Your team is the driving force behind your business. A high-performing team fosters a thriving organisation, and investing in their training and wellbeing is essential. With evolving workplace demands and anticipated employment law changes, now is the time to prioritise your people.

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Why Workplace Training and Wellbeing Matter – The Business Case for Investment

The evidence is clear: businesses that invest in employee development and wellbeing see improved performance, reduced absenteeism, and higher retention rates.

  • 33.7 million working days were lost to work-related ill health in 2023/24, with stress, anxiety, and depression responsible for nearly 70% of absences.
  • 56% of employees would switch jobs for better skill-building opportunities.
  • More than one-third of employees have left a job due to poor management.

Leadership and management training not only boosts employee wellbeing, it also drives productivity. As the CIPD reports, a skills-focused approach reduces organisational costs, enhances resilience, and improves recruitment and retention. By equipping managers with the skills to support their teams effectively, businesses can drive lasting change.

A Holistic Approach to Wellbeing

While employers have a fundamental duty of care for the health, safety and welfare of their workers, wellbeing and development extends beyond compliance. Organisations thrive when they take a holistic approach to wellbeing and training, developing proactive strategies, and embedding a culture that supports mental, emotional, and physical health.

Deloitte’s 2024 Wellbeing at Work Survey found that while 90% of executives believe their company supports employee wellbeing, only 43% of employees agree.

Offering learning and development opportunities to employees shows a commitment to investment in their growth, and is key to building a workforce that is not only engaged but also resilient and high-performing.

Loch’s Approach to Training & Wellbeing

Our approach covers all aspects of people management and development, going beyond compliance to build empowered, high-performing teams with a shared purpose.

We help organisations:

  • Identify and capture the data to understand their company, the root causes of any challenges – including any underlying health or workplace issues – and drive performance. From employee surveys to workplace health MOT services delivered by medical professionals.
  • Develop and implement effective strategies for people management, empowering leaders and managers to understand employment law, optimise employee wellbeing and improve productivity.
  • Embed training and development programmes for employees that transform organisational culture and create a shared commitment to success, driving performance and fostering long-term business growth.

Explore Our Most Popular Training & Wellbeing Services Below:

We offer a comprehensive range of training, coaching and wellbeing services across five critical areas. If you know what you’re looking for, click on the below bullet points to skip ahead for more information about these services:

Management: Building Confident People Managers

Effective people management is essential for business success. Our management training is designed for professionals at all levels, from aspiring managers to experienced leaders. Click on the image below to watch our video for a quick overview of our solutions in this area.

Key solutions include:

  • Bitesize Basics – The Employment Lifecycle: Understanding HR best practice, from recruitment to exit, is critical for managers. Delivered in six 90-minute online sessions, learners are equipped with essential skills and legal knowledge to navigate the entire employment lifecycle effectively. Click here to get a taster by watching our recent webinar: Level Up Session 4 – From Good to Great.
  • In-House Investigations: We help learners understand the key elements of a fair and reasonable workplace investigation, enhancing their awareness of risks and building confidence following due process.
  • Perfecting Performance Management: This interactive workshop equips organisational leads with tools for effective performance reviews, informal and formal interventions, and handling difficult conversations.
  • Mastering Management Skills: Developing coaching, communication, and connection skills, this session explores non-directive management, empathetic communication and the power of feedback through practical exercises.
  • Building Confidence in Project Management: This workshop covers the ‘what’, the ‘why’ and the ‘how’ of effective project management, guiding learners through key skills, stages, and practical application.

Leadership: Developing Authentic, Effective Leaders

Great leaders inspire and drive teams forward. Our leadership training and coaching empowers individuals at every stage of their leadership journey to explore their personal, authentic leadership style, as well as developing a core set of skills to support their trajectory. Our video below provides a short overview of what we offer in this area – click on the image to watch.

Clients regularly ask us to provide the following support:

  • 360-Degree Feedback Programme: We deploy our structured review process, gathering qualitative insights and constructive feedback, to offer a well-rounded view of an individual’s strengths and development opportunities and support participants in creating a personal action plan.
  • Executive Coaching (1-to-1 and Groups): A game changer for both individuals and teams, this transformative approach supports problem-solving, self-awareness, and performance growth. It is often used as a follow up to our 360-degree feedback programme, supporting the implementation of a participant’s action plan and benefits teams who work closely together and whose collaborative impact is crucial for success.
  • Leadership Development Programme: A four-month discussion-led programme building leadership confidence around managing people and teams. Topics include self-awareness, emotional intelligence, communication, teamwork, and development skills.
  • Presenting with Confidence: A hands-on workshop covering effective communication, audience engagement, presentation design, and overcoming nerves.
  • DISC Profiling: Looking to improve communication and performance within your organisation? This behavioural model enhances communication, team dynamics, and leadership by fostering awareness of individual and team strengths.

