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On 4th June, Stephen Morgan, Labour MP for Portsmouth, announced a new direction towards lifelong learning. This announcement marks a significant shift in the UK’s approach to education and skills development. Labour’s recent turn towards lifelong learning is hugely encouraging, even without concrete policies in place yet. It’s a positive
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Badges, PDFs, even blockchain aren’t rivals — they’re just different wrappers for the same evidence of learning. PDFs work for humans, badges for machines, and blockchain adds a ledger underneath. This CPD Perspectives article cuts through the hype, showing why recognition should stay simple and usable today, while remaining ready for the future.
Learning no longer happens only in the training room. Professionals gain skills in webinars, events, and microlearning sessions — yet much of this goes unrecognised. This CPD Perspectives article explores how assessed prior learning, structured recognition, and even AI could help capture the value of CPD beyond the training room.
In beauty, CPD certificates do double duty. They’re required for compliance with insurers and councils — but they can also be your strongest marketing tool. This CPD Perspectives article explores how providers can move beyond tick-box training and use certificates to build trust, attract clients, and grow their business.
The beauty sector is filled with official-sounding associations, badges, and trade bodies — but which ones actually matter? This CPD Perspectives article explores how the alphabet soup of credibility confuses providers, learners, and clients, and argues that real recognition comes from transparent, verifiable learning evidence — not just another logo.
Who regulates CPD? The surprising truth is: no one. CPD is the DNA of lifelong learning — spread across sectors, with no single authority in charge. This article explores why competitors create the illusion of regulation, how confusion benefits them, and what recognition should really mean for learners and providers.
The Care Certificate’s 15 Standards set a baseline for social care training, but recognition must go further. Workers, employers, and regulators all need evidence that training delivers real skills and outcomes. This article explores how mapping learning directly to standards and aims can turn invisible training into recognition that matters.
South Africa’s training boom shows no signs of slowing, but regulation can’t keep pace. Across Africa, the demand for recognition is outstripping bureaucracy. This article explores how transparency, aims and outcomes, and technology-driven CPD recognition can bridge the gap — giving learners and providers credibility now, not years down the line.
Certificates aren’t decoration. They are trusted records of learning — showing skills gained, outcomes achieved, and who provided the training. This article explores why certificates should go beyond PDFs and logos to include transcripts, outcomes, and digital badges that make recognition meaningful for learners, employers, and providers alike.
