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.
Essential Managerial Skills You Need to Know
If your goal is to rise up the ranks in your business, there are some things you should know about how to be a great business manager. With no more than a cursory glance of the internet, you will find thousands of websites awash with advice about how to be a great business manager. From […]
By : Nick Cooper
Managing Physical and Mental Health at Work
Whatever faces you, you are entitled to work where capable – and it should not affect how managers and colleagues treat you. Here’s how to acknowledge a health condition with your employer, and work through it positively. For too long, people with long-term physical health problems or those people with mental health issues have been […]
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Why ‘Transferable Skills’ Are the Most Important Tools You Can Have
Direct training and vocational qualifications are the best, right? Well, not always. The term ‘transferable skill’ comes up often in job descriptions and interviews, but what does it really mean? And where do they come from? It is the question that fills people with dread when it comes to answering with any conviction: what transferable […]
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Why Do Employers Want English and Maths Qualifications?
It might be a company whose work involves little to none of the subjects, but if you’re looking for a job with no formal English and Maths qualifications it can really set you back. So, what is it that employers are looking for when they demand them? It is a debate that has raged for […]
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Why Computing Skills Have Become the Norm
Most industries and businesses are relying on the use of computers for most of their employees these days. There are obviously different levels of computer skills that you could possess. Not everyone is required to be a computer whizz, but it is almost essential that you have basic computer literacy for all office jobs (and […]
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The Joys of Learning for Fun
Learning can often be seen as a chore by many of us. This is a mentality that becomes ingrained in us from an early age. We shy away from learning in our later years, because at a young age we associate learning with long, boring days at school when we’d rather be playing outside. As […]
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Interesting & Exciting New Job Titles for the Modern Age
With 2018 approaching fast, you may be searching for a fresh start. If you’re looking for a change of career, why not explore something a little different this year? Changing Your Career Even if you don’t currently have the skills for a new and exciting job that you’re looking for, you can always take […]
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Why Speaking Another Language Makes You More Employable
It is a well-known fact that knowing more than one language can make you hugely attractive to employers. This is especially true when it comes to those of you who are applying to multinational corporations. As more job seekers are starting to realise that language skills could make them stand out in today’s competitive job […]
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The Increasing Demand for Life Coaches
If you’re considering a career in life coaching, then now may just be the perfect time to kick it off. Demand is growing rapidly in this previously little-known field and now might just be the best time to embark into it. There are plenty of great life coaching courses and resources available online that you […]
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International Project Management Day: Top Project Management Tips
Project management is certainly not an easy role, but it can be a highly enjoyable and rewarding one. As International Project Management Day is just around the corner, we thought we’d provide you with some of our top tips on how to be an effective project manager for your team. There are many ways that […]
By : Nick Cooper