided.

Given we are client facing, we appreciate just how important it is gain ‘buy-in’ from those being trained, as well as to maintain a connection during the training in order to maintain interest, improve understanding, and to retain knowledge. I am sure we have all attended training where the trainer clearly knew their subject matter, but may as well have pre-recorded the training such was the lack of interaction. Or the trainer who rattled through a vast amount of material, with little appreciation they had left the participants behind. To help improve interaction and attention throughout training, we can also provide attendees with one or more follow-up questionnaires that touch upon key points of learning, which are short, quick to complete, and potentially even fun!