Who Are We

Peakford Institute is an international consulting company with its Head-office in Johannesburg. The company has footprints across Africa. We are a team of experienced, dedicated and qualified training, development and consulting professionals geared towards improving the bottom line of organisations.

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We strive to exceed our high professional standards.

At QA we set ourselves high standards. We aim to be open, fair and responsible in everything we do. That means that if we make you a promise, we'll stick to it, and if we make a mistake, we'll put it right. Our people go even further, always raising standards and going above and beyond the call of duty to get our customers the service they deserve.

We aim to be the trusted learning provider for all our customers.

Our relationship with every customer is hugely important to us. We treat every individual with respect, we honour our commitments and we go the extra mile to make sure we exceed expectations. We work to earn your trust with every interaction we have with you.

Peakford Institute uses variety of methods of learning to help meet different learning styles

Face to Face 

Traditional training – it is key in our care and clinical workshops. We offer a supportive environment to make learners comfortable in asking questions. All of our trainers have experience both teaching and work based, hands on experience which is relevant to the subject they are training. Face to Face training suits people for a variety of reasons – some people learn better by asking questions, group discussions, activities and being able to use the equipment (if relevant to the course). We are able to offer a cost effective way of training through open courses if you are only needing to send small groups of staff or individuals. Onsite training at your workplace or chosen venue can be a more convenient way of supporting your staff in the CPD requirements – this can help with rotas and being able to plan ahead as well as having less travel times and costs for your staff.

eLearning 

elearning can be done anywhere and at anytime that staff have access to computer system. This type of learning can suit already busy staff to work it in around their commitments. It can be convenient and allows learners to take responsibility and set their own pace once an agreed completion date has been discussed with their manager.

Distance Learning 

Distance learning packs are great for learners who like to make notes and learn better from seeing things in their own handwriting and doing their own background reading. These packs are ideal for reflective learners who prefer to have a hard copy of the information. Once again this offers lots of flexibility for the learner.

Blended Learning

This approach is a mixture of distance learning either through e-learning or distance packs and then the practical session takes part at a venue of your choice for your staff. All learners must complete and have passed the theory before the practical can take place. This reduces staff time out of work. Course examples are first aid and moving and handling.

Trainer Packs

Trainer packs are aimed at experienced trainers who are competent in the subject pack they wish to purchase. Life is so fast paced that this option offers a convenient and time efficient way of having training materials instantly available to you.

Quality Assured

Our aim is to delivery informative and up to date workshops and products that help staff to meet compliance requirements. Hopefully the knock on effect will then be for managers to spend more time managing than chasing around training companies. We have work based experience of some of the pressures faced by management and can help you to bespoke our training sessions specifically your needs or branding if you prefer consistency within your company.

We have successfully delivered and continue to delivery training all across the UK. We can be flexible with our start times and can delivery training on weekends (subject to availability) to suit the needs of your business.

Our Training programmes are practical because they have evident results of;

• Knowledge transfer
• Application of learning at the workplace
• Learning reflections