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The Samaritans Veterans app was launched on the 27th October and aims to help Service Leavers and Veterans in developing techniques to better manage the long-term emotional challenges of leaving the military and adjusting to civilian life. As part of a wider Samaritans and Ministry of Defence programme developed to support active Armed Forces personnel, […]
Coaching has been proven as an effective means of accelerating skills development, but organisations are still spending £6.6 billion per year trying to plug workforce skills gaps. So how can we replicate and scale the impact of targeted coaching styles in order to plug those gaps and accelerate skills acquisition? If you missed it, in […]
Coaching in the workplace has proven to be an effective means for boosting employee engagement and facilitating professional development. The effects on executives alone are significant; with research citing a 53% increase in productivity, 48% increase in organisational strength, 61% increase in job satisfaction; 22% increase in bottom-line profitability and an average return on investment […]
Digital employability solutions should both enable advisors to assist more people, more effectively and deliver a better experience for the supported individual. But with all the promise of new technologies, why is that so difficult to achieve? Renaisi, a social enterprise delivering employability services in London, are on the digital journey and recognise the value, […]
Create Your Own Future is a digital employability platform, born of the Nesta CareerTech Challenge, funded by the Dept for Education and developed by Saffron Interactive. Featuring an innovative AI-enabled video coach, the platform leads a supported individual through initial diagnostics, skills assessment, job/training matching, action planning and on-going support. The service complements live advisors, […]
Saffron Interactive have received accreditation as approved Learning Technologies Provider from the Learning and Performance Institute (LPI), for the 14th year running. Saffron have once again affirmed their position as an industry pioneer, trusted advisor and partner to organisations seeking a game-changing approach to digital learning solutions. This accreditation cements what has been a notable […]
Amidst upskilling, hybrid working and the next normal, another term has fought its way to the forefront of current trends within learning and development: business agility. Given the rapid pace of change, it’s no surprise that organisations worldwide are striving to become more adaptable and ready to take on any unexpected challenges that might come […]
87% of businesses state they have noticed skill gaps or are expecting them within the next few years. Building a culture that enables and encourages learning, knowledge exchange and behaviour change will be key to filling that gap. Social learning would seem to be a useful tool in building that culture, but it can be […]
Businesses face a corporate ‘survival of the fittest’. To keep pace, they must navigate Digital Disruption, adapt and thrive in the face of uncertainty. And to do this, they need a flexible workforce that can adapt and change with the business as the bedrock of its success. But with the longevity of skills rapidly decreasing, […]
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Saffron Interactive’s ground-breaking digital employment support platform, Create Your Own Future, has been awarded Gold for best blended learning solution in the 2021 International E-Learning Awards. The pioneering platform was supported by Nesta in partnership with the Department for Education. Initially developed to support those whose jobs are most at risk because of digital disruption, […]
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