Week 1: Employer branding
1-5 September | Deadline: 29 August

Employer branding and how to cope in a digital age. How can employers raise their game by investing as much time and effort into its internal branding as much as its customer facing brand. What role does digital marketing play in bringing an employer’s brand to life? What are the most innovative and progressive employer branding initiatives out there?

Week 2: Coaching and mentoring
8-12 September | Deadline: 3 September

Why is it important to bring coaching into the workplace? Should organisations use internal or external coaches, how can external coaches compliment internal coaching methods.

Week 3: Globalisation
15-19 September | Deadline: 9 September

Globalisation and future working practices. The world is becoming flatter. As organisations expand into new markets, what recruitment challenges does this hold for organisations in terms of cultural differences and barriers. Should HR be centralized, work in silos or should HR be outsourced altogether? How to develop your workforce planning strategy? Technology enablers.

Week 4: Health & wellbeing schemes
22-26 September | Deadline: 19 September

Why is it important to invest in the health and wellbeing of your workforce. What are the benefits to both employers and employees. What are the business benefits? 

Week 5: Work experience/apprenticeships
29 Sept-3 Oct | Deadline: 26 September

How can work experience or apprenticeships help to plug the skills gap? Is it necessary for employers to embrace work experience and apprenticeships? Why? How successful are such schemes?

Week 1: Graduates
6-10 October | Deadline: 26 September

What are the current labour market conditions for graduates? Are organisations putting a freeze on graduate recruitment or do organisations see graduates as fresh, new talent. What can graduates bring to the table in this credit crunch and how are you investing in attracting the best graduate talent out there?

Week 2: Bullying – preparing for Ban Bullying at Work
13-17 October | Deadline: 3 October

How can organisations help to stamp out bullying in the workplace? What are the warning signs of bullying and how can employers tell the difference between bullying vs banter. What steps can employers take to protect themselves legally against bullying claims in the workplace?

Week 3: Leadership
20-24 October | Deadline: 17 October

What does it take to be a leader? How can leadership inspire a company to great success and what can be done to manage bad leadership? Who and where can senior leaders turn to if they feel lonely at the top?  

Week 4: Personal impact & networking skills
27-31 October | Deadline: 20 October

Personal impact: it’s established as soon as you step into a room. So how can you create your own unique ‘brand’ to ensure your impact is positive? How can you bring your charm to the fore? Positive personal impact distinguishes you from your competitors, so how can this be developed to really get you noticed?

Week 1: Training; learning & development
3-7 November | Deadline: 24 October
Why is it important to invest in training especially in light of the credit crunch when employers are looking to cut budgets?

Week 2: Diversity and inclusion in the workplace
10-14 November | Deadline: 3 November

How can employers embrace diversity within their organisations? What does best practice look like?

Week 3: Talent management
17-21 November | Deadline: 10 November

Why is talent management strategy crucial to an organisation's success? What are the latest trends and why should employers of all sizes pay attention to talent management?  

Week 4: Psychometric testing
24-28 November | Deadline: 20 November

What can psychometric testing reveal about you, and what tests are around that you can take part in? How useful is this as a tool? And how can employers use these effectively to ensure the right cultural fit for their organisation?

Week 1: How to get the job you want
1-5 December | Deadline: 26 November

In times of economic crisis, what can you do to turn yourself around? What other alternatives could you be looking at in terms of your transferable skills? Or do you just need a fresh start in preparation for the New Year?

Week 2: Presentation skills
8-12 December | Deadline: 3 December

How can you deliver a winning presentation? What are the tips to remaining calm and confident on stage? How can you develop charisma and keep the audience's attention?

Week 3: Competency based interviewing technique
15-19 December | Deadline: 9 December

How can you best prepare for interview? What are the common type of standard competency based questions around and currently hot?

Week 4: Career advice
22-24 December | Deadline: 12 December

Tools to help you manage your career.