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The Power BI Training Course – 20 Questions Checklist is a practical, printable tool to compare Power BI courses across providers objectively. Use it to score curriculum quality, delivery format, hands-on practice, certification prep, and after-course support so you can choose with confidence.

The article explains what SQL training courses cover at basic and advanced levels, highlighting their shared focus on hands-on practice. It contrasts beginner courses that teach core querying and database concepts with advanced courses that tackle complex joins, window functions, CTEs, indexing, and performance. It outlines certifications, career paths, and why SQL remains a high-demand skill across roles like analysts, engineers, and developers. Finally, it offers criteria for choosing the right course and showcases instructor-led options from providers such as Future Savvy and others.

Traditional reading-and-writing literacy has broadened into digital literacy—the ability to locate, evaluate, create, and communicate information safely and effectively through technology. The article traces this evolution from basic “computer literacy” of the 1990s to today’s multifaceted concept that spans information, media, and AI literacy. Digital skills now underpin social inclusion, workforce readiness, and democratic participation, while gaps in access, competence, and support exacerbate inequality.

The article argues that in a digital-first economy, investing in IT skills training courses is essential for individuals and organisations. It contrasts free learning resources with paid, proctored certifications and notes that certifications often lead to promotions, salary gains, and employer-valued productivity. For businesses, it shows strong ROI - through higher productivity and reduced risk - backed by case studies, and closes with an invitation to explore Future Savvy’s instructor-led Excel, Power BI, and SQL courses.

Reskilling and upskilling offer UK SMBs a fast, low-risk way to boost productivity by 6–12%, often delivering full ROI within a single quarter. By building skills internally rather than relying on expensive external hires, companies can close capability gaps, fully leverage existing tools, standardise best practices, and strengthen employee engagement and retention.

А Business Continuity Plan (BCP) is a proactively crafted blueprint that keeps essential operations running when crises like natural disasters, cyber-attacks, or power outages strike. It protects revenue, customer trust, legal compliance, and long-term viability—critical since up to 60% of businesses without a plan never recover. Because continuity is an ongoing discipline, leadership buy-in, routine drills, and plan updates are vital for embedding a culture of resilience.

UK SMBs collectively lose £63bn a year to the digital skills gap - about £3,800 per employee - driven by countless small inefficiencies. The article pinpoints three drains: process inefficiency, errors and rework, and underused software and illustrates gains via a case study where targeted enablement improved billable hours and cut rework. It recommends a pragmatic 90-day plan: audit key workflows, deliver focused training with “digital champions,” then track ROI and bake improvements into SOPs.

The article explains that UK SMBs are facing costly first-year staff turnover, largely due to underinvestment in employee skills rather than bad luck. It breaks down the true cost of churn - hiring, onboarding, and long ramp-up times- and shows how structured training, 30-60-90 day learning paths, and better onboarding can dramatically improve retention, productivity, and profitability. Using concrete maths, a hotel case study, and practical KPIs, it gives leaders a framework to calculate their own churn costs and build data-driven training programmes that keep employees longer.

360-degree feedback gathers performance insights from an employee’s peers, direct reports, supervisors, and even external stakeholders to give a rounded view of strengths and improvement areas. Effective surveys mix open-ended questions that capture nuanced examples with closed-ended Likert or yes/no items that yield quantifiable data. The real value emerges when results feed into structured debriefs, action plans, and ongoing coaching, turning feedback into measurable professional growth.