2019 AsTrE Business Intelligence Census

What will 2019 be like for training providers? Will it prove challenging market? Or will we continue to see continued growth in professional training? What products or services will like to attract customers during 2019? To help answer these questions AsTrE is launching a census of its members. This totally anomalous survey will collect the…

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AsTrE is delighted to welcome two new members to its community. These are: Jarrold Training Jarrold Training is a division of Jarrold & Sons Ltd, which has interests in Training, Retail, Property and Facilities Management. Founded in Suffolk in 1770 and with headquarters in St James Mill in the centre of Norwich, Jarrold is one…

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Paul Naybour, Business Development Director of Parallel Project Training, is to chair the Association for the Promotion of Excellence in Consultancy and Training (AsTrE) for the next two years. Following on from Dean Taylor who has done a sterling job of leading AsTrE for the past two years. Paul was appointed as Chair at the…

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We are aware that several members have fed back on the PRINCE2 2017 exams being perceived to be more difficult than the 2009 ones and some trainers experiencing unexpectedly poor results. In light of this we have gained agreement from AXELOS to have a day with the PRINCE2 Chief Examiner, Michelle Rowlands, who will go…

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AsTrE is considering transforming into a formal trade association.  Most businesses and entrepreneurs join trade associations to realise opportunities that can not be achieved on their own. For example by collaborating together AsTrE has been able to lobby other key players in the world of project management. In particular AsTrE has Convinced PeopleCert to open…

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For the first time you can now attend the AsTrE AGM virtually. No need to travel to London by train, no more expensive train fares, or dashing to get that last off peak train. Connect to the meeting from the comfort of your office with Go To Meeting. Invites have been sent to all member…

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Date: 27 March 2018 11:00 – Welcome 11:15 – APMG Presentation – Nick Houlton COO 11:45 – PRAXIS Framework – Adrian Dooley, Author 12:15 – APMG – PM Apprenticeship End Point Assessments – Ian Burnham, PM EPA 12:45 – Lunch 13:45 – PeopleCert Update – Dimitris Nicolaides (Deputy CCO)/Marc Barfoot/Adrian Sarosi (AXELOS – CCO) 15:00 –…

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AsTrE is pleased to announce that is has been successful in lobbying PEOPLECERT to open a UK bank account. PEOPLECERT was chosen by AXELOS and the exclusive Examination Institute in January 2017. From January 2018, PEOPLECERT will be the sole provider of AXELOS examinations, certifying over 500,000 professionals annually in over 160 countries. And has…

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Brian Wernham who leads Ennerdale Partners has joined AsTrE. Brian has more than 30 years’ experience in adaptive change program leadership.  He has worked at Sellafield, the National Audit Office drafting reports for the Public Accounts Committee and has extensive international hands-on delivery leadership experience in USA, UK, Canada, Hong Kong, Germany and offshore in…

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Following the decision at the last APM to promote and grow the membership of AsTrE we are pleased to announce four new members. They are:   Hemsley Fraser who offer a full range of Project Management certifications and qualifications courses, including PRINCE2, APM, Agile, PRINCE2 Agile, MoR and MSP;   Benchmark Training. At Benchmark we go out…

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