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Cupcakes, cartoons & circus skills… L&D gone mad?

Cupcakes, cartoons & circus skills… L&D gone mad?

Cupcake creativity, magic mastery and circus talents are just some of the new skills staff at B Braun Medical are learning.

The Sheffield-based healthcare company is hosting a week of bespoke learning activities and events, to give employees the opportunity to discover more about their personal learning style and tips on how the brain functions to promote learning more quickly, and retains more information and concentration for longer.

The ‘Learnfest’ sessions will also offer relaxation techniques, self-defence and a variety of language courses.

Hans Hux, Group Chief Executive of B Braun Medical, comments: “[Learnfest] is an opportunity for employees to engage in an array of fun and educational activities, and learn from people highly skilled in their particular field.

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