Curriculum

Distance Learning

Introduction

Welcome to Appleton Greene and thank you for enrolling on one of our corporate training programs. You will be learning through our unique facilitation via distance-learning method, which will enable you to practically implement everything that you learn academically. The methods and materials used in your program have been designed and developed to ensure that you derive the maximum benefits and enjoyment possible. We hope that you find the program challenging and fun to do. However, if you have never been a distance-learner before, you may be experiencing some trepidation at the task before you. So we will get you started by giving you some basic information and guidance on how you can make the best use of the modules, how you should manage the materials and what you should be doing as you work through them. This guide is designed to point you in the right direction and help you to become an effective distance-learner. Take a few hours or so to study this guide and your guide to tutorial support for students, while making notes, before you start to study in earnest.

Study environment

You will need to locate a quiet and private place to study, preferably a room where you can easily be isolated from external disturbances or distractions. Make sure the room is well-lit and incorporates a relaxed, pleasant feel. If you can spoil yourself within your study environment, you will have much more of a chance to ensure that you are always in the right frame of mind when you do devote time to study. For example, a nice fire, the ability to play soft soothing background music, soft but effective lighting, perhaps a nice view if possible and a good size desk with a comfortable chair. Make sure that your family know when you are studying and understand your study rules. Your study environment is very important. The ideal situation, if at all possible, is to have a separate study, which can be devoted to you. If this is not possible then you will need to pay a lot more attention to developing and managing your study schedule, because it will affect other people as well as yourself. The better your study environment, the more productive you will be.

Study tools & rules

Try and make sure that your study tools are sufficient and in good working order. You will need to have access to a computer, scanner and printer, with access to the internet. You will need a very comfortable chair, which supports your lower back, and you will need a good filing system. It can be very frustrating if you are spending valuable study time trying to fix study tools that are unreliable, or unsuitable for the task. Make sure that your study tools are up to date. You will also need to consider some study rules. Some of these rules will apply to you and will be intended to help you to be more disciplined about when and how you study. This distance-learning guide will help you and after you have read it you can put some thought into what your study rules should be. You will also need to negotiate some study rules for your family, friends or anyone who lives with you. They too will need to be disciplined in order to ensure that they can support you while you study. It is important to ensure that your family and friends are an integral part of your study team. Having their support and encouragement can prove to be a crucial contribution to your successful completion of the program. Involve them in as much as you can.

Successful distance-learning

Distance-learners are freed from the necessity of attending regular classes or workshops, since they can study in their own way, at their own pace and for their own purposes. But unlike traditional internal training courses, it is the student’s responsibility, with a distance-learning program, to ensure that they manage their own study contribution. This requires strong self-discipline and self-motivation skills and there must be a clear will to succeed. Those students who are used to managing themselves, are good at managing others and who enjoy working in isolation, are more likely to be good distance-learners. It is also important to be aware of the main reasons why you are studying and of the main objectives that you are hoping to achieve as a result. You will need to remind yourself of these objectives at times when you need to motivate yourself. Never lose sight of your long-term goals and your short-term objectives. There is nobody available here to pamper you, or to look after you, or to spoon-feed you with information, so you will need to find ways to encourage and appreciate yourself while you are studying. Make sure that you chart your study progress, so that you can be sure of your achievements and re-evaluate your goals and objectives regularly.

Self-assessment

Appleton Greene training programs are in all cases post-graduate programs. Consequently, you should already have obtained a business-related degree and be an experienced learner. You should therefore already be aware of your study strengths and weaknesses. For example, which time of the day are you at your most productive? Are you a lark or an owl? What study methods do you respond to the most? Are you a consistent learner? How do you discipline yourself? How do you ensure that you enjoy yourself while studying? It is important to understand yourself as a learner and so some self-assessment early on will be necessary if you are to apply yourself correctly. Perform a SWOT analysis on yourself as a student. List your internal strengths and weaknesses as a student and your external opportunities and threats. This will help you later on when you are creating a study plan. You can then incorporate features within your study plan that can ensure that you are playing to your strengths, while compensating for your weaknesses. You can also ensure that you make the most of your opportunities, while avoiding the potential threats to your success.

Accepting responsibility as a student

Training programs invariably require a significant investment, both in terms of what they cost and in the time that you need to contribute to study and the responsibility for successful completion of training programs rests entirely with the student. This is never more apparent than when a student is learning via distance-learning. Accepting responsibility as a student is an important step towards ensuring that you can successfully complete your training program. It is easy to instantly blame other people or factors when things go wrong. But the fact of the matter is that if a failure is your failure, then you have the power to do something about it, it is entirely in your own hands. If it is always someone else’s failure, then you are powerless to do anything about it. All students study in entirely different ways, this is because we are all individuals and what is right for one student, is not necessarily right for another. In order to succeed, you will have to accept personal responsibility for finding a way to plan, implement and manage a personal study plan that works for you. If you do not succeed, you only have yourself to blame.

Planning

By far the most critical contribution to stress, is the feeling of not being in control. In the absence of planning we tend to be reactive and can stumble from pillar to post in the hope that things will turn out fine in the end. Invariably they don’t! In order to be in control, we need to have firm ideas about how and when we want to do things. We also need to consider as many possible eventualities as we can, so that we are prepared for them when they happen. Prescriptive Change, is far easier to manage and control, than Emergent Change. The same is true with distance-learning. It is much easier and much more enjoyable, if you feel that you are in control and that things are going to plan. Even when things do go wrong, you are prepared for them and can act accordingly without any unnecessary stress. It is important therefore that you do take time to plan your studies properly.

Management

Once you have developed a clear study plan, it is of equal importance to ensure that you manage the implementation of it. Most of us usually enjoy planning, but it is usually during implementation when things go wrong. Targets are not met and we do not understand why. Sometimes we do not even know if targets are being met. It is not enough for us to conclude that the study plan just failed. If it is failing, you will need to understand what you can do about it. Similarly if your study plan is succeeding, it is still important to understand why, so that you can improve upon your success. You therefore need to have guidelines for self-assessment so that you can be consistent with performance improvement throughout the program. If you manage things correctly, then your performance should constantly improve throughout the program.

Study objectives & tasks

The first place to start is developing your program objectives. These should feature your reasons for undertaking the training program in order of priority. Keep them succinct and to the point in order to avoid confusion. Do not just write the first things that come into your head because they are likely to be too similar to each other. Make a list of possible departmental headings, such as: Customer Service; E-business; Finance; Globalization; Human Resources; Technology; Legal; Management; Marketing and Production. Then brainstorm for ideas by listing as many things that you want to achieve under each heading and later re-arrange these things in order of priority. Finally, select the top item from each department heading and choose these as your program objectives. Try and restrict yourself to five because it will enable you to focus clearly. It is likely that the other things that you listed will be achieved if each of the top objectives are achieved. If this does not prove to be the case, then simply work through the process again.

Study forecast

As a guide, the Appleton Greene Certified Learning Provider (CLP) program should take between six months and 4 years to complete, depending upon your availability and current commitments. The reason why there is such a variance in time estimates is because every student is an individual, with differing productivity levels and different commitments. These differentiation's are then exaggerated by the fact that this is a distance-learning program, which incorporates the practical integration of academic theory as an as a part of the training program. Consequently all of the project studies are real, which means that important decisions and compromises need to be made. You will want to get things right and will need to be patient with your expectations in order to ensure that they are. We would always recommend that you are prudent with your own task and time forecasts, but you still need to develop them and have a clear indication of what are realistic expectations in your case.

With reference to your time planning: consider the time that you can realistically dedicate towards study with the program every week; calculate how long it should take you to complete the program, using the guidelines featured here; then break the program down into logical modules and allocate a suitable proportion of time to each of them, these will be your milestones; you can create a time plan by using a spreadsheet on your computer, or a personal organizer such as MS Outlook, you could also use a financial forecasting software; break your time forecasts down into manageable chunks of time, the more specific you can be, the more productive and accurate your time management will be; finally, use formulas where possible to do your time calculations for you, because this will help later on when your forecasts need to change in line with actual performance.

With reference to your task planning: refer to your list of tasks that need to be undertaken in order to achieve your program objectives; with reference to your time plan, calculate when each task should be implemented; remember that you are not estimating when your objectives will be achieved, but when you will need to focus upon implementing the corresponding tasks; you also need to ensure that each task is implemented in conjunction with the associated training modules which are relevant; then break each single task down into a list of specific to do’s, say approximately ten to do’s for each task and enter these into your study plan; once again you could use MS Outlook to incorporate both your time and task planning and this could constitute your study plan; you could also use a project management software like MS Project. You should now have a clear and realistic forecast detailing when you can expect to be able to do something about undertaking the tasks to achieve your program objectives.

Performance management

It is one thing to develop your study forecast, it is quite another to monitor your progress. Ultimately it is less important whether you achieve your original study forecast and more important that you update it so that it constantly remains realistic in line with your performance. As you begin to work through the program, you will begin to have more of an idea about your own personal performance and productivity levels as a distance-learner. Once you have completed your first study module, you should re-evaluate your study forecast for both time and tasks, so that they reflect your actual performance level achieved. In order to achieve this you must first time yourself while training by using an alarm clock. Set the alarm for hourly intervals and make a note of how far you have come within that time. You can then make a note of your actual performance on your study plan and then compare your performance against your forecast. Then consider the reasons that have contributed towards your performance level, whether they are positive or negative and make a considered adjustment to your future forecasts as a result. Given time, you should start achieving your forecasts regularly.

With reference to time management: time yourself while you are studying and make a note of the actual time taken in your study plan; consider your successes with time-efficiency and the reasons for the success in each case and take this into consideration when reviewing future time planning; consider your failures with time-efficiency and the reasons for the failures in each case and take this into consideration when reviewing future time planning; re-evaluate your study forecast in relation to time planning for the remainder of your training program to ensure that you continue to be realistic about your time expectations. You need to be consistent with your time management, otherwise you will never complete your studies. This will either be because you are not contributing enough time to your studies, or you will become less efficient with the time that you do allocate to your studies. Remember, if you are not in control of your studies, they can just become yet another cause of stress for you.

