The Hidden Risks of Over-Optimisation | CQM
The Hidden Risks of Over-Optimisation We often think of optimisation as something inherently positive. It brings to mind reducing waste, simplifying work and making better use of time and cost which is exactly what Lean and continuous improvement...
Building Teams That Deliver: How to Build a Risk Culture
Building Teams That Deliver: How to Build a Risk Culture In many teams, risk isn’t ignored, it just isn’t raised early enough. Warning signs like tightening deadlines or growing uncertainty are often visible, but without a habit of surfacing them,...
Apprenticeship Funding Changes 2026: Employer Guide
Apprenticeship Funding Changes 2026: What Employers Need to Know | CQM T&C Over the last few months, there has been increased discussion across the apprenticeship landscape around funding rule changes and what these updates will mean in practice...
Building Teams That Deliver: How to Build Accountability
Building Teams That Deliver: How to Build Accountability The strongest teams are not defined by the absence of issues, but by the clarity they operate with when challenges arise. When ownership is well understood, teams respond quickly, stay...
Ofsted Report 2026 | Apprenticeship Training & Support | CQM
CQM’s Latest Ofsted Report Reflects Strong Apprenticeship Delivery and Learner Support CQM Training & Consultancy is proud to share the outcome of its latest Ofsted inspection, which recognises the quality, relevance and impact of its...
Building Teams That Deliver: How to Empower Managers to Make Decisions
Across organisations, small everyday habits can quietly undermine empowerment leading to decisions getting revisited, approvals stalling and teams drifting towards checking rather than acting. This often reflects not a lack of capability, but a gap...
CQM Training and Consultancy June Employer Newsletter
We're pleased to share the second edition of the CQM Training & Consultancy Employer Newsletter, bringing together the latest updates across apprenticeships, the aerospace and defence and food and drink sectors, case studies and upcoming events....
New Assessment Survey for Food Industry Technologist Level 3 Apprenticeship
A new Skills England survey is now live, inviting employers, providers and sector partners to give feedback on the updated assessment approach for the ST0198 Level 3 Food Industry Technologist Apprenticeship. Before the survey launch, CQM T&C...
AI Adoption in Manufacturing: Why Practical Skills Still Come First
Make UK’s latest report, AI, Skills and the Future of the UK Manufacturing Sector, provides manufacturers a useful moment to pause and reflect. The report highlights the huge opportunity AI could create for UK manufacturing, from productivity and...
The 8D Problem Solving Model Explained
The 8D Problem Solving Model: Turning Issues into Lasting Improvement When a quality issue is raised, the first response is often immediate and practical. Checks are carried out, affected items are identified, customers or processes are protected,...