<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4653517340820349084</id><updated>2011-07-08T01:59:54.260-07:00</updated><category term='agenda for change'/><category term='MPA Consulting'/><category term='job evaluation'/><category term='Competitive Edge'/><category term='job matching'/><category term='Credit Crunch'/><category term='HR'/><category term='NHS'/><category term='Management'/><category term='Talent Management'/><category term='Human Capital'/><category term='detailed awareness'/><category term='job analysis'/><title type='text'>MPA Consulting</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mpaconsulting.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4653517340820349084/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mpaconsulting.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>MPA Consulting</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12200996153281892866</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dxVQ5jJYPOM/SaJ-fJuWBkI/AAAAAAAAAA4/XOxkh0NBaM8/S220/Picture3.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>3</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4653517340820349084.post-6473250066397238326</id><published>2009-02-25T04:10:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-25T04:47:18.418-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Agenda for Change Course a Hit!</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;MPA&lt;/span&gt; Consulting started it's 2009 Agenda for Change Courses with a bang as Evaluation Feedback shows the Course is a hit with Delegates.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"&gt;MPA's&lt;/span&gt; first course of 2009 saw Delegates at an &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"&gt;NHS&lt;/span&gt; Primary Care Trust complete Detailed Awareness, Job Matching and Job Analysis and Evaluation Agenda for Change Training Courses.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Course was well received with no less than 100% of delegates agreeing they rated the Course highly and would recommend it to others.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Evaluation Feedback from Delegates covers 5 areas including Course Content, Tutors, Course Notes/Handouts, General Administration and Overall Course Ratings.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Delegates rated Course elements in each of these five areas and the overall score found &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"&gt;MPA&lt;/span&gt; Consulting to achieve an impressive 9/10 with Delegate comments such as "Many thanks for your support, guidance and patience."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Michael A. Potter, CEO of &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"&gt;MPA&lt;/span&gt; Consulting commented today "I am delighted that the first Agenda for Change Course of 2009 received such positive feedback. We work hard to ensure all our Courses are organised and delivered to the highest standard. We take our Delegates feedback very seriously. We will be working ever harder now to get that extra mark. We want 10/10!"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To find out more about &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"&gt;MPA's&lt;/span&gt; public or in house Agenda for Change Courses visit &lt;a href="http://www.mpa-consultants.co.uk/"&gt;http://www.mpa-consultants.co.uk/&lt;/a&gt; or contact the AFC Coordinator by email: &lt;a href="mailto:agendaforchange@mpa-consultants.co.uk"&gt;agendaforchange@mpa-consultants.co.uk&lt;/a&gt; or telephone: 0161 776 4383.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4653517340820349084-6473250066397238326?l=mpaconsulting.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mpaconsulting.blogspot.com/feeds/6473250066397238326/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://mpaconsulting.blogspot.com/2009/02/agenda-for-change-course-hit.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4653517340820349084/posts/default/6473250066397238326'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4653517340820349084/posts/default/6473250066397238326'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mpaconsulting.blogspot.com/2009/02/agenda-for-change-course-hit.html' title='Agenda for Change Course a Hit!'/><author><name>MPA Consulting</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12200996153281892866</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dxVQ5jJYPOM/SaJ-fJuWBkI/AAAAAAAAAA4/XOxkh0NBaM8/S220/Picture3.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4653517340820349084.post-6055205676213971756</id><published>2009-02-23T06:09:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-08-05T03:25:20.742-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='job evaluation'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='job matching'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='job analysis'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='detailed awareness'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='MPA Consulting'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='agenda for change'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='NHS'/><title type='text'>Agenda for Change - Course Dates Announced</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="justify"&gt;We have been heavily involved with working in &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;NHS&lt;/span&gt; bodies for the past 3 years providing training and panelists for the Agenda for Change initiative. &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"&gt;MPA&lt;/span&gt; has become a leading supplier of Agenda for Change support for &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"&gt;NHS&lt;/span&gt; organisations such as the Strategic Health Authorities, Health Protection Agency, Connecting For Health, Leeds Teaching Hospital and Great &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"&gt;Ormond&lt;/span&gt; Street Hospital.