18.07.12 In June 2012, April Training ran a simulation event at Liverpool University as part of the MSc Management degree, involving the use of Executive to illustrate some of the key business ideas that made up part of the academic study for the course. It was run with over 400 students simultaneously, with participants split […]
11.03.12 Simulations are now well-established teaching methods in universities all over the world, but why are they so popular? Harvard Business Publishing investigated by asking a group of simulation authors (Prof. T. Luehrman, Prof. W. Shih, Prof. A. Edmondson, Prof. R. Casadesus-Masanell; all Harvard Business School, Prof. M. Roberto; Bryant University, Prof. R. Ernst; Georgetown […]
29.06.11 As seen in the current series of The Apprentice, business does not always involve a high standard of business ethics! However, we believe that a fundamental part of good business lies in the fair and ethical practice of business across the board. Without a sense of right and wrong, companies hardly ever succeed in […]
08.06.11 April Training are running an event at Liverpool University starting on Friday 10th June, which involves the use of our Executive business training simulation, aiming to give students a new and exciting insight into the world of business and entrepreneurship. This will give the students the chance to test out their business skills and try […]
24.05.11 International students currently make up over 15% of all University students in the UK, with 43% of all research postgraduates coming to study in the UK from another country. Unfortunately for all these current students, as well as the many more due to join the British Higher Education system in the next few years, […]
18.05.11 It’s been 25 years since the birth of the idea behind April Training, originating from our MD Julio Faria and Cambridge undergraduate Julian Critchlow in 1986. During this time, the business has grown to be one of the largest producers of business and management simulations in the UK and provides simulations across the world. […]
10.05.2011 Congratulations to one of our “alumni”, Richard Henfrey, who has just moved up to the post of Board Director, Strategic Sourcing, at Blackmores in Sydney, Australia.
18.04.11 Since Executive on-line went live mid-2010, we have had loads of requests from students for records of their decisions made.
10.04.11 It’s not too long until September comes around again, so if you’re looking for a new and dynamic way to present a business or management module in your establishment (whether it’s a school, college or university), April Training is the best place to get UK based training simulations. Our range of simulations can blend […]
17.03.11 A brief report on the programme run with Manchester University for 2nd year Engineering Students in Winter Term 2010. Run as an integrated programme for all three engineering disciplines, students experience running a business simulation over five virtual years in a real-time period of three months from October to December. This is an integral […]
