Experiential Learning - a Benefit to