Press Releases

Our Chief People Officer, Dean Corbett, spoke with HR Magazine about how businesses can keep their staff engaged.  In a pre-COVID-19 world, workers across the globe envisioned remote work as a way of striking the ultimate work-life balance. Fast forward to March 2020 when remote working became normalised overnight, transforming the working world far quicker […]

Avado the professional academy, in partnership with Google, today launched a range of digital learning labs and new iterations of award-winning Squared Online qualification, also developed with Google. As part of the development of Avado’s Marketing Academy, the new digital learning labs and mini-labs have been designed to accelerate marketing and digital knowledge while reflecting shifting behaviours in markets. […]

Mark Creighton spoke with Training Journal.  With rising unemployment across the UK and large numbers of workers still on furlough, there has never been a time when training and upskilling were more vital – or when such large numbers of people have enough time to participate. The government has also recognised the crucial value of […]

FastFutures is a ground-breaking digital and personal skills programme, coaching education leavers on vital workplace skills, backed by leading global employers to help secure part or full-time employment  Aiming to provide tens of thousands of free places annually, with inaugural 12-week programme launching with 1,000 free places   Founding employers include a cross sectoral group of the biggest and most innovative companies in the world alongside start-ups and scale-ups: AstraZeneca, Agilisys, […]

If online learning wasn’t a strategic imperative before Coronavirus, it has become one more or less overnight Avado CEO, Mark Creighton spoke with FE News on how Avado is remaining agile in such uncertain times. Agility has always been an important mindset but we now find ourselves in the position where it is a matter […]

Our CEO, Mark Creighton spoke to Education Technology on three core principles to agility.  Coronavirus has challenged business like never before. It’s become clear that agility is more than a buzzword and in this current climate, companies need to act fast. Whether it’s restaurants moving to offer takeaway and delivery; or learning companies shifting face-to-face […]

Nine free online learning courses across leadership & change management have been released helping people navigate challenging times Avado, the professional academy, has today launched 36 hours of free online learning modules to support career development and help people upskill during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a time of uncertainty, the fully self-serve courses are geared […]

Our CEO, Mark Creighton spoke with Digital Bulletin At Avado, we believe that every business needs a data culture. This means placing data at the heart of all its decisions and ensuring every single person in the business is confident interacting with data. Leaders inspire through action, basing decisions on data, not intuition. Building a […]

Research released by Avado finds that both UK parents and managers believe apprenticeships are the best routes to a good career. In a survey of a thousand people, 68 % of parents said they believed apprenticeships were a good career option. In a separate survey of managers, 71 % expressed their belief in the value […]