With reference to your task management: time yourself while you are studying and make a note of the actual tasks that you have undertaken in your study plan; consider your successes with task-efficiency and the reasons for the success in each case; take this into consideration when reviewing future task planning; consider your failures with task-efficiency and the reasons for the failures in each case and take this into consideration when reviewing future task planning; re-evaluate your study forecast in relation to task planning for the remainder of your training program to ensure that you continue to be realistic about your task expectations. You need to be consistent with your task management, otherwise you will never know whether you are achieving your program objectives or not.

Keeping in touch

You will have access to qualified and experienced professors and tutors who are responsible for providing tutorial support for your particular training program. So don’t be shy about letting them know how you are getting on. We keep electronic records of all tutorial support emails so that professors and tutors can review previous correspondence before considering an individual response. It also means that there is a record of all communications between you and your professors and tutors and this helps to avoid any unnecessary duplication, misunderstanding, or misinterpretation. If you have a problem relating to the program, share it with them via email. It is likely that they have come across the same problem before and are usually able to make helpful suggestions and steer you in the right direction. To learn more about when and how to use tutorial support, please refer to the Tutorial Support section of this student information guide. This will help you to ensure that you are making the most of tutorial support that is available to you and will ultimately contribute towards your success and enjoyment with your training program.

Other students and clients

Appleton Greene has the capacity to train approximately 50 students annually with the Certified Learning Provider (CLP) program. It is our corporate policy not to contact existing students or clients unless it is concerning their own personal studies or client activity. It is therefore prohibited for students to forward any unsolicited communications to other students or clients in an attempt to obtain unauthorized support or assistance of any kind and this would effectively place you in breach of your terms and conditions of enrollment with Appleton Greene. Formal complaints received from other students about unsolicited communications may therefore result in your program being terminated. The policy is there to protect existing students and clients from what would be a constant deluge of inquiries from other students undertaking training programs and prevents students from using other students for motivational and tutorial support while undertaking programs. The Appleton Greene Tutorial Support Unit is there for this purpose and they are authorized and contracted to provide this service to you. Other students and clients are not. However, we do understand that it is useful for you to be able to see what other students think about your program and it is also useful to see what clients think about the various Certified Learning Providers that have been employed by them too. It is for this reason that we publish our testimonials from students and clients online and we would encourage you to take time to peruse through these when you have time to do so.

Work colleagues and family

You should certainly discuss your program study progress with your colleagues, client partners and your family. Appleton Greene training programs are very practical. They require you to seek information from other people, to plan, develop and implement processes with other people and to achieve feedback from other people in relation to viability and productivity. You will therefore have plenty of opportunities to test your ideas and enlist the views of others. People tend to be sympathetic towards distance-learners, so don’t bottle it all up in yourself. Get out there and share it! It is also likely that your family and colleagues are going to benefit from your labors with the program, so they are likely to be much more interested in being involved than you might think. Be bold about delegating work to those who might benefit themselves. This is a great way to achieve understanding and commitment from people who you may later rely upon for process implementation. Share your experiences with your friends and family.

Making it relevant

The key to successful learning is to make it relevant to your own individual circumstances. At all times you should be trying to make bridges between the content of the program and your own situation. Whether you achieve this through quiet reflection or through interactive discussion with your colleagues, client partners or your family, remember that it is the most important and rewarding aspect of translating your studies into real self-improvement. You should be clear about how you want the program to benefit you. This involves setting clear study objectives in relation to the content of the course in terms of understanding, concepts, completing research or reviewing activities and relating the content of the modules to your own situation. Your objectives may understandably change as you work through the program, in which case you should enter the revised objectives on your study plan so that you have a permanent reminder of what you are trying to achieve, when and why.

Distance-learning check-list

Prepare your study environment, your study tools and rules.

Undertake detailed self-assessment in terms of your ability as a learner.

Create a format for your study plan.

Consider your study objectives and tasks.

Create a study forecast.

Assess your study performance.

Re-evaluate your study forecast.

Be consistent when managing your study plan.

Use the authorized Appleton Greene Tutorial Support Unit for tutorial support, not other students or clients.

Make sure you keep in touch with those around you.

Tutorial Support

Programs

Appleton Greene uses standard and bespoke corporate training programs as vessels to transfer business process improvement knowledge into the heart of our clients’ organizations. Each individual program focuses upon the implementation of a specific business process, which enables clients to easily quantify their return on investment. There are hundreds of established Appleton Greene corporate training products now available to clients within customer services, e-business, finance, globalization, human resources, information technology, legal, management, marketing and production. It does not matter whether a client’s employees are located within one office, or an unlimited number of international offices, we can still bring them together to learn and implement specific business processes collectively. Our approach to global localization enables us to provide clients with a truly international service with that all important personal touch. Appleton Greene corporate training programs can be provided virtually or locally and they are all unique in that they individually focus upon a specific business function. They are implemented over a sustainable period of time and professional support is consistently provided by qualified learning providers and specialist consultants. The (CLP) program provides entrepreneurial consultants and managers with the opportunity to productize what they know in the form of a corporate training program. It enables the right candidates to develop their own unique Appleton Greene corporate training program, based upon their own personal skills and experience and then promote their program through the Appleton Greene global client network, using the Appleton Greene corporate brand. The benefit of doing this should be obvious to anyone who has consulted or managed in an executive capacity for a period of 5-10 years. They will already have developed a clear understanding about precisely what they are good at and what they are not good at. They will also have a clear understanding about what sets them apart from their peers, not in terms of why they may be better than their peers, but just why they may be different. It is this differentiation that we want to develop into what we call a Unique Program Proposition (UPP). Once we have established this, we can begin to productize your knowledge in such a way as it will be perceived as a tangible service offering in the form of an Appleton Greene standard or bespoke corporate program. All that you need is a clear understanding about what you would like to develop and the hunger and personal commitment required to develop it. Appleton Greene has the business and training processes, resources and support required to establish your corporate training program within a clearly identified niche market.

Support Available

There are seven internal professors and tutors responsible for the Appleton Greene Certified Learning Provider (CLP) program and we encourage you to communicate with them as much as possible. In all cases tutorial support is provided online because we can then keep a record of all communications to ensure that tutorial support remains consistent. You would also be forwarding your work to the tutorial support unit for evaluation and assessment. You will receive individual feedback on all of the work that you undertake on a one-to-one basis, together with specific recommendations for anything that may need to be changed in order to achieve a pass with merit or a pass with distinction and you then have as many opportunities as you may need to re-submit project studies until they meet with the required standard. Consequently the only reason that you should really fail (CLP) is if you do not do the work. It makes no difference to us whether a student takes 6 months or 4 years to complete the program, what matters is that in all cases the same quality standard will have been achieved.

Support Process

Please forward all of your future emails to the designated (CLP) Tutorial Support Unit email address that has been provided and please do not duplicate or copy your emails to other AGC email accounts as this will just cause unnecessary administration. Please note that emails are always answered as quickly as possible but you will need to allow a period of up to 20 business days for responses to general tutorial support emails during busy periods, because emails are answered strictly within the order in which they are received. You will also need to allow a period of up to 30 business days for the evaluation and assessment of project studies. This does not include weekends or public holidays. Please therefore kindly allow for this within your time planning. All communications are managed online via email because it enables tutorial service support managers to review other communications which have been received before responding and it ensures that there is a copy of all communications retained on file for future reference. All communications will be stored within your personal (CLP) study file here at Appleton Greene throughout your designated study period. If you need any assistance or clarification at any time, please do not hesitate to contact us by forwarding an email and remember that we are here to help. If you have any questions, please list and number your questions succinctly and you can then be sure of receiving specific answers to each and every query.

Time Management

It takes approximately 832 hours to become a qualified Certified Learning Provider. This can be achieved by contributing from as little as 4 hours per week over 4 years, to 8 hours per day over 6 months, or anything in-between. Learning Providers can study from home or work at their own pace and are responsible for managing their own study plan. There are no formal examinations and Learning Providers are evaluated and assessed based upon their project study submissions, together with the quality of their corporate training program and supporting documents. They can contribute more time towards study, when they have the time to do so and can contribute less time when they are busy. All Learning Providers tend to be in full time employment while studying and the Certified Learning Provider (CLP) program is purposely designed to accommodate this, so there is plenty of flexibility in terms of time management. It makes no difference to us at Appleton Greene, whether individuals takes 6 months or 4 years in which to qualify as a Certified Learning Provider (CLP). What matters is that in all cases the same standard of quality will have been achieved with the standard and bespoke programs that have been developed.

Distance Learning Guide

The distance learning guide should be your first port of call when starting your training program. It will help you when you are planning how and when to study, how to create the right environment and how to establish the right frame of mind. If you can lay the foundations properly during the planning stage, then it will contribute to your enjoyment and productivity while training later. The guide helps to change your lifestyle in order to accommodate time for study and to cultivate good study habits. It helps you to chart your progress so that you can measure your performance and achieve your goals. It explains the tools that you will need for study and how to make them work. It also explains how to translate academic theory into practical reality. Spend some time now working through your distance learning guide and make sure that you have firm foundations in place so that you can make the most of your distance learning program. There is no requirement for you to attend training workshops or classes at Appleton Greene offices. The entire program is undertaken online, program course manuals and project studies are administered via the Appleton Greene web site and via email, so you are able to study at your own pace and in the comfort of your own home or office as long as you have a computer and access to the internet.

How To Study

The how to study guide provides students with a clear understanding of the Appleton Greene facilitation via distance learning training methods and enables students to obtain a clear overview of the training program content. It enables students to understand the step-by-step training methods used by Appleton Greene and how course manuals are integrated with project studies. It explains the research and development that is required and the need to provide evidence and references to support your statements. It also enables students to understand precisely what will be required of them in order to achieve a pass with merit and a pass with distinction for individual project studies and provides useful guidance on how to be innovative and creative when developing your Unique Program Proposition (UPP).