Culture: Creating a Positive and Engaging Workplace

Workplace culture is key to success, impacting employee engagement, wellbeing, and productivity while reducing employee turnover and legal exposure. We help organisations identify challenges and develop tools to shape their culture. Click on the image below to watch our video and learn more.

We regularly assist client organisations through:

  • Organisational Values Programmes: We work with organisations to identify their core values and embed them in their people processes to ensure they inspire and motivate, whilst also providing an effective accountability tool.
  • Employee Surveys: Understand employee perspectives to drive positive change. We help organisations gather employee feedback to boost retention, reduce absenteeism, and enhance productivity through well-designed surveys and actionable insights.
  • Employee Listening Exercises: All organisations face cultural challenges, but identifying them and knowing how to address them can be difficult. We help organisations navigate this through facilitated, confidential conversations with their employee cohorts, identifying themes and providing an actionable feedback report.
  • Conflict Management & Mediation: Conflict can’t always be avoided, but destructive outcomes can be. We train leaders in constructive workplace conflict resolution and when employee relationships are strained, our mediation service can help foster positive progress.
  • Business Excellence Workshops: Rapid workplace changes are challenging leaders to set new boundaries amid hybrid work, shifting employee expectations, and increased focus on inclusivity. This workshop can help strengthen culture, establish expected professional standards and align teams around shared values and goals. Ready to unlock your team’s potential? Read our recent blog about the benefits of Business Excellence Workshops.

Wellbeing: Supporting Employee Health and Resilience

Employee wellbeing directly impacts organisational performance. Want to learn more about our work in this area? Watch our short video below by clicking on the image.

Our wellbeing initiatives include:

  • Emergency & Mental Health First Aid: Empower your employees with training to support physical and mental health. We offer Ofqual and Qualsafe accredited emergency first aid courses and MHFA England accredited mental health first aid courses.
  • Stress Management & Mindfulness: According to CIPD research, 76% of people reported stress-related absence in 2023. This training helps organisations equip their employees with tools to manage workplace stress, both for themselves and colleagues. One powerful option is Living in The Present, an 8-week programme (1 hour per week) delivered by our Certified Mindfulness teacher. This course can be delivered online for organisations that want to fully commit to supporting employee wellbeing.
  • Workplace Wellbeing Workshops: These interactive sessions boost resilience and self-care. Learners are able to discuss challenges and identify solutions in a safe, confidential environment.
  • Wellness Checks: On-site health assessments by qualified professionals. Our qualified nursing practitioner can attend your workplace to perform Health MOTs on your workforce. Results and advice are provided confidentially to each individual. Employers receive an anonymised report on general workforce health and wellbeing, with recommendations for further support.
  • Bereavement and Loss Edu-Therapy & Counselling: We help organisations provide employees with counselling or a cognitive behavioural programme to help manage loss and other emotional challenges.

Inclusion: Building Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive Workplaces

An inclusive workplace is a stronger workplace. Our video below provides a short overview of how we can support you and your teams to create a more diverse and inclusive workplace. Click on the image to watch.

Our training interventions promote diversity and a strong sense of belonging through sessions such as:

  • Equality, Diversity & Inclusion: This session will help your employees understand more about the importance of equality, diversity and inclusion by providing a practical overview of equality legislation and cases, considering use of language and ‘banter’ and providing practical takeaways.
  • Navigating Neurodiversity in the Workplace: In collaboration with Watch this Sp_ce, this workshop explores the benefits of diversity in the workplace with a particular focus on neurodiversity, the applicable legal framework and practical steps organisations and their people can take to create a neuroinclusive workplace.
  • Supporting Women’s Health in the Workplace: Our workshops develop learners’ understanding of the health and wellbeing challenges faced by women in the workplace (considering fertility, menstruation and menopause), as well as legal considerations, and strategies for creating a supportive environment.
  • Creating a Positive Workplace: Helping organisations tackle harassment and bullying through proactive strategies, our workshops (tailored for managers or the wider workforce) explore workplace behaviours, key legislation, and effective responses to support colleagues.
  • New Ways of Working: This discussion-led workshop considers varying types of workplace flexibility and why they might be required, the applicable legal framework and practical actions managers can take to implement and manage flexible working in a way that works for them and their teams.

Tailored Delivery: Training Designed Specifically for your Organisation

We understand that one size doesn’t fit all, which is why our training can be tailored to suit your needs, whether online or in-person, short sessions or in-depth programmes.

We offer flexibility in delivery methods, locations, and content, ensuring your team gets the most relevant and impactful learning experience.

The Loch Training & Wellbeing Team is adept at listening to your needs and truly shaping our support to help meet them. Whatever it is you’re looking for, we’re confident we can design a training intervention or employee engagement tool that suits the specific context you’re working in. So, if you don’t see what you want here, get in touch and we’ll design something for you.