Symposium is the UK’s leading independent provider of HR training, conferences and webinars.
Due to the COVID outbreak, we are currently only running virtual events.
Most of our popular training topics will be available to book and attend online. Please see below for our forthcoming webinars.
Contact us here or call us on 020 7231 5100 if you have any further queries.
Forthcoming Virtual Events
These events are run ‘live’, via an online webinar service, with speakers and trainers presenting on the day and available interactive sessions and Q&As. Recorded versions of some events may also be available following the live version.
Employment Investigation Skills
Employment Investigation Skills
Covid-19 Update – this training day will now take place as a virtual event. All existing bookings will be honoured and new bookings can now be made. Today’s businesses…
Employer Branding
Employer Branding
Find out why your employer brand matters and how you can improve it, at this expert lead training workshop.
Diversity and Inclusion for HR Professionals
Diversity and Inclusion for HR Professionals
Learn the skills, knowledge and practical strategies to understand and manage unconscious biases in the workplace, identify simple ways of building inclusive teams and attract a more diverse workforce
Immigration for Recruiters: Right to Work in the UK
Immigration for Recruiters: Right to Work in the UK
This workshop is designed to give you essential, up-to-date information about the current workings of the immigration rules and will help you keep your company compliant.
Advanced Mental Health Awareness
Advanced Mental Health Awareness
Overview Gain the confidence to take conversations about mental health in the workplace to the next action level. HR and Managers need to be able to recognise some of the…
Mediation Skills Training
Mediation Skills Training
The course will help participants understand the nature of conflict, the process of mediation and the skills needed to successfully mediate. Participants will learn, observe and practice the techniques of mediation.
Recorded Events
These recordings from live events offer a valuable ‘second chance’ to ‘attend’ the event if you missed the orginal date or to re-watch content if you were an attendee on the live date.
ON DEMAND – Diversity and Inclusion Conference 2020
ON DEMAND – Diversity and Inclusion Conference 2020
This third annual conference explores the latest thought leadership on what HR can do to promote inclusiveness and create a culture of diversity in their organisation.
ON DEMAND – Health and Wellbeing Forum 2020
ON DEMAND – Health and Wellbeing Forum 2020
The aim of the summit is to present an overview of the current national policies and initiatives in relation to workforce health, the cost of absenteeism and stress-related absence, as well as presenteeism.
Event News
Speaker Spotlight: Emma Mamo, Mind
Emma is Head of Workplace Wellbeing at MIND. Emma joined Mind in 2007 and since 2010 has led MIND's campaigning for mentally healthy workplaces - playing a pivotal role in thought leadership to position mental health in the workplace as a key priority for employers...
Speaker Spotlight: Mel Green, Research Advisor at the CIPD
Melanie joined the CIPD research team in 2017. She conducts research in a variety of areas, including learning and development and diversity and inclusion. Recent research includes evidence assessments on ethical behaviour at work, the case for diversity and inclusion...
Chair announced for Recruitment and Retention 2019
Adrian Thomas is a recognised expert in Human Resources and Recruitment, with experience spanning over 35 years. He has worked for some of the UK’s largest employers within the pharmaceutical, finance and transportation sectors. Following submission of his review of...
Costa Coffee’s Global Learning Design Manager, Anthony Williams, joins Talent Management and Leadership Development 2019
Since 1999, Anthony has focused on providing L&D support to operational teams across the retail, hospitality and technology sectors. Believing that resources, experiences and conversations drive performance, Anthony now leads the Costa Coffee Global Learning...
HR Blog Posts
UK suffers from digital talent gap costing £63 billion a year
The UK’s digital talent gap is causing the country to lose out on £63 billion a year as companies are finding it increasingly difficult to find the right candidates with the digital skills to fill its vacancies.
Companies need to embrace flexible working for new dads
A new report has revealed that more dads than ever before (58 per cent) are now actively involved in day to day parenting and are looking for workplace flexibility, which is still not currently provided by the majority of UK employers.
Mumsnet approached by NHS to help recruit nurses
A new recruitment strategy is ready to be adopted by the NHS in England, which has revealed it will turn to Mumsnet to help recruit nurses as part of a package of measures to fill vacancies in the health service.
UK employees dislike work colleagues more than their boss
Dislikeable work colleagues, who are noisy, annoying and even steal from the office fridge top the list of workplace grumbles, according to a survey of 650 UK workers.