Tutorial Support

Tutorial support for the Appleton Greene Certified Learning Provider (CLP) program is provided online either through the Appleton Greene web site, or via email. All tutorial support requests are facilitated by a designated Program Administration Manager (PAM). They are responsible for deciding which professor or tutor is the most appropriate option relating to the support required and then the tutorial support request is forwarded onto them. Once the professor or tutor has completed the tutorial support request and answered any questions that have been asked, this communication is then returned to the student via email by the designated Program Administration Manager (PAM). This enables all tutorial support, between students, professors and tutors, to be facilitated by the designated Program Administration Manager (PAM) efficiently and securely through the email account. You will therefore need to allow a period of up to 20 business days for responses to general support queries and up to 30 business days for the evaluation and assessment of project studies, because all tutorial support requests are answered strictly within the order in which they are received. This does not include weekends or public holidays. Consequently you need to put some thought into the management of your tutorial support procedure in order to ensure that your study plan is feasible and to obtain the maximum possible benefit from tutorial support during your period of study. Please retain copies of your tutorial support emails for future reference. Please ensure that ALL of your tutorial support emails are set out using the format as suggested within your guide to tutorial support. Your tutorial support emails need to be referenced clearly to the specific part of the course manual or project study which you are working on at any given time. You also need to list and number any questions that you would like to ask, up to a maximum of five questions within each tutorial support email. Remember the more specific you can be with your questions the more specific your answers will be too and this will help you to avoid any unnecessary misunderstanding, misinterpretation, or duplication. The guide to tutorial support is intended to help you to understand how and when to use support in order to ensure that you get the most out of your training program. Appleton Greene training programs are designed to enable you to do things for yourself. They provide you with a structure or a framework and we use tutorial support to facilitate students while they practically implement what they learn. In other words, we are enabling students to do things for themselves. The benefits of distance learning via facilitation are considerable and are much more sustainable in the long-term than traditional short-term knowledge sharing programs. Consequently you should learn how and when to use tutorial support so that you can maximize the benefits from your learning experience with Appleton Greene. This guide describes the purpose of each training function and how to use them and how to use tutorial support in relation to each aspect of the training program. It also provides useful tips and guidance with regard to best practice.

Tutorial Support Tips

Students are often unsure about how and when to use tutorial support with Appleton Greene. This Tip List will help you to understand more about how to achieve the most from using tutorial support. Refer to it regularly to ensure that you are continuing to use the service properly. Tutorial support is critical to the success of your training experience, but it is important to understand when and how to use it in order to maximize the benefit that you receive. It is no coincidence that those students who succeed are those that learn how to be positive, proactive and productive when using tutorial support.

Be positive and friendly with your tutorial support emails

Remember that if you forward an email to the tutorial support unit, you are dealing with real people. “Do unto others as you would expect others to do unto you”. If you are positive, complimentary and generally friendly in your emails, you will generate a similar response in return. This will be more enjoyable, productive and rewarding for you in the long-term.

Think about the impression that you want to create

Every time that you communicate, you create an impression, which can be either positive or negative, so put some thought into the impression that you want to create. Remember that copies of all tutorial support emails are stored electronically and tutors will always refer to prior correspondence before responding to any current emails. Over a period of time, a general opinion will be arrived at in relation to your character, attitude and ability. Try to manage your own frustrations, mood swings and temperament professionally, without involving the tutorial support team. Demonstrating frustration or a lack of patience is a weakness and will be interpreted as such. The good thing about communicating in writing, is that you will have the time to consider your content carefully, you can review it and proof-read it before sending your email to Appleton Greene and this should help you to communicate more professionally, consistently and to avoid any unnecessary knee-jerk reactions to individual situations as and when they may arise. Please also remember that the CLP Tutorial Support Unit will not just be responsible for evaluating and assessing the quality of your work, they will also be responsible for providing recommendations to other learning providers and to client contacts within the Appleton Greene global client network, so do be in control of your own emotions and try to create a good impression.

Remember that quality is preferred to quantity

Please remember that when you send an email to the tutorial support team, you are not using Twitter or Text Messaging. Try not to forward an email every time that you have a thought. This will not prove to be productive either for you or for the tutorial support team. Take time to prepare your communications properly, as if you were writing a professional letter to a business colleague and make a list of queries that you are likely to have and then incorporate them within one email, say once every month, so that the tutorial support team can understand more about context, application and your methodology for study. Get yourself into a consistent routine with your tutorial support requests and use the tutorial support template provided with ALL of your emails. The (CLP) Tutorial Support Unit will not spoon-feed you with information. They need to be able to evaluate and assess your tutorial support requests carefully and professionally.

Be specific about your questions in order to receive specific answers

Try not to write essays by thinking as you are writing tutorial support emails. The tutorial support unit can be unclear about what in fact you are asking, or what you are looking to achieve. Be specific about asking questions that you want answers to. Number your questions. You will then receive specific answers to each and every question. This is the main purpose of tutorial support via email.

Keep a record of your tutorial support emails

It is important that you keep a record of all tutorial support emails that are forwarded to you. You can then refer to them when necessary and it avoids any unnecessary duplication, misunderstanding, or misinterpretation.

Individual training workshops or telephone support

Please be advised that Appleton Greene does not provide separate or individual tutorial support meetings, workshops, or provide telephone support for individual students. Appleton Greene is an equal opportunities learning and service provider and we are therefore understandably bound to treat all students equally. We cannot therefore broker special financial or study arrangements with individual students regardless of the circumstances. All tutorial support is provided online and this enables Appleton Greene to keep a record of all communications between students, professors and tutors on file for future reference, in accordance with our quality management procedure and your terms and conditions of enrollment. All tutorial support is provided online via email because it enables us to have time to consider support content carefully, it ensures that you receive a considered and detailed response to your queries. You can number questions that you would like to ask, which relate to things that you do not understand or where clarification may be required. You can then be sure of receiving specific answers to each individual query. You will also then have a record of these communications and of all tutorial support, which has been provided to you. This makes tutorial support administration more productive by avoiding any unnecessary duplication, misunderstanding, or misinterpretation.

Tutorial Support Email Format

You should use this tutorial support format if you need to request clarification or assistance while studying with your training program. Please note that ALL of your tutorial support request emails should use the same format. You should therefore set up a standard email template, which you can then use as and when you need to. Emails that are forwarded to Appleton Greene, which do not use the following format, may be rejected and returned to you by the (CLP) Program Administration Manager. A detailed response will then be forwarded to you via email usually within 20 business days of receipt for general support queries and 30 business days for the evaluation and assessment of project studies. This does not include weekends or public holidays. Your tutorial support request, together with the corresponding TSU reply, will then be saved and stored within your electronic TSU file at Appleton Greene for future reference.

Subject line of your email

Please insert: Appleton Greene (CLP) Tutorial Support Request: (Your Full Name) (Date), within the subject line of your email.

Main body of your email

Please insert:
1. Appleton Greene Certified Learning Provider (CLP) Tutorial Support Request
2. Your Full Name
3. Date of TS request
4. Preferred email address
5. Backup email address
6. Course manual page name or number (reference)
7. Project study page name or number (reference)

Subject of enquiry

Please insert a maximum of 50 words (please be succinct)
Briefly outline the subject matter of your inquiry, or what your questions relate to.

Question 1

Maximum of 50 words (please be succinct)

Question 2

Maximum of 50 words (please be succinct)

Question 3

Maximum of 50 words (please be succinct)

Question 4

Maximum of 50 words (please be succinct)

Question 5

Maximum of 50 words (please be succinct)

Please note that a maximum of 5 questions is permitted with each individual tutorial support request email.

Procedure

* List the questions that you want to ask first, then re-arrange them in order of priority. Make sure that you reference them, where necessary, to the course manuals or project studies.

* Make sure that you are specific about your questions and number them. Try to plan the content within your emails to make sure that it is relevant.

* Make sure that your tutorial support emails are set out correctly, using the Tutorial Support Email Format provided here.

* Save a copy of your email and incorporate the date sent after the subject title. Keep your tutorial support emails within the same file and in date order for easy reference.

* Allow up to 20 business days for a response to general tutorial support emails and up to 30 business days for the evaluation and assessment of project studies, because detailed individual responses will be made in all cases and tutorial support emails are answered strictly within the order in which they are received.

* Emails can and do get lost. So if you have not received a reply within the appropriate time, forward another copy or a reminder to the tutorial support unit to be sure that it has been received but do not forward reminders unless the appropriate time has elapsed.

* When you receive a reply, save it immediately featuring the date of receipt after the subject heading for easy reference. In most cases the tutorial support unit replies to your questions individually, so you will have a record of the questions that you asked as well as the answers offered. With project studies however, separate emails are usually forwarded by the tutorial support unit, so do keep a record of your own original emails as well.

* Remember to be positive and friendly in your emails. You are dealing with real people who will respond to the same things that you respond to.

* Try not to repeat questions that have already been asked in previous emails. If this happens the tutorial support unit will probably just refer you to the appropriate answers that have already been provided within previous emails.

* If you lose your tutorial support email records you can write to Appleton Greene to receive a copy of your tutorial support file, but a separate administration charge may be levied for this service.

How To Study

Getting started

Your tutorial support unit can help you to plan a task list for getting started so that you can be clear about your direction and your priorities in relation to your training program. It is also a good way to introduce yourself to the tutorial support team.

Planning your study environment

Your study conditions are of great importance and will have a direct effect on how much you enjoy your training program. Consider how much space you will have, whether it is comfortable and private and whether you are likely to be disturbed. The study tools and facilities at your disposal are also important to the success of your distance-learning experience. Your tutorial support unit can help with useful tips and guidance, regardless of your starting position. It is important to get this right before you start working on your training program.