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#6633ff;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#330099;"&gt;Agenda For Change Training&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"&gt;MPA's&lt;/span&gt; pool of nationally accredited trainers are currently running the following Agenda For Change Public Courses in Manchester:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#330099;"&gt;March 18&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"&gt;th&lt;/span&gt; 2009 Detailed Awareness&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;Half day: Raise awareness of job&lt;br /&gt;evaluation, analysis and matching &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#330099;"&gt;March 19-20&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6"&gt;th&lt;/span&gt; 2009 Job Matching&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;2 days: Match job descriptions to&lt;br /&gt;national profiles &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#330099;"&gt;March 23-24&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7"&gt;th&lt;/span&gt; 2009 Job Evaluation/Analysis&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;2 days: Analyse and evaluate jobs&lt;br /&gt;as a panel&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#330099;"&gt;April 22&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8"&gt;nd&lt;/span&gt; April 2009 &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9"&gt;KSF&lt;/span&gt; for Appraisers&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;1 day: Understand the Knowledge&lt;br /&gt;and Skills Framework as an appraiser&lt;br /&gt;and apply the process to your staff&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#330099;"&gt;May 11&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10"&gt;th&lt;/span&gt; 2009 Detailed Awareness&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Half day: Raise awareness of job&lt;br /&gt;evaluation, analysis and matching&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#330099;"&gt;May 12-13&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11"&gt;th&lt;/span&gt; 2009 Job Matching&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;2 days: Match job descriptions to&lt;br /&gt;national profiles&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#330099;"&gt;Job Evaluation/&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12"&gt;Anaysis&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;May 14-15&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13"&gt;th&lt;/span&gt; 2009 2 days: Analyse and evaluate jobs&lt;br /&gt;as a panel&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you would like to nominate delegates for our current training courses, please visit our website &lt;a href="http://www.mpa-consultants.co.uk/agenda_for_change"&gt;www.mpa-consultants.co.uk/agenda_for_change&lt;/a&gt; and fill out a nomination form. Alternatively contact our AFC co-&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14"&gt;ordinator&lt;/span&gt; via email: &lt;a href="mailto:agendaforchange@mpa-consultants.co.uk"&gt;agendaforchange@mpa-consultants.co.uk&lt;/a&gt; or telephone: 0161 776 4383. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4653517340820349084-6055205676213971756?l=mpaconsulting.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mpaconsulting.blogspot.com/feeds/6055205676213971756/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://mpaconsulting.blogspot.com/2009/02/agenda-for-change-course-dates.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4653517340820349084/posts/default/6055205676213971756'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4653517340820349084/posts/default/6055205676213971756'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mpaconsulting.blogspot.com/2009/02/agenda-for-change-course-dates.html' title='Agenda for Change - Course Dates Announced'/><author><name>MPA Consulting</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12200996153281892866</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dxVQ5jJYPOM/SaJ-fJuWBkI/AAAAAAAAAA4/XOxkh0NBaM8/S220/Picture3.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4653517340820349084.post-6440645785160107766</id><published>2009-02-23T02:24:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-23T02:49:40.149-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Human Capital'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Talent Management'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Management'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Competitive Edge'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='MPA Consulting'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='HR'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Credit Crunch'/><title type='text'>Introducing MPA Consulting</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#33ccff;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;"Working with Clients to help achieve their overall business objectives"&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;MPA Consulting is a Management Consultancy specialising in Business, HR Management and Training, and is one of the UK's leading providers of ‘Agenda for Change’ panel work to the NHS. The organisation is supported by a number of highly experienced associates, all of whom are quality assured and are corporate members of their respective Professional Institutions.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Since MPA was established in 1994 the practice has broadened and developed its expertise whilst recognising the current role of Human Resource and Business issues within both public and private sector organisations. In recent years, we have been heavily involved in HR management training under the NHS ‘Agenda for Change’ programme, with sessions taking place.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#33ccff;"&gt;What we do&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#33ccff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;MPA offers a range of HR Management Consultancy Services, Training Courses and Workshops as well as our placement schemes which provide assistance to UK graduates and undergraduates as well as European Union undergraduates. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We also offer assistance and services at all stages of the Improving Working Lives and the Investors In People Standard, a standard we attained ourselves in 1999. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We specialise in change management, project management and organisational development, and assist organisations to develop effective people strategies, plans, policies, and systems which contribute to long term commercial success.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4653517340820349084-6440645785160107766?l=mpaconsulting.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mpaconsulting.blogspot.com/feeds/6440645785160107766/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://mpaconsulting.blogspot.com/2009/02/introducing-mpa.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4653517340820349084/posts/default/6440645785160107766'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4653517340820349084/posts/default/6440645785160107766'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mpaconsulting.blogspot.com/2009/02/introducing-mpa.html' title='Introducing MPA Consulting'/><author><name>MPA Consulting</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12200996153281892866</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dxVQ5jJYPOM/SaJ-fJuWBkI/AAAAAAAAAA4/XOxkh0NBaM8/S220/Picture3.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
