Train now to be ahead of the rest

With ever tightening budgets, it is not uncommon for training to be one of the first things to go when the going gets tough. But if you look at those with an eye to the future, reality suggests that quieter times are the best to invest in re-skilling your staff.

Shown right are some of the NHS PA staff to recently attend the APA ‘PA as a Manager’ Course; a programme of training designed to help PAs better understand why what they already do is managerial and how to better understand the art of management and employ it for the benefit of their Boss and the business.

Shown (L:R) are: Sue Brown, Sonia Ferguson, Loraine Toynton and Denize Bossley.

So make 2011 the year you establish a PA Career Path and look to APA training programmes and qualifications to enhance your opportunity and reward as we [hopefully] exit hard times.

Gareth, APA