Activity Ideas

Need an idea for your Learning at Work Day activity? Our list below could be just the ticket with ideas of activities, and general learning resources.

Getting creative
Activities to develop creative thinking in business, including how to define problems and solve them through team working and role-playing.

Book swaps
How to introduce a book swap club, plan shared reading events, share the pleasure of reading to a new audience and help raise basic skill levels.

Deaf awareness and sign language training
Help staff improve their communication with deaf colleagues and customers, with finger spelling cards and video resources.

Hobby sharing
Encourage staff to learn new skills from colleagues. Use ‘hobby sharing’ as a theme for your event and strengthen team spirit.

How to make a budget plan
This activity introduces budgeting to staff who may not have been involved before and uses personal and home finance examples to help staff understand business budgeting better.

Managing your e-mail
It’s the scourge of modern business. The e-mail deluge! Learn how to control the use of electronic communication and implement practical strategies, so that your business becomes e-mail efficient.

Job swaps
Job swaps or shadowing a colleague raises awareness of what other people do each day, encourages better communication between departments and improves team working.

How to write a business plan
Learn how to think strategically and identify clear business objectives. Then find out how to set out your strategies into a clear, concise plan that is practical, effective and easily understood.

Organising your work’s summer party
This activity helps employees think about different aspects of organising an event. They will learn how to deal with budgets and enhance their literacy and numeracy skills.

Tai Chi stress relief
Combat stress-related problems common in the workplace with a Tai Chi session and leave employees feeling more energised and raring to go when they return to their desks.

This is just a small sample of activity ideas. If you would like a more comprehensive list of activity ideas please visit the Campaign for Learning web site.