Open courses, also known as scheduled courses or public courses, are those that are run at particular places on specified dates. Many training institutions offer a range of professional development open courses either in their area of expertise, or across a broad spectrum. A wide range of scheduled training courses are aimed at businesses of all sizes and sectors. These courses can help your staff achieve their full potential and improve performance.
Public courses are often the most effective way of acquiring certification, or qualification across all industries. Open courses vary in length depending on the course provider, or nature of the topic, and range from a few hours, to up to several years, with the most common being a day or so.
Benefits of getting out of the office for a one-off course
As a learning option - Scheduled / Open / Public courses - are a proven to be very effective. The simple act of sending yourself or one of your employees on such a course, has the effect of mentally preparing you for a day/session of learning, when all your attention will be focused on the material presented. Not only does it get you out of the office, a novelty itself for many employees, but you will be clad with a notepad, pen, dicta-phone, and your listening ears. No doubt you'll have to prove some ROI to your boss after the course, so you will listen, take notes, and be thinking of ways to implement the key points you learn.
Ultimately, you have one chance, and one chance only to learn, in open courses, so research shows that people pay attention, absorb and use the knowledge they gain. Not only that, but out of the familiar workplace, you will mix with other delegates, possibly from other industries, and so you will probably have to think out of the box and you will have the opportunity to exchange thoughts and ideas with other participants. This is particularly valuable if you are the only person from your own organisation and need further inspiration in your work. Open / Scheduled courses are usually run in full equipped training centres, and so you may well be treated to technological equipment that you wouldn't usually have access to in your daily work life.
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