Posts by Paul Naybour
Does IR35 apply to your Associate Trainers?
We have all ready the press stories about IR 35 rule changes. We have seen the stories about UBER drivers or freelance plumbers being classed as employees. But what about associate trainers. Are they just an employee by another name. Well Sheila Roberts, has been doing some research on behalf of AsTrE. She reports that…
Read MoreNew Members Apply to Join AsTrE
Following the interim AGM where members decided to start accepting applications for new members, the following companies have applied to join AsTrE- Benchmark Training – Bath. http://www.benchmark-training.co.uk/ Perpetuum Training – Liverpool. https://perpetuumtraining.com/ Team Animation – Cobham. http://www.teamanimation.co.uk Helmsley Fraser – London. https://www.hemsleyfraser.co.uk The first three are SMEs and Hemsley Fraser are larger, but their P3M/ITSM area is…
Read MoreParallel Project Training Launched Project Management Apprenticeship Programme with Interserve Learning and Employment
AsTrE member Parallel Project Training has launched a Project Management Apprenticeship programme in partnership with Interserve Learning and Employment. The partnership combined Parallel’s significant experience delivering APM based project management qualifications with ILE’s preeminence as a provider of work based training and apprenticeships. The new programme uses the new Associate Project Manager Apprenticeship Standard at level 4; This includes…
Read More24th February 2017 Interim AGM Save the Day; Should AsTrE be a Trade Association
Please save the day for an AsTrE interim AGM. Since the last AGM the AsTrE Committee has been researching the possibility of becoming a formal trade association. These benefits come under three headings:- 1. To influence the regulation of the sector by a government agency or in some cases by customers or suppliers. A new…
Read MoreNew Member 20|20 Business Insight Joins AsTrE
AsTrE is proud to welcome its latest new member, 20|20 Business Insight. 20|20 Business Insight is a full service, project management, business and leadership training and consulting company who deliver training courses and consulting services throughout the world. We are one of the larger independent providers of project management training courses in the UK with…
Read MoreAsTrE APM User Group Meeting Dates
At the last AGM several members expressed an interest in forming and AsTrE APM User Group. The purpose of the group will be to: We will look at ways in which AsTrE members can build stronger links with the Association for Project Management. The group will aim to provide AsTrE members with Share experiences working…
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Read MoreSix ways for members to get the best out of the AsTrE website
All AsTrE members offer high quality training which provided significant benefit for delegates. However AsTrE currently has low recognition in the market place. However with some collaborative effort from the members it could become a real mark of quality, with significant customer recognition. We need your help to promote AsTrE and grow it’s recognition in…
Read MoreAsTrE AGM, next Monday, 15th August
This year the focus is on benefits to you as an AsTrE member, alternative courses and how to protect and preserve your ATO business Good things happen when quality ATOs get together so I hope you can make it, or send a delegate. More than ever, it’s necessary for good ATOs to set standards, share…
Read MoreCan Low Cost Training Damage Your Career?
Management training is becoming an increasingly competitive market, with the emergence of very low cost providers offering cheap training. But do such low cost courses offer value for money or is it worth paying a premium for quality? Any search of Google will reveal an array of project management courses at a wide range of…
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