What we do

Good online inductions are a highly effective way of delivering company culture, policy and procedures to new employees which is timely, accessible, consistent and concise.

We support clients in deciding which elements of the induction will work well online and then create dynamic, complementary modules that enhance your overall induction training mix.

Induction topics we have created include:

• Understanding the organisation
• Strategy and vision
• Values and culture
• Services and products
• Health and safety basics
• Equality and diversity

• Information security awareness
• Risk management
• Business continuity
• Safeguarding
• Systems and procedures

Retail staff benefit from contextual product knowledge e-learning by being able to quickly gain new product information needed to make the sale, at any time or location, tailored to their sales environment.

As well as succinctly describing new product features, our product knowledge e-learning is enhanced with sales skills activities to embed the learning such as better understanding customer requirements and overcoming objections exercises.

Product knowledge topics we have created include:

• Automobiles
• Sat navigation systems

• Mobile phones
• Pharmaceutical products

With ever increasing regulatory demands on organisations, e-learning is rapidly becoming the preferred method to deliver training to large numbers of employees.

But just because it's driven by legislation, doesn’t mean it should be boring! At Sponge, we bring compliance e-learning to life with real life scenarios and engaging interactions.

Compliance modules we have created include:

• Anti-Money Laundering Modules
• UCITS 4 new European laws
• New guidance for health professionals

• The Civic Contingencies Act 2004
• Anti-Corruption laws
• Anti-Bribery laws

Sponge has particular expertise in the health sector and has carried out many projects with the NHS, health regulatory bodies and pharmaceutical companies.

We have an in-depth understanding of the stringent requirements and demands for this type of e-learning and employ instructional designers who specialise in this sector.

Health modules we have created include:

• Emergency care
• Compatibility of injectable medicines
• Healthcare during a pandemic
• How to appraise clinical trials
• Infection control
• Legislation using human tissues
• Pain relief

• Pandemic flu
• Patient pathway
• Personalised care planning
• The Vaccine manufacturing process
• Codes of practice for health professionals
• Pharmaceutical sales aids and product knowledge

E-learning can play an important and effective role for improving the performance of your people. Management and Performance e-learning work well as part of blend where managers and employees can learn about the foundations of topics and go on to do face to face behavioural training.

At Sponge, we can advise on what works best as e-learning and what would be more effective delivered face to face.

Management and Performance modules include:

• Business continuity management
• Project management
• Risk management
• HR fundamentals
• Culture training

• Practical problem solving
• Stress management
• Managing absenteeism
• Managing performance capability

Equality and diversity are words that get bandied about but what do they mean to your people and your organisation?

Working with you, we create meaningful e-learning courses around this topic that are relevant to your organisation.

Equality and Diversity modules include:

• Diversity & cultural awareness
• Bias in business

• Equality and diversity
• Unconscious bias

Benefits of good health and safety training include reduction in staff absenteeism, fewer workplace accidents and more subtle measures, such as improved reputation for corporate responsibility amongst investors and customers.

E-learning is a cost effective method of delivering health and safety training ensuring employees know what they are expected to do in the face of risks and emergencies.

Health and safety topics we have created include:

• Fire safety
• Office safety
• Working at heights
• Manual handling

• Confined spaces
• Asbestos safety
• Noise safety
• Business driving safety

Environmental management and encouraging green behaviours in organisations are becoming critically important to responsible organisations.

Sponge can work with you to develop e-learning that can help improve an organisation’s environmental performance.

Environmental awareness topics we have created include

• Energy awareness
• Health, safety and environmental awareness
• Safe and green: Encouraging responsible behaviour in the workplace
• Climate change
• Ground and air source heat pumps

• Rapid assessment of marine pollution
• Renewable energy
• Solar photovoltaic
• Solar thermal
• Wind power
• Energy efficiency

Information security has become a major business risk with staff needing training in issues around data protection, public data, customer data, financial data and information sharing.

Sponge work with you to create modules on your good practice guidelines when managing information.

Information security topics we have created include:

• Information assurance
• IT induction
• Data protection

• Handling secret data
• Handling customer information
• Handling supplier or business information

Rapid changes in organisations demand rapid responses to training.

E-learning can reach a large audience of employees quickly if you need to introduce a new strategy, vision, values,marketing, sales and brand initiatives, processes and systems.

Change management modules we have created include:

• Strategy and vision
• Behaviours and values
• New Branding initiatives

• New marketing and sales initiatives
• New government guidelines