6 training courses to get you a promotion

It is well-known in business that you must invest in any new venture for it to succeed, whether that is by reinvesting profits to expand operations or pay off debts. It makes sense then that you must invest in yourself to enhance your own prospects, but the majority of society don’t.

Many people follow the path of education through school on to university and stop learning once they leave. A degree is probably the largest investment you will make to progress yourself in your lifetime, and it opens doors to higher-paying jobs, so why stop there? Self-improvement is an ongoing passage and doesn’t have to stop once you leave formal education. The best way to better yourself is through continual learning. Improving your skills and expanding your responsibilities within a role is the most direct approach to warrant a pay rise or a promotion. So here are a list of leading, industry-recognised qualifications to put you in prime position for a promotion:

PRINCE2 Training is one of the most widely recognised qualifications in the employment market, but not many people know what it is. PRINCE is an acronym for Projects In Controlled Environments and is globally recognised, being one of the best courses to make the transition from team member to manager. You will learn business justification focus that will help you determine which projects take priority in any business, a key skill of management level employees. It will also help you project risk effectively, which is another way of standing out against equal opponents in the job market.

Six Sigma Training is a globally recognised methodology for quality improvement, and professionals with this type of qualification are highly sought-after in their field. So make yourself more employable by acquiring the knowledge of Six Sigma. There are different levels of qualifications within Six Sigma, these include yellow, green and black belts. The nature of the certification is that training is a central element to the methodology, therefore the more qualified you become there is opportunity to teach others and pass on learning, proving your managerial material.

Strategic Management® Training is a sure bet to set you on the path to management. It will teach you about making managerial decisions, solving problems, encouraging creative ideas in others and boosting self-confidence.

ILM® Training will help you be an effective team member and champion contributions that create high levels of team work. This course comes from the Institute of Leadership and Management and is a standout industry recognised qualification. Taking this course will make you an invaluable asset of any office team and could put you one step closer to a management role.

Either First Aid® or Health and Safety® Training would be a unique qualification to hold that could help you extend your current role within your company. Becoming an appointed health and safety officer/ first aider in your business could permit a pay rise because of the extended responsibility you would take on.

Studies have shown that internal training programmes increase a company’s ROI as there is a direct link between training expenditures and total stockholder return according to the American Society for Training and Development. It follows then that by investing in personal training will bring a ROI through a pay rise or that promotion. So start back training today, it could be the best thing you’ve ever done for your career!

If you can't decide which training course to try, browse through our courses here at The Knowledge Academy. If you want to find out more about what the courses are, please take a look through our project management guide, or get in touch.