Nick Cooper

Nick has worked with NCC Home Learning for a number of years, delivering informative articles about education, qualifications, career advice and much more. His detailed knowledge makes him a resourceful and highly reliable contributor to the brand. In his free time, he enjoys gaming and watching films with his friends. NCC is an international learning provider with over 20 years’ experience offering learning solutions. To date, NCC has engaged with over 20,000 employers, and delivered quality training to over half a million learners.

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Training courses can be a company benefit for staff

If you offer training courses, such as online business administration courses, you could provide attractive benefits to ambitious people.  The training online courses with qualifications are not just a way of ensuring your current workforce are more effective, but that you care about the continued development of your staff. In fact, training is a vital […]

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Seven signs to avoid in an employer

Whether you are searching for a job or looking to hire a person – the interview process is a shop window into the organisation.  Talented people are going to be well-schooled in what to avoid when they are searching for their next employer. However, it goes both ways. One of the essential skills you will […]

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What is a notice period?

Coming to the point when you want to leave a job is never pleasant.  It might be quite simple, as you may have found a different role.  Even if it is simple, you will still need to go through the process of learning how to write a resignation letter and working through your notice period. […]

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Employers want these personal attributes in staff

Being appropriately qualified will always be one of the vital qualities that employers will look for.  This priority means that employees will always need to study, and online courses with certification offer excellent opportunities to impress.  Not only do you get the qualification with these online courses, but you also demonstrate some of the other […]

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Frequently asked questions about resitting A levels

Passing examinations with higher grades is challenging, and as such, there is no shame in retaking A levels.  You may choose to start again and take your online A levels so that you can approach the courses in your own way and at your own pace.  However, you may decide that retaking A Levels completely would […]

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These dream jobs actually exist

You might completely love your job, but everyone dreams of those hard-to-believe dream careers – where we get paid for something we love doing.  There are distance learning courses for most jobs – but maybe not some of these unique jobs that really do, honestly, entirely truthfully, do exist.  They may only be a little […]

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How to combat pre-interview nerves

Going through a job interview guide is a great way to begin your preparation.  You can learn essential tips and tricks on how to impress your interviewer.  Here we are focused on how to calm nerves.  It is normal to feel some anxiety; it might even be helpful as it stimulates your senses and makes […]

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The Average UK Salary (2022)

Have you ever wondered how your annual salary stacks up against the national average? Guide updated October 2022   Salary is usually a reflection of our skills, how long you have been in a particular career or workplace, and your location. It is important to know the average wages because: It will help you to […]

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These are the real reasons you didn’t get the job

Why didn’t I get the job? You ask, and you are given some feedback that seems a little general and very unhelpful and you wish you could hear from recruiters what they thought.  Here, we explore what recruiters think when they choose one candidate over another. First, remember that you have done a lot of […]

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Why should you focus on personal development?

What is personal development? In a nutshell, it’s the process of improving yourself. It’s about setting yourself targets or goals that you hope to achieve, you may also want to give yourself a timeframe in which to achieve these. Self-improvement and progress of this kind is extremely important to our happiness, but it’s something that […]

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