Planning your program objectives

It is important that you have a clear list of study objectives, in order of priority, before you start working on your training program. Your tutorial support unit can offer assistance here to ensure that your study objectives have been afforded due consideration and priority.

Planning how and when to study

Distance-learners are freed from the necessity of attending regular classes, since they can study in their own way, at their own pace and for their own purposes. This approach is designed to let you study efficiently away from the traditional classroom environment. It is important however, that you plan how and when to study, so that you are making the most of your natural attributes, strengths and opportunities. Your tutorial support unit can offer assistance and useful tips to ensure that you are playing to your strengths.

Planning your study tasks

You should have a clear understanding of the study tasks that you should be undertaking and the priority associated with each task. These tasks should also be integrated with your program objectives. The distance learning guide and the guide to tutorial support for students should help you here, but if you need any clarification or assistance, please contact your tutorial support unit.

Planning your time

You will need to allocate specific times during your calendar when you intend to study if you are to have a realistic chance of completing your program on time. You are responsible for planning and managing your own study time, so it is important that you are successful with this. Your tutorial support unit can help you with this if your time plan is not working.

Keeping in touch

Consistency is the key here. If you communicate too frequently in short bursts, or too infrequently with no pattern, then your management ability with your studies will be questioned, both by you and by your tutorial support unit. It is obvious when a student is in control and when one is not and this will depend how able you are at sticking with your study plan. Inconsistency invariably leads to in-completion.

Charting your progress

Your tutorial support team can help you to chart your own study progress. Refer to your distance learning guide for further details.

Making it work

To succeed, all that you will need to do is apply yourself to undertaking your training program and interpreting it correctly. Success or failure lies in your hands and your hands alone, so be sure that you have a strategy for making it work. Your tutorial support unit can guide you through the process of program planning, development and implementation.

Reading methods

Interpretation is often unique to the individual but it can be improved and even quantified by implementing consistent interpretation methods. Interpretation can be affected by outside interference such as family members, TV, or the Internet, or simply by other thoughts which are demanding priority in our minds. One thing that can improve our productivity is using recognized reading methods. This helps us to focus and to be more structured when reading information for reasons of importance, rather than relaxation.

Speed reading

When reading through course manuals for the first time, subconsciously set your reading speed to be just fast enough that you cannot dwell on individual words or tables. With practice, you should be able to read an A4 sheet of paper in one minute. You will not achieve much in the way of a detailed understanding, but your brain will retain a useful overview. This overview will be important later on and will enable you to keep individual issues in perspective with a more generic picture because speed reading appeals to the memory part of the brain. Do not worry about what you do or do not remember at this stage.

Content reading

Once you have speed read everything, you can then start work in earnest. You now need to read a particular section of your course manual thoroughly, by making detailed notes while you read. This process is called Content Reading and it will help to consolidate your understanding and interpretation of the information that has been provided.

Making structured notes on the course manuals

When you are content reading, you should be making detailed notes, which are both structured and informative. Make these notes in a MS Word document on your computer, because you can then amend and update these as and when you deem it to be necessary. List your notes under three headings: 1. Interpretation - 2.Questions - 3. Tasks. The purpose of the 1st section is to clarify your interpretation by writing it down. The purpose of the 2nd section is to list any questions that the issue raises for you. The purpose of the 3rd section is to list any tasks that you should undertake as a result. Anyone who has graduated with a business-related degree should already be familiar with this process.

Organizing structured notes separately

You should then transfer your notes to a separate study notebook, preferably one that enables easy referencing, such as a MS Word Document, a MS Excel Spreadsheet, a MS Access Database, or a personal organizer on your cell phone. Transferring your notes allows you to have the opportunity of cross-checking and verifying them, which assists considerably with understanding and interpretation. You will also find that the better you are at doing this, the more chance you will have of ensuring that you achieve your study objectives.

Question your understanding

Do challenge your understanding. Explain things to yourself in your own words by writing things down.

Clarifying your understanding

If you are at all unsure, forward an email to your tutorial support unit and they will help to clarify your understanding.

Question your interpretation

Do challenge your interpretation. Qualify your interpretation by writing it down.

Clarifying your interpretation

If you are at all unsure, forward an email to your tutorial support unit and they will help to clarify your interpretation.

Qualification Requirements

The student will need to successfully complete (CLP-P1) Client Information Hub (CIH), (CLP-P2) Program Workshop Development (PWD), for each individual monthly workshop, incorporating a minimum of 12 monthly workshops and a maximum of 48 monthly workshops and finally (CLP-P3) Business Development, achieving a pass with merit or distinction in each case, in order to qualify as a Certified Learning Provider (CLP) All monthly workshops need to be tried and tested with live clients and a Program Client Evaluation (PCE) needs to be received from at least 1 client for each monthly workshop, achieving a pass with merit or distinction. These project studies can be completed in your own time and at your own pace and in the comfort of your own home or office. There are no formal examinations, assessment is based upon the successful completion of the project studies. They are called project studies because, unlike case studies, these projects are not theoretical, they incorporate real program processes that need to be properly researched and developed. The project studies assist us in measuring your understanding and interpretation of the training program and enable us to assess qualification merits. All of the project studies are based entirely upon the content within the training program and they enable you to integrate what you have learnt into your corporate training practice.

Certified Learning Provider (CLP-P1) Program Planning – Grading Contribution

Project Study - Grading Contribution
MOST analysis - 05%
Outline plan - 05%
How to study guide - 05%
Client support guide - 05%
Presentation content - 10%
Discussion group content - 10%
Process content - 20%
Research & development - 10%
Project study - 20%
Evaluation & assessment - 10%
TOTAL GRADING - 100%

Qualification grades

A mark of 90% = Pass with Distinction.
A mark of 75% = Pass with Merit.
A mark of less than 75% = Fail.

If you fail to achieve a mark of 75% with a project study, you will receive detailed feedback from the Tutorial Support Unit, together with a list of tasks which you will need to complete, in order to ensure that your project study meets with the minimum quality standard that is required by Appleton Greene. You can then re-submit your project study for further evaluation and assessment. Indeed you can re-submit as many drafts of your project studies as you need to, until such a time as they eventually meet with the required standard by Appleton Greene, so you need not worry about this, it is all part of the learning process.

When marking project studies, Appleton Greene is looking for sufficient evidence of the following:

Pass with merit

A satisfactory level of (CLP) program understanding
A satisfactory level of (CLP) program interpretation
A satisfactory level of project study content presentation
A satisfactory level of Unique Program Proposition (UPP) quality
A satisfactory level of the practical integration of (CLP) academic theory

Pass with distinction

An exceptional level of (CLP) program understanding
An exceptional level of (CLP) program interpretation
An exceptional level of project study content presentation
An exceptional level of Unique Program Proposition (UPP) quality
An exceptional level of the practical integration of (CLP) academic theory

Preliminary Analysis

Introduction

So, this is where the Certified Learning Provider (CLP) program starts for you. The objective of the Preliminary Analysis section of the Certified Learning Provider (CLP) program (Part 1 – Program Planning), is to enable students to formalize their ideas. It is merely a brainstorming process and there is no requirement for you to undertake detailed research and development at this stage. We are trying to get the ideas that you currently have in your head down on paper and into a tangible structure for a standard corporate training program. Nothing is cast in stone at this stage and you will have plenty of opportunities to amend and update this content later on during the program, when you have conducted your program research, so you need not worry about this. However, by completing this section of the (CLP) program now, it will enable you to establish a clear and structured picture in your mind about the proposed Unique Program Proposition (UPP) that you would like to develop. It will also provide the (CLP) Tutorial Support Unit with a clear picture of your Unique Program Proposition (UPP) as well.

Do not fall into the trap of worrying about potential market demand at this stage. In order to establish a strong Unique Program Proposition (UPP), you will need to be as selfish as possible at this stage. In an ideal world, consider the corporate training program that you yourself would like to develop and implement with Appleton Greene. It may be of course that you have several ideas that could be developed into corporate training programs, but you will need to focus upon only ONE at this stage and this program will need to be very specific in relation to the: program title; executive summary; program outline plan; methodology; industry sectors; geographical locations and the program benefits. Once your first corporate training program has been developed and established with Appleton Greene, you will then have an opportunity to either re-develop the same program for new industry sectors and/or geographical locations, or to develop entirely new corporate training programs. At least you will then be developing new programs from a position of strength, once your own independent corporate training practice has been established. We understandably do not expect you to have developed your proposed Unique Program Proposition (UPP) at this stage, but we do expect you to have a clear vision about the proposed Unique Program Proposition (UPP) that you would like to develop. If you do not have a clear picture in your mind at this stage, then the Preliminary Analysis section of the Certified Learning Provider (CLP) program will help you to develop this picture.

All Appleton Greene standard corporate training programs are implemented over a sustainable period of time, that is to say between one and four years, incorporating between 12 and 48 monthly workshops, together with online support. This is because they are based upon facilitation, rather than project management. What this means is that you will be implementing a tangible process within your clients’ organizations, enabling them to be able to do things for themselves, rather than having to outsource to you. You will then use your corporate training program as a vehicle to facilitate the implementation of your business process over a sustainable period of time. The format for this training structure, referred to here as the Program Outline Plan (POP), is not subject to change, because Appleton Greene clients are all used to the structure and time plan for standard corporate training programs and it enables clients to implement each part of your proposed business process, before they move onto the next stage. You need to remember that the people who you will be training, will all be engaged in full-time employment, usually within a senior capacity and they will therefore all be very busy people. Corporate training providers are therefore restricted to either providing short-term (quick-fix) programs, which require an intensive period of attendance, usually over a time period of several hours or days, or alternatively more sustainable corporate training programs, which do not require long intensive periods of study away from work, but are usually implemented over a period of months or years. The latter option is always of more long-term benefit to clients, because it enables them to have the opportunity to practically implement what they have learned, before moving onto the next stage of the training process. It also affords them the opportunity to engage with tutorial support as and when required while doing this. If a corporate training program is based upon facilitation, then it really needs to be implemented over a sustainable period of time, in order to ensure that clients receive the maximum possible benefits.

