My Journey with EssentialSkillz – Luke Gibbons, Web Development Intern
Tuesday, 10 March 2020
by Patrick Dervan
We sat down with our intern Luke to talk about how he’s settled in at EssentialSkillz, what he’s learnt so far and what he hopes to achieve in the future. My name is Luke Gibbons and I’m currently two months into an eight-month web development internship with EssentialSkillz. I’m originally from a small town in
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EssentialSkillz are taking part in Mindful March
Monday, 02 March 2020
by Patrick Dervan
Here at EssentialSkillz, the wellbeing of our teams is paramount. We are always looking for new opportunities to promote mental health and wellbeing in ways that can help people inside and outside the workplace. So we’re taking part in Mindful March 2020! Set up by the UK-based charity Action for Happiness, Mindful March is a
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January news roundup
Thursday, 30 January 2020
by Patrick Dervan
Steel fabrication company receives second fine for health and safety breaches A steel fabrication company has been fined after steel cages fell on a worker’s leg, causing multiple fractures. In November 2017, an employee used a gantry crane to lift a steel cage from a stack at the companies main site in Essex. Each cage
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SiteWize Integration
Tuesday, 05 November 2019
by Patrick Dervan
Track external certification and training with SiteWize, the latest feature for WorkWize LMS. External training and certification that happens outside of your Learning Management System can be difficult to track. This is an issue, as demonstrating compliance is an essential part of any tender or bidding process. If contracts are to be managed effectively it’s
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Rapid Authoring Tool
Tuesday, 05 November 2019
by Patrick Dervan
Easy-to-use Rapid Authoring Tool Our easy-to-use rapid authoring tool enables you to: Create your own SCORM compliant courses, or customise any of the content from the EssentialSkillz course library. Our integrated editor lets you create courses in minutes! Convert existing classroom training materials and deliver them as your own eLearning courses. Use the built-in templates
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Document Sign Off
Tuesday, 05 November 2019
by Patrick Dervan
Ensuring your documents are distributed, read, understood and audit proof Distribute – With WorkWize Document Sign Off you can deliver any document to your workforce e.g. word doc, PDF, powerpoint, or a webpage. Document distribution can be automated. This means that delivery, reminder emails, and re-enrolment happens without any intervention from an administrator. Read –
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RiskLink Integration
Tuesday, 05 November 2019
by Patrick Dervan
ErgoWize RiskLink Integration ErgoWize can be integrated with your Learning Management System through RiskLink. This enables users to complete the eLearning and the risk assessment within the main learning environment of your LMS. The data generated from the risk assessment is seamlessly fed back into WorkWize, allowing administrators to log into WorkWize to manage the
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October news roundup
Thursday, 31 October 2019
by Patrick Dervan
Construction director jailed after employee killed by excavator The director of a Glasgow based construction company has been jailed after an employee was crushed to death by an excavator that he was operating. The director was using the excavator to lower cement and blocks into the hole at an excavation site where three of his
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Instructor led training (ILT)
Monday, 28 October 2019
by Patrick Dervan
Track ILT training alongside eLearning Track offline “Instructor Led” or Classroom Training alongside eLearning creating a single unified training record for your employees. As a training administrator you can create ILT courses and automatically enrol employees on the course. Once the course has been completed, you are then able to upload an attendance sheet, indicate
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September news roundup
Monday, 30 September 2019
by Patrick Dervan
Engineering company fined after worker fatally injured An engineering company has been fined for breaching health and safety regulations after a 62-year old worker was struck and killed at the companies East Kilbride workshop. The employee in question was in the process of helping a colleague move piping from one part of the yard to
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