Nick Cooper
Nick has worked with NCC Home Learning for a number of years, delivering informative articles about education, qualifications, career advice and much more. His detailed knowledge makes him a resourceful and highly reliable contributor to the brand. In his free time, he enjoys gaming and watching films with his friends. NCC is an international learning provider with over 20 years’ experience offering learning solutions. To date, NCC has engaged with over 20,000 employers, and delivered quality training to over half a million learners.
GDPR
Newsletter 1 of 2 on the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) The mere mention of GDPR can strike fear into the hearts of many business owners and managers. The GDPR is a lengthy piece of legislation and therefore it is not possible to cover all aspects in one newsletter. Therefore, this is the first of […]
By : Nick Cooper
What Is Employability?
As opposed to the standard route of a single-honours course at a university straight from college, many people have alternative educational experiences, either through choice or circumstance. This blog explores why being an interesting candidate with your own story is so important, and how they can improve your employability. But, just what is employability? For […]
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Why Writing and Proofreading Skills Make You So In-demand
Creativity and attention-to-detail are among the best skills to have for a large number of industries – this blog explores their desirability and usefulness for many jobs and the best ways of acquiring these skills. Have you ever wondered when looking at adverts or hearing voice-overs on TV adverts and programmes who wrote the words? […]
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Essential Managerial Skills You Need to Know
If your goal is to rise up the ranks in your business, there are some things you should know about how to be a great business manager. With no more than a cursory glance of the internet, you will find thousands of websites awash with advice about how to be a great business manager. From […]
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Managing Physical and Mental Health at Work
Whatever faces you, you are entitled to work where capable – and it should not affect how managers and colleagues treat you. Here’s how to acknowledge a health condition with your employer, and work through it positively. For too long, people with long-term physical health problems or those people with mental health issues have been […]
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Why ‘Transferable Skills’ Are the Most Important Tools You Can Have
Direct training and vocational qualifications are the best, right? Well, not always. The term ‘transferable skill’ comes up often in job descriptions and interviews, but what does it really mean? And where do they come from? It is the question that fills people with dread when it comes to answering with any conviction: what transferable […]
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Why Do Employers Want English and Maths Qualifications?
It might be a company whose work involves little to none of the subjects, but if you’re looking for a job with no formal English and Maths qualifications it can really set you back. So, what is it that employers are looking for when they demand them? It is a debate that has raged for […]
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Why Computing Skills Have Become the Norm
Most industries and businesses are relying on the use of computers for most of their employees these days. There are obviously different levels of computer skills that you could possess. Not everyone is required to be a computer whizz, but it is almost essential that you have basic computer literacy for all office jobs (and […]
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Working In Marketing: Find Your Role
The marketing industry is an extremely popular choice for many people who want to work in the business world. If you’re interested in working in marketing but are unsure whether you’re the right fit, you’re in luck. There is an extremely wide range of jobs available to suit many different types of interests and skill […]
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The Joys of Learning for Fun
Learning can often be seen as a chore by many of us. This is a mentality that becomes ingrained in us from an early age. We shy away from learning in our later years, because at a young age we associate learning with long, boring days at school when we’d rather be playing outside. As […]
By : Nick Cooper