Please therefore remember that your corporate training program will not merely constitute a knowledge sharing experience for clients, it will be an opportunity for them to incorporate the practical integration of academic theory as an integral part of the training process. You therefore need to have a clear understanding about the business process that you would like to implement within your clients' organizations and then see your Appleton Greene corporate training program as a vehicle that you can personally use to facilitate the implementation of it.

This approach has considerable benefits for Certified Learning Providers (CLP) too, because it enables them to manage much larger portfolios of clients, which effectively minimizes risk and affords them the time and resources required in order to enable them to focus their attention entirely upon program development, rather than business development. One to four years may seem like a long time to implement a corporate training program, but in reality, it only actually incorporates 12-48 monthly workshops, which can either be conducted on the client’s premises, or at a mutually convenient serviced office or training location, or online via the internet. This also means that your client’s employees are only away from their work for approximately one day each month. These monthly workshops can then be supplemented by online tutorial support, provided by you, either via email or via an Appleton Greene cloud server. Once established, a Certified Learning Provider can then scale up their activities by re-developing their programs for new industries and markets and by developing new programs, featuring related subjects and they can manage the operations of their corporate training practices by outsourcing program development and/or implementation either to their own internal employees, or to Appleton Greene Associate Learning Providers (ALP), or Accredited Associate, Executive, or Senior Consultants. Indeed the scale of potential expansion is limited only by your own imagination and resources.

There are in fact two things that you should therefore be developing here. You should firstly be developing a tangible business process that relates to your chosen specialist subject, which will be implemented within your clients’ organizations as a result of implementing your corporate training program. Secondly you then need to develop the tool that enables you to facilitate the implementation of this business process, that is to say, your corporate training program incorporating 12-48 monthly workshops.

To make this easier for you, consider what a typical Financial Accounts Software company provides its customers with for a moment. They provide their clients with a financial accounting software for managing their monthly accounts, incorporating an automated sales ledger, purchase ledger and nominal ledger, together with automated profit and loss and balance sheet reporting process. This software merely constitutes an automated version of a Financial business process for producing accounts. This product clearly constitutes a tangible business process (something that will be left operating within the organization for many years to come). The product has a very specific purpose and is something that clients can measure value and success with very easily. They can even see and review the business process before they buy it.

What they will also provide their clients with is a detailed online or offline training manual, which they can then use for reference purposes and a selection of training programs designed to train and support a client’s employees while planning, developing, implementing and reviewing the new business process, developing the necessary information files, implementing the process, managing operations and reviewing progress. The same products and support would be necessary for any tangible business process, which was process-orientated rather than project-orientated, for example with SAP or ERP systems the same principles would obviously apply. Your own corporate training program needs to be developed in the same way. This is what will make your program “tangible”. Without this your program will unfortunately have no substance to it and clients will struggle to see and understand precisely what they would be buying from you. You therefore need to develop both a tangible business process for your chosen program subject and the corporate training program, which you then will use to facilitate its implementation.

Program Title

Your Unique Program Proposition (UPP) title should adequately describe the core objective of your proposed corporate training program. It should feature a maximum of 2 words only and should be as specific and unique as possible. For example, "Brand Re-positioning" would be preferred to "Business Marketing", because it is more specific and unique. Program titles are subject to ongoing availability. We therefore ask you to list 5 preferred program titles, in order of preference, 1 being your most preferred option and 5 being your least preferred option. Appleton Greene will then allocate your most preferred program title which is currently available.

Executive Summary

The purpose of this section is to enable you to demonstrate your knowledge in relation to your chosen corporate training program subject. Your content must be provided in written descriptive form using clearly defined paragraphs and should not include any lists, bullet points, or numbered points. The content must also be written entirely in your own words. You can undertake research in order to generate your own ideas and content, but you cannot just copy and paste content which has been written by someone else. If your content is duplicated elsewhere on the internet, prior to publication, then it will be declined. You must also not use references as you would usually do with Wikipedia for example. You need to be able to demonstrate that you are the expert on your chosen corporate training program subject, not refer to someone else who is.

Program Outline Plan

All (CLP) standard corporate training programs are process-orientated, that is to say, they incorporate the implementation of a tangible business process within the client’s organization. This process will relate to your Unique Program proposition (UPP) and can be implemented, either within one specific department, such as: Customer Service; E-business; Finance; Globalization; Human Resources; Information Technology; Legal; Management; Marketing; or Production. Alternatively, it can be multi-departmental and thus implemented across all of these departments.

Certified Learning Providers (CLP) therefore need to develop a tangible business process, based upon their chosen Unique Program Proposition (UPP). They also need to develop their corporate training program, which will be implemented over a sustainable period of time, that is to say 1-4 years, incorporating 12-48 monthly workshops, together with online program support. This enables Certified Learning Providers (CLP) to use their corporate training program as a vehicle to facilitate the implementation of their chosen business process, within their client’s organization.

The standard categories for each calendar year are therefore as follows: Year 1(Process Planning); Year 2(Process Development); Year 3(Process Implementation) and Year 4(Process Review). You therefore need to put some thought into your preferred program categories for each of the 1-4 years of your corporate training program, together with the program objectives that you would like to achieve in each case. This is merely a brain-storming exercise and we understandably do not expect you to develop your entire program at this stage, but we do require you to think about it and to develop an outline plan for your proposed Unique Program Proposition (UPP). Nothing is cast in stone at this stage and you will have the opportunity to conduct detailed research and development into your (UPP) later on in the program, so you need not worry about this. All that we require from you at this stage is a preliminary analysis of the ideas that are currently in your head. The purpose of this section is therefore to divide your corporate training program into 1-4 years and into 12 monthly categories for each year (12-48 in total).

For example, if the first year of your program subject was entitled Product Marketing, then your 12 program categories for Year 1 could be 1. Business Analysis, 2. Market Research, 3. Market Share, 4. Consumer Demand, 5. Product Branding, 6. Product Launch, 7. Business Partnering, 8. Product Advertising, 9. Sales Management, 10. After Sales, 11. Contact Management and 12. Channel Management. Remember that each category should be restricted to a maximum of two words. You should list each program category in the order of process and then provide a description of the program objective relating to each category. Each program category objective should feature a concise description in your own words incorporating between 250 (minimum) and 500 (maximum) words.

Methodology

This section enables us to understand more about the methodologies or theories which you propose to adopt within your corporate training program. In other words, you should explain how you propose to achieve your program objectives. Please offer a succinct description in your own words, incorporating Program Planning, Program Development, Program Implementation and Program Review.

Industry Sectors

You now need to demonstrate your commercial knowledge in relation to your chosen industry sectors, because you may be selected by prospective clients based upon your industry knowledge and experience. You will need to write an executive summary of your chosen industry sectors in three parts: History; Current Position; Future Outlook. Each of the three parts should consist of between 250 and 500 words and should not consist of text which has been copied and pasted from other sources, such as Wikipedia. This is your opportunity to demonstrate what you know, so please put some time into this and ensure that your text is written entirely in your own words.

Locations

You now need to demonstrate your commercial knowledge in relation to your chosen locations, because you may be selected by prospective clients based upon your location knowledge and experience. You will need to write an executive summary of your chosen locations in three parts: History; Current Position; Future Outlook. Each of the three parts should consist of between 250 and 500 words and should not consist of text which has been copied and pasted from other sources, such as Wikipedia. This is your opportunity to demonstrate what you know, so please put some time into this and ensure that your text is written entirely in your own words.

Program Benefits

What we would like you to provide us with in this section is a succinct list of 30 corporate training program benefits, divided into three different sub-categories, each featuring 10 corporate training program benefits. You can choose your own titles for each of the three categories, but each category title needs to be restricted to just two words. You then need to provide a list of 10 client benefits, which will hopefully be provided by your consulting service, within each of the three service categories chosen and once again each program benefit must be restricted to just two words only. If you insert more than two words, then either the first two words will be selected, or your application may be declined, so please adhere to these requirements. Some examples of service categories are as follows: Customer service; E-business; Finance; Globalization; Human resources; Information technology; Legal; Management; Marketing; or Production. Remember that a program benefit constitutes a benefit that clients would hopefully achieve as a result of implementing your corporate training program.

Summary

Now that you have a broad picture in your mind about the task at hand, we would encourage you to just take things one step at a time. You will find the guidelines and instructions very easy to follow and we recommend that you do not deviate from them. Things will then become clearer within your own mind as and when you start to make steady progress through the Certified Learning Provider (CLP) program. Do not put too much pressure on yourself and this will enable you to take your time and enjoy working through the (CLP) program. The Distance-Learning Guide, Tutorial Support Guide and How to Study Guide will help you to develop and manage a viable study plan and this will also ensure that you always feel in control and are therefore proactive and motivated. If you need support or assistance at any time, please do not hesitate to contact the (CLP) Tutorial Support Unit (TSU) by forwarding an email and they will gladly assist. Please remember to set up a (CLP) (TSU) standard email template within your Email Account Software, before sending tutorial support requests to Appleton Greene via email. Please refer to your Tutorial Support Guide for further details.

Personal Details

Surname or last given name *

First names or forenames *

Primary email address (one only please) *

Backup email address (one only please) *

Contact telephone number including the international code (one only please) *

Program Title

Your Unique Program Proposition (UPP) title should adequately describe the core objective of your proposed corporate training program. It should feature a maximum of 2 words only and should be as specific and unique as possible. For example, "Brand Re-positioning" would be preferred to "Business Marketing", because it is more specific and unique. Program titles are subject to ongoing availability. We therefore ask you to list 5 preferred service titles, in order of preference, 1 being your most preferred option and 5 being your least preferred option. Appleton Greene will then allocate your most preferred program title which is currently available.

