Staff and IT training

Getting the right IT is just the first step. Appropriate training, policies and working practices can help you maximise return on your IT investment.

Many employees are not trained to use their IT effectively. Discover out how to find the right training to get your staff up to speed.

IT policies are essential to ensure your computer network, email, data and social media is used correctly. Find our free sample policies and guidance.

You are required to protect your employees' health and safety. Find out how to manage the risks from IT equipment and avoid potential problems.

Find out how mobile devices, broadband internet and cloud-based services can enable you to introduce flexible working to our business.

Your business needs an email and internet use policy to clearly describe to employees what constitutes acceptable use of your IT systems.

Not every member of staff in your organisation is likely to be utterly comfortable with IT - and more often than not people suffer in silence.

If your employees use computers for work purposes you must assess the risks posed by the work and take steps to minimise the risks.

Good IT training lets your staff use business tech more effectively - making your business more efficient.

See how and where to find free IT training for your employees. Learn about grants, free online computer training and other ways to get cheap training

You are legally required to ensure that your portable electrical equipment is checked and maintained to minimise the risk of accidents and injury.

Employees increasingly rely on electronic devices to carry out their jobs. These devices can pose a number of risks which you must manage.

Even with modern technology, hours are still spent travelling on business. But with planning, train-time doesn’t have to be lost working time.

This free, sample email use policy describes how your staff are allowed to use your email system, so they know what is and isn’t permitted.

Our free, sample internet use policy template will help you create a policy that explains how your employees may and may not use the internet at work.

Ergonomics can help tailor a workspace to a worker's personal requirements and those of the job - minimising the risk of illness or injury.

Allowing employees to use their own devices for work can put sensitive work data at risk. How to create and enforce a BYOD policy.

Working flexibly is a fact of life for many employees. But what challenges do mobile workers face and how can you support them wherever they are?

If you want to impress customers, sometimes it helps to look like a larger operation. One way is to create a virtual office environment using VoIP.

What is homeworking? How can homeworking benefit my business? Find the answer to all your questions on the implications of homeworking.