when it comes to you deciding on the best way to provide menopause awareness training for you and
your colleagues it can be tricky deciding who is the best person to deliver the training and why
in this video i'm going to talk about the advantages and disadvantages of internal and
external menopause awareness training and i'll be answering questions like is internal training for
menopause awareness better than external training what are the benefits to menopause awareness
training being delivered internally is internal menopause awareness training more cost effective
our menopause awareness training sessions delivered by an external organization
worth the cost and many more besides so let's find out about these pros and cons
but first of all let's answer the question what is internal menopause awareness training
internal training is held by someone who already works for your organization
or company now it can be someone who is in human resources but this isn't
always the case at the end of the day it boils down to who the best person is to deliver the
internal training and what the purpose aims and objectives of the internal training
or the sessions will be what are the advantages of internal menopause awareness training
training sessions delivered internally can be cheaper you're not paying additional costs
as the colleague delivering the training is already being paid by the company sessions
can be delivered in-house and they can have more control over the time the sessions take
to be delivered which means you're not taking your colleagues away from their day-to-day jobs
for too much time you have control over the time duration for the training so for example if you
want more shorter sessions delivered over a few weeks so colleagues aren't taken away from their
day-to-day roles for too long it can be more cost effective and time effective for the organization
internal trainer will be able to use current workplace examples which can be more relatable for
the colleagues attending the menopause awareness training what are the disadvantages of menopause
awareness internal training the person delivering the menopause awareness training may have to do
lots of research to create the training from scratch and this may not be time or
cost effective for your organization where do they start what do they include that's beneficial what
do they not need to include there may be topics within menopause awareness they feel uncomfortable
covering so they may admit them all together which can mean the training provided may not
be as beneficial to the organization as hoped it could be that colleagues may not take it seriously
when the training is delivered by a colleague if it's training the colleague has delivered before
it may no longer be up-to-date and current what is external menopause awareness training
external menopause awareness training is delivered by experts outside of your organization
they may provide the training in a variety of ways such as face-to-face or online workshops
online courses or e-learning and to find out more about the many ways menopause awareness training
can be delivered and how this affects the cost of menopause awareness training check out my video
five factors that affect the cost of menopause awareness training i'll pop the link below
what are the advantages of external menopause awareness training external training can help
your organization have fresh thinking and fresh perspectives about menopause awareness there's a
wide variety of ways training can be delivered by an external menopause awareness training company
from face-to-face workshops online workshops one-to-one training small groups online
and e-learning and this is what they do so they're all set up and good to go to deliver the training
that's best for your organization and because this is what they'll do
they'll be up to date with information relevant to menopause awareness for the workplace
they can also customize the menopause awareness training for your organization
are the disadvantages of external menopause awareness training
providing external menopause awareness training is more expensive
than providing it internally it's an additional cost to the business no matter how you look at
it an external company may charge pair attendee or a one-off charge for a group the trainer
may also charge for their travel and accommodation costs if the training's held face-to-face
if the training is not held in your offices or a location that's local you may also have
to consider accommodation subsistence and travel expenses for your colleagues on top
of the external menopause awareness training cost so how effective will the training be
well you won't really know until they've delivered it it can also take longer to
organize external menopause awareness training the company you want to work with may be busy
they may also have limited availability and may not have availability for when you'd like
the menopause awareness training to be delivered or the format you'd like it to be delivered to
for your colleagues so what's the conclusion then well there's no clear-cut winner when it
comes to providing internal or external menopause awareness training what's important is what works
best for your organisation and your colleagues so before you dive into organizing your menopause
awareness training know what you want the training to help you and your organization
achieve and that can come from someone from your organization or not let me help you have
comfortable conversations about menopause without the worry of saying or doing the wrong thing
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