Program Titles

Two words only please

Program Title - Option 1 *

Program Title - Option 2 *

Program Title - Option 3 *

Program Title - Option 4 *

Program Title - Option 5 *

Executive Summary

The purpose of this section is to enable you to demonstrate your knowledge in relation to your chosen corporate training program subject. Your content must be provided in written descriptive form using clearly defined paragraphs and should not include any lists, bullet points, or numbered points. The content must also be written entirely in your own words. You can undertake research in order to generate your own ideas and content, but you cannot just copy and paste content which has been written by someone else. If your content is duplicated elsewhere on the internet, prior to publication, then it will be declined. You must also not use references as you would usually do with Wikipedia for example. You need to demonstrate that you are an expert on your corporate training program subject, not refer to someone else who is.

History

Describe in your own words, a personal analysis of the History relating to your chosen corporate training program (Minimum 500 words). *

Current Position

Describe in your own words, a personal analysis of the Current Position relating to your chosen corporate training program (Minimum 500 words). *

Future Outlook

Describe in your own words, a personal analysis of the Future Outlook relating to your chosen corporate training program (Minimum 500 words). *

Program Outline Plan

All (CLP) standard corporate training programs are process-orientated, that is to say, they incorporate the implementation of a tangible business process within the client’s organization. This process will relate to your Unique Program Proposition (UPP) and can be implemented, either within one specific department, such as: Customer Service; E-business; Finance; Globalization; Human Resources; Information Technology; Legal; Management; Marketing; or Production. Alternatively, it can be multi-departmental and thus implemented across all of these departments.

Certified Learning Providers (CLP) therefore need to develop a tangible business process, based upon their own Unique Program Proposition (UPP). They also need to develop their corporate training program, which will be implemented over a sustainable period of time, that is to say 1-4 years, incorporating 12-48 monthly workshops, together with online program support. This enables Certified Learning Providers (CLP) to use their corporate training program as a vehicle to facilitate the implementation of their chosen business process, within their client’s organization.

The standard categories for each year are as follows: Year 1(Process Planning); Year 2(Process Development); Year 3(Process Implementation) and Year 4(Process Review). You therefore need to put some thought into your preferred program categories for each of the 1-4 years of your program, together with the program objectives that you would like to achieve in each case. This is merely a brain-storming exercise and we do not expect you to develop your entire program at this stage, but we do require you to think about it and to develop an outline plan for your proposed Unique Program Proposition (UPP). Nothing is cast in stone at this stage and you will have the opportunity to conduct detailed research and development into your (UPP) later on in the program, so you need not worry about this. All that we require from you at this stage is a preliminary analysis of the ideas that are currently in your head. The purpose of this section is therefore to divide your corporate training program into 1-4 years and into 12 monthly categories for each year (12-48 in total).

For example, if the first year of your program subject was entitled Product Marketing, then your 12 program categories for Year 1 could be 1. Business Analysis, 2. Market Research, 3. Market Share, 4. Consumer Demand, 5. Product Branding, 6. Product Launch, 7. Business Partnering, 8. Product Advertising, 9. Sales Management, 10. After Sales, 11. Contact Management and 12. Channel Management. Remember that each category should be restricted to a maximum of two words. You should list each program category in the order of process and then provide a description of the program objective relating to each category. Each program category objective should feature a description in your own words incorporating between 250 (minimum) and 500 (maximum) words.

Important Note

If you are not planning to develop a 4 year program, then you will need to insert N/A into all of the boxes that are not applicable for you. If you do not, then you will not be able to submit this online application. However, please remember that your corporate training program needs to consist of a minimum of 1 year, incorporating 12 monthly workshops. Any content that proves to be less than this will be automatically declined.

Year 1 (Process Planning)

Part 01 Month 01: Enter your chosen title for this Program Category (Module/Workshop) (maximum of 2 words only). *

Describe your corporate program objective for this program category (module/workshop) incorporating between 250 (minimum) and 500 (maximum) words. *

Part 02 Month 02: Enter your chosen title for this Program Category (Module/Workshop) (maximum of 2 words only). *

Describe your corporate program objective for this program category (module/workshop) incorporating between 250 (minimum) and 500 (maximum) words. *

Part 03 Month 03: Enter your chosen title for this Program Category (Module/Workshop) (maximum of 2 words only). *

Describe your corporate program objective for this program category (module/workshop) incorporating between 250 (minimum) and 500 (maximum) words. *

Part 04 Month 04: Enter your chosen title for this Program Category (Module/Workshop) (maximum of 2 words only). *

Describe your corporate program objective for this program category (module/workshop) incorporating between 250 (minimum) and 500 (maximum) words. *

Part 05 Month 05: Enter your chosen title for this Program Category (Module/Workshop) (maximum of 2 words only). *

Describe your corporate program objective for this program category (module/workshop) incorporating between 250 (minimum) and 500 (maximum) words. *

Part 06 Month 06: Enter your chosen title for this Program Category (Module/Workshop) (maximum of 2 words only). *

Describe your corporate program objective for this program category (module/workshop) incorporating between 250 (minimum) and 500 (maximum) words. *

Part 07 Month 07: Enter your chosen title for this Program Category (Module/Workshop) (maximum of 2 words only). *

Describe your corporate program objective for this program category (module/workshop) incorporating between 250 (minimum) and 500 (maximum) words. *

Part 08 Month 08: Enter your chosen title for this Program Category (Module/Workshop) (maximum of 2 words only). *

Describe your corporate program objective for this program category (module/workshop) incorporating between 250 (minimum) and 500 (maximum) words. *

Part 09 Month 09: Enter your chosen title for this Program Category (Module/Workshop) (maximum of 2 words only). *

Describe your corporate program objective for this program category (module/workshop) incorporating between 250 (minimum) and 500 (maximum) words. *

Part 10 Month 10: Enter your chosen title for this Program Category (Module/Workshop) (maximum of 2 words only). *

Describe your corporate program objective for this program category (module/workshop) incorporating between 250 (minimum) and 500 (maximum) words. *

Part 11 Month 11: Enter your chosen title for this Program Category (Module/Workshop) (maximum of 2 words only). *

Describe your corporate program objective for this program category (module/workshop) incorporating between 250 (minimum) and 500 (maximum) words. *

Part 12 Month 12: Enter your chosen title for this Program Category (Module/Workshop) (maximum of 2 words only). *

Describe your corporate program objective for this program category (module/workshop) incorporating between 250 (minimum) and 500 (maximum) words. *

Year 2 (Process Development)

Part 01 Month 01: Enter your chosen title for this Program Category (Module/Workshop) (maximum of 2 words only). *

Describe your corporate program objective for this program category (module/workshop) incorporating between 250 (minimum) and 500 (maximum) words. *

Part 02 Month 02: Enter your chosen title for this Program Category (Module/Workshop) (maximum of 2 words only). *

Describe your corporate program objective for this program category (module/workshop) incorporating between 250 (minimum) and 500 (maximum) words. *

Part 03 Month 03: Enter your chosen title for this Program Category (Module/Workshop) (maximum of 2 words only). *

Describe your corporate program objective for this program category (module/workshop) incorporating between 250 (minimum) and 500 (maximum) words. *

Part 04 Month 04: Enter your chosen title for this Program Category (Module/Workshop) (maximum of 2 words only). *

Describe your corporate program objective for this program category (module/workshop) incorporating between 250 (minimum) and 500 (maximum) words. *

Part 05 Month 05: Enter your chosen title for this Program Category (Module/Workshop) (maximum of 2 words only). *

Describe your corporate program objective for this program category (module/workshop) incorporating between 250 (minimum) and 500 (maximum) words. *

Part 06 Month 06: Enter your chosen title for this Program Category (Module/Workshop) (maximum of 2 words only). *

Describe your corporate program objective for this program category (module/workshop) incorporating between 250 (minimum) and 500 (maximum) words. *

Part 07 Month 07: Enter your chosen title for this Program Category (Module/Workshop) (maximum of 2 words only). *

Describe your corporate program objective for this program category (module/workshop) incorporating between 250 (minimum) and 500 (maximum) words. *

Part 08 Month 08: Enter your chosen title for this Program Category (Module/Workshop) (maximum of 2 words only). *

Describe your corporate program objective for this program category (module/workshop) incorporating between 250 (minimum) and 500 (maximum) words. *

Part 09 Month 09: Enter your chosen title for this Program Category (Module/Workshop) (maximum of 2 words only). *

Describe your corporate program objective for this program category (module/workshop) incorporating between 250 (minimum) and 500 (maximum) words. *

Part 10 Month 10: Enter your chosen title for this Program Category (Module/Workshop) (maximum of 2 words only). *

Describe your corporate program objective for this program category (module/workshop) incorporating between 250 (minimum) and 500 (maximum) words. *

Part 11 Month 11: Enter your chosen title for this Program Category (Module/Workshop) (maximum of 2 words only). *

Describe your corporate program objective for this program category (module/workshop) incorporating between 250 (minimum) and 500 (maximum) words. *

Part 12 Month 12: Enter your chosen title for this Program Category (Module/Workshop) (maximum of 2 words only). *

Describe your corporate program objective for this program category (module/workshop) incorporating between 250 (minimum) and 500 (maximum) words. *

Year 3 (Process Implementation)

Part 01 Month 01: Enter your chosen title for this Program Category (Module/Workshop) (maximum of 2 words only). *

Describe your corporate program objective for this program category (module/workshop) incorporating between 250 (minimum) and 500 (maximum) words. *

Part 02 Month 02: Enter your chosen title for this Program Category (Module/Workshop) (maximum of 2 words only). *

Describe your corporate program objective for this program category (module/workshop) incorporating between 250 (minimum) and 500 (maximum) words. *

Part 03 Month 03: Enter your chosen title for this Program Category (Module/Workshop) (maximum of 2 words only). *

Describe your corporate program objective for this program category (module/workshop) incorporating between 250 (minimum) and 500 (maximum) words. *

Part 04 Month 04: Enter your chosen title for this Program Category (Module/Workshop) (maximum of 2 words only). *

