DV Clearance – Opening a New World of Contract Opportunities

For many experienced professional contractors, the opportunity to diversify their client base to include secure Government organisations including the Ministry of Defence, Central Government, Defence Estates and the Armed Forces  has been limited due to the barrier of needing to hold High Level DV Clearance. With new clearance taking around 6-9 months to achieve, recruiting managers have looked to identify individuals within the community, available at shorter notice subject to clearance reviews. But are things beginning to change...

Are we barking up the wrong tree by rewarding bad behaviours?

At home we are in the process of training a new puppy. She is a wonderful dog with a great character but, as anyone who has been through this process will know, she currently exhibits some bad behaviours. Intensive training is the only answer. The overriding principle with training this, and any other dog, is to reward them when the outcome matches the requirement. By doing this we can condition a dog’s behaviour to ensure that, in most cases, they respond to our basic commands.