Describe your corporate program objective for this program category (module/workshop) incorporating between 250 (minimum) and 500 (maximum) words. *

Part 05 Month 05: Enter your chosen title for this Program Category (Module/Workshop) (maximum of 2 words only). *

Describe your corporate program objective for this program category (module/workshop) incorporating between 250 (minimum) and 500 (maximum) words. *

Part 06 Month 06: Enter your chosen title for this Program Category (Module/Workshop) (maximum of 2 words only). *

Describe your corporate program objective for this program category (module/workshop) incorporating between 250 (minimum) and 500 (maximum) words. *

Part 07 Month 07: Enter your chosen title for this Program Category (Module/Workshop) (maximum of 2 words only). *

Describe your corporate program objective for this program category (module/workshop) incorporating between 250 (minimum) and 500 (maximum) words. *

Part 08 Month 08: Enter your chosen title for this Program Category (Module/Workshop) (maximum of 2 words only). *

Describe your corporate program objective for this program category (module/workshop) incorporating between 250 (minimum) and 500 (maximum) words. *

Part 09 Month 09: Enter your chosen title for this Program Category (Module/Workshop) (maximum of 2 words only). *

Describe your corporate program objective for this program category (module/workshop) incorporating between 250 (minimum) and 500 (maximum) words. *

Part 10 Month 10: Enter your chosen title for this Program Category (Module/Workshop) (maximum of 2 words only). *

Describe your corporate program objective for this program category (module/workshop) incorporating between 250 (minimum) and 500 (maximum) words. *

Part 11 Month 11: Enter your chosen title for this Program Category (Module/Workshop) (maximum of 2 words only). *

Describe your corporate program objective for this program category (module/workshop) incorporating between 250 (minimum) and 500 (maximum) words. *

Part 12 Month 12: Enter your chosen title for this Program Category (Module/Workshop) (maximum of 2 words only). *

Describe your corporate program objective for this program category (module/workshop) incorporating between 250 (minimum) and 500 (maximum) words. *

Year 4 (Process Review)

Part 01 Month 01: Enter your chosen title for this Program Category (Module/Workshop) (maximum of 2 words only). *

Describe your corporate program objective for this program category (module/workshop) incorporating between 250 (minimum) and 500 (maximum) words. *

Part 02 Month 02: Enter your chosen title for this Program Category (Module/Workshop) (maximum of 2 words only). *

Describe your corporate program objective for this program category (module/workshop) incorporating between 250 (minimum) and 500 (maximum) words. *

Part 03 Month 03: Enter your chosen title for this Program Category (Module/Workshop) (maximum of 2 words only). *

Describe your corporate program objective for this program category (module/workshop) incorporating between 250 (minimum) and 500 (maximum) words. *

Part 04 Month 04: Enter your chosen title for this Program Category (Module/Workshop) (maximum of 2 words only). *

Describe your corporate program objective for this program category (module/workshop) incorporating between 250 (minimum) and 500 (maximum) words. *

Part 05 Month 05: Enter your chosen title for this Program Category (Module/Workshop) (maximum of 2 words only). *

Describe your corporate program objective for this program category (module/workshop) incorporating between 250 (minimum) and 500 (maximum) words. *

Part 06 Month 06: Enter your chosen title for this Program Category (Module/Workshop) (maximum of 2 words only). *

Describe your corporate program objective for this program category (module/workshop) incorporating between 250 (minimum) and 500 (maximum) words. *

Part 07 Month 07: Enter your chosen title for this Program Category (Module/Workshop) (maximum of 2 words only). *

Describe your corporate program objective for this program category (module/workshop) incorporating between 250 (minimum) and 500 (maximum) words. *

Part 08 Month 08: Enter your chosen title for this Program Category (Module/Workshop) (maximum of 2 words only). *

Describe your corporate program objective for this program category (module/workshop) incorporating between 250 (minimum) and 500 (maximum) words. *

Part 09 Month 09: Enter your chosen title for this Program Category (Module/Workshop) (maximum of 2 words only). *

Describe your corporate program objective for this program category (module/workshop) incorporating between 250 (minimum) and 500 (maximum) words. *

Part 10 Month 10: Enter your chosen title for this Program Category (Module/Workshop) (maximum of 2 words only). *

Describe your corporate program objective for this program category (module/workshop) incorporating between 250 (minimum) and 500 (maximum) words. *

Part 11 Month 11: Enter your chosen title for this Program Category (Module/Workshop) (maximum of 2 words only). *

Describe your corporate program objective for this program category (module/workshop) incorporating between 250 (minimum) and 500 (maximum) words. *

Part 12 Month 12: Enter your chosen title for this Program Category (Module/Workshop) (maximum of 2 words only). *

Describe your corporate program objective for this program category (module/workshop) incorporating between 250 (minimum) and 500 (maximum) words. *

Methodology

This section enables us to understand more about the methodologies or theories which you propose to adopt within your corporate training program. In other words, you should explain how you propose to achieve your program objectives. Please offer a succinct description in your own words.

Program Planning

Explain in your own words (between 250 and 500 words) precisely what methodology you would use for Program Planning. *

Program Development

Explain in your own words (between 250 and 500 words) precisely what methodology you would use for Program Development.*

Program Implementation

Explain in your own words (between 250 and 500 words) precisely what methodology you would use for Program Implementation.*

Program Review

Explain in your own words (between 250 and 500 words) precisely what methodology you would use for Program Review. *

Industry Sectors

If you remember, when completing your (CLP) Candidate Information Guide, you were asked to choose a maximum of 5 industry sectors from the following list.

Industry Sector List

Accountancy - Advertising - Aerospace - Agriculture - Automotive - Aviation - Banking & Financial Services - Biotechnology - Chemicals - Construction - Consultancy - Consumer Goods - Defense - Digital - Education - Electronics - Energy - Entertainment - Fast Moving Consumer Goods - Food & Beverage - Franchise - Government - Healthcare - Hypermarkets & Supermarkets - Insurance - Internet - Logistics - Manufacturing - Media & Marketing - Mining - Non-Profit & Charities - Oil & Gas - Real Estate - Restaurants - Retail - Technology - Telecommunications - Transport - Travel & Tourism - Utilities

You now need to demonstrate your commercial knowledge in relation to your chosen industry sectors, because you may be selected by prospective clients based upon your industry knowledge and experience. You will need to write an executive summary of your chosen industry sectors in three parts: History; Current Position; Future Outlook. Each of the three parts should consist of between 250 and 500 words and should not consist of text which has been copied and pasted from other sources, such as Wikipedia. This is your opportunity to demonstrate what you know, so please put some time into this and ensure that your text is written entirely in your own words.

Industry Sector 1

Industry Sector 1 - Insert the title of your first chosen industry sector. *

History - Explain, in your own words, how you perceive the commercial history of this industry sector, drawing upon your own experience, where appropriate. (Between 250 and 500 words) *

Current Position - Explain, in your own words, how you perceive the commercial current position for this industry sector, drawing upon your own experience, where appropriate. (Between 250 and 500 words) *

Future Outlook - Explain, in your own words, how you perceive the commercial future outlook for this industry sector, drawing upon your own experience, where appropriate. (Between 250 and 500 words) *

Industry Sector 2

Industry Sector 2 - Insert the title of your first chosen industry sector. *

History - Explain, in your own words, how you perceive the commercial history of this industry sector, drawing upon your own experience, where appropriate. (Between 250 and 500 words) *

Current Position - Explain, in your own words, how you perceive the commercial current position for this industry sector, drawing upon your own experience, where appropriate. (Between 250 and 500 words) *

Future Outlook - Explain, in your own words, how you perceive the commercial future outlook for this industry sector, drawing upon your own experience, where appropriate. (Between 250 and 500 words) *

Industry Sector 3

Industry Sector 3 - Insert the title of your first chosen industry sector. *

History - Explain, in your own words, how you perceive the commercial history of this industry sector, drawing upon your own experience, where appropriate. (Between 250 and 500 words) *

Current Position - Explain, in your own words, how you perceive the commercial current position for this industry sector, drawing upon your own experience, where appropriate. (Between 250 and 500 words) *

Future Outlook - Explain, in your own words, how you perceive the commercial future outlook for this industry sector, drawing upon your own experience, where appropriate. (Between 250 and 500 words) *

Industry Sector 4

Industry Sector 4 - Insert the title of your first chosen industry sector. *

History - Explain, in your own words, how you perceive the commercial history of this industry sector, drawing upon your own experience, where appropriate. (Between 250 and 500 words) *

Current Position - Explain, in your own words, how you perceive the commercial current position for this industry sector, drawing upon your own experience, where appropriate. (Between 250 and 500 words) *

Future Outlook - Explain, in your own words, how you perceive the commercial future outlook for this industry sector, drawing upon your own experience, where appropriate. (Between 250 and 500 words) *

Industry Sector 5

Industry Sector 5 - Insert the title of your first chosen industry sector. *

History - Explain, in your own words, how you perceive the commercial history of this industry sector, drawing upon your own experience, where appropriate. (Between 250 and 500 words) *

Current Position - Explain, in your own words, how you perceive the commercial current position for this industry sector, drawing upon your own experience, where appropriate. (Between 250 and 500 words) *

Future Outlook - Explain, in your own words, how you perceive the commercial future outlook for this industry sector, drawing upon your own experience, where appropriate. (Between 250 and 500 words) *

Locations

If you remember, when completing your (CLP) Candidate Assessment Form, you were asked to choose a maximum of 5 national or international locations (cities and countries) where you have personal commercial experience or knowledge.

You now need to demonstrate your commercial knowledge in relation to your chosen locations, because you may be selected by prospective clients based upon your location knowledge and experience. You will need to write an executive summary of your chosen locations in three parts: History; Current Position; Future Outlook. Each of the three parts should consist of between 250 and 500 words and should not consist of text which has been copied and pasted from other sources, such as Wikipedia. This is your opportunity to demonstrate what you know, so please put some time into this and ensure that your text is written entirely in your own words.

Location 1

Location 1 - Insert your first chosen location (Include the corresponding city and country (Example: New York - United States of America). *

History - Explain, in your own words, how you perceive the commercial history of this location (city), drawing upon your own experience, where appropriate. (Between 250 and 500 words) *

Current Position - Explain, in your own words, how you perceive the commercial current position for this location (city), drawing upon your own experience, where appropriate. (Between 250 and 500 words) *

Future Outlook - Explain, in your own words, how you perceive the commercial future outlook for this location (city), drawing upon your own experience, where appropriate. (Between 250 and 500 words) *

Location 2

Location 2 - Insert your first chosen location (Include the corresponding city and country (Example: New York - United States of America). *

History - Explain, in your own words, how you perceive the commercial history of this location (city), drawing upon your own experience, where appropriate. (Between 250 and 500 words) *

Current Position - Explain, in your own words, how you perceive the commercial current position for this location (city), drawing upon your own experience, where appropriate. (Between 250 and 500 words) *

Future Outlook - Explain, in your own words, how you perceive the commercial future outlook for this location (city), drawing upon your own experience, where appropriate. (Between 250 and 500 words) *

Location 3

Location 3 - Insert your first chosen location (Include the corresponding city and country (Example: New York - United States of America). *

History - Explain, in your own words, how you perceive the commercial history of this location (city), drawing upon your own experience, where appropriate. (Between 250 and 500 words) *

Current Position - Explain, in your own words, how you perceive the commercial current position for this location (city), drawing upon your own experience, where appropriate. (Between 250 and 500 words) *

Future Outlook - Explain, in your own words, how you perceive the commercial future outlook for this location (city), drawing upon your own experience, where appropriate. (Between 250 and 500 words) *

Location 4

Location 4 - Insert your first chosen location (Include the corresponding city and country (Example: New York - United States of America). *

History - Explain, in your own words, how you perceive the commercial history of this location (city), drawing upon your own experience, where appropriate. (Between 250 and 500 words) *

Current Position - Explain, in your own words, how you perceive the commercial current position for this location (city), drawing upon your own experience, where appropriate. (Between 250 and 500 words) *

Future Outlook - Explain, in your own words, how you perceive the commercial future outlook for this location (city), drawing upon your own experience, where appropriate. (Between 250 and 500 words) *

Location 5

Location 5 - Insert your first chosen location (Include the corresponding city and country (Example: New York - United States of America). *

History - Explain, in your own words, how you perceive the commercial history of this location (city), drawing upon your own experience, where appropriate. (Between 250 and 500 words) *

Current Position - Explain, in your own words, how you perceive the commercial current position for this location (city), drawing upon your own experience, where appropriate. (Between 250 and 500 words) *

Future Outlook - Explain, in your own words, how you perceive the commercial future outlook for this location (city), drawing upon your own experience, where appropriate. (Between 250 and 500 words) *

Program Benefits

What we would like you to provide us with in this section is a succinct list of 30 corporate training program benefits, divided into three different sub-categories, each featuring 10 corporate training program benefits. You can choose your own titles for each of the three categories, but each category title needs to be restricted to just two words. You then need to provide a list of 10 client benefits, which will hopefully be provided by your corporate training program, within each of the three program categories chosen and once again each program benefit must be restricted to just two words only. If you insert more than two words, then either the first two words will be selected, or your application may be declined, so please adhere to these requirements. Some examples of service categories are as follows: Customer service; E-business; Finance; Globalization; Human resources; Information technology; Legal; Management; Marketing; or Production. Remember that a program benefit constitutes a benefit that clients would hopefully achieve as a result of implementing your corporate training program.

Service Category 1

Service Category 1 - Insert your first chosen service category (Example: Human Resources) (Maximum of 2 words only please). *

Program Benefit 1 - Please insert a program benefit which specifically relates to Service Category 1. (Maximum of 2 words only please) *

Program Benefit 2 - Please insert a program benefit which specifically relates to Service Category 1. (Maximum of 2 words only please) *

Program Benefit 3 - Please insert a program benefit which specifically relates to Service Category 1. (Maximum of 2 words only please) *

Program Benefit 4 - Please insert a program benefit which specifically relates to Service Category 1. (Maximum of 2 words only please) *

Program Benefit 5 - Please insert a program benefit which specifically relates to Service Category 1. (Maximum of 2 words only please) *

Program Benefit 6 - Please insert a program benefit which specifically relates to Service Category 1. (Maximum of 2 words only please) *

Program Benefit 7 - Please insert a program benefit which specifically relates to Service Category 1. (Maximum of 2 words only please) *

Program Benefit 8 - Please insert a program benefit which specifically relates to Service Category 1. (Maximum of 2 words only please) *

Program Benefit 9 - Please insert a program benefit which specifically relates to Service Category 1. (Maximum of 2 words only please) *

Program Benefit 10 - Please insert a program benefit which specifically relates to Service Category 1. (Maximum of 2 words only please) *

Service Category 2

Service Category 2 - Insert your first chosen service category (Example: Human Resources) (Maximum of 2 words only please). *

Program Benefit 1 - Please insert a program benefit which specifically relates to Service Category 1. (Maximum of 2 words only please) *

Program Benefit 2 - Please insert a program benefit which specifically relates to Service Category 1. (Maximum of 2 words only please) *

Program Benefit 3 - Please insert a program benefit which specifically relates to Service Category 1. (Maximum of 2 words only please) *

Program Benefit 4 - Please insert a program benefit which specifically relates to Service Category 1. (Maximum of 2 words only please) *

Program Benefit 5 - Please insert a program benefit which specifically relates to Service Category 1. (Maximum of 2 words only please) *

Program Benefit 6 - Please insert a program benefit which specifically relates to Service Category 1. (Maximum of 2 words only please) *

Program Benefit 7 - Please insert a program benefit which specifically relates to Service Category 1. (Maximum of 2 words only please) *

Program Benefit 8 - Please insert a program benefit which specifically relates to Service Category 1. (Maximum of 2 words only please) *

Program Benefit 9 - Please insert a program benefit which specifically relates to Service Category 1. (Maximum of 2 words only please) *

Program Benefit 10 - Please insert a program benefit which specifically relates to Service Category 1. (Maximum of 2 words only please) *

Service Category 3

Service Category 3 - Insert your first chosen service category (Example: Human Resources) (Maximum of 2 words only please). *

Program Benefit 1 - Please insert a program benefit which specifically relates to Service Category 1. (Maximum of 2 words only please) *

Program Benefit 2 - Please insert a program benefit which specifically relates to Service Category 1. (Maximum of 2 words only please) *

Program Benefit 3 - Please insert a program benefit which specifically relates to Service Category 1. (Maximum of 2 words only please) *

Program Benefit 4 - Please insert a program benefit which specifically relates to Service Category 1. (Maximum of 2 words only please) *

Program Benefit 5 - Please insert a program benefit which specifically relates to Service Category 1. (Maximum of 2 words only please) *

Program Benefit 6 - Please insert a program benefit which specifically relates to Service Category 1. (Maximum of 2 words only please) *

Program Benefit 7 - Please insert a program benefit which specifically relates to Service Category 1. (Maximum of 2 words only please) *

Program Benefit 8 - Please insert a program benefit which specifically relates to Service Category 1. (Maximum of 2 words only please) *

Program Benefit 9 - Please insert a program benefit which specifically relates to Service Category 1. (Maximum of 2 words only please) *

Program Benefit 10 - Please insert a program benefit which specifically relates to Service Category 1. (Maximum of 2 words only please) *

Client Testimonials

This section enables prospective clients to understand what other people think about your corporate training program. If you have implemented this program before, then provide 5 testimonials from your clients or employers. Each individual testimonial should ideally be from a different company and should say something positive about their experience with you and/or your program. If this is a new venture for you and you do not have any testimonials at this time, then you should provide 5 achievements that you made in relation to your proposed program, in order to demonstrate success. Once again, ideally each individual achievement should relate to a different company. These achievements should not be personal achievements that you have made. They should be things that your clients or employers have achieved during the time that you were implementing your program. You should not provide the names or contact details for your testimonials on order to protect the security and confidentiality of your clients. However, you may be required to provide more detailed references and testimonials by clients when they are placing a program order with you. Each testimonial or achievement should incorporate between 100-250 words.

Company 1

Please enter the company name. *

Please enter your Testimonial or Achievement content (between 100-250 words). *

Company 2

Please enter the company name. *

Please enter your Testimonial or Achievement content (between 100-250 words). *

Company 3

Please enter the company name. *

Please enter your Testimonial or Achievement content (between 100-250 words). *

Company 4

Please enter the company name. *

Please enter your Testimonial or Achievement content (between 100-250 words). *

Company 5

Please enter the company name. *

Please enter your Testimonial or Achievement content (between 100-250 words). *

What Happens Next

Once you have submitted your Unique Program Proposition (UPP) Outline Plan to Appleton Greene it will be scheduled for review by the (CLP) Tutorial Support Unit. You will be informed whether your (UPP) Outline Plan has been approved via email usually within 30 business days after it has been received by Appleton Greene (not including weekends or public holidays).

Once your (UPP) Outline Plan has been approved by Appleton Greene, you will then be able to progress onto the next Certified Learning Provider (CLP-P2) course manual and project study. Appleton Greene will also publish your Unique Program Proposition (UPP) in the form of a Client Information Hub (CIH). You can utilize any time that you may have available, while you are waiting for the evaluation and assessment of your (UPP), by undertaking some detailed research into your proposed corporate training program (UPP), in preparation for the next part of the (CLP) program.

It may also be prudent for you to ensure that you add the email address certifiedlearningproviders@appletongreene.com to your safe email user or white list for both the primary and backup email accounts that you have provided within this project study form. This will ensure that you receive all Appleton Greene email communications safely, without them being inadvertently diverted to your spam email folder by your internet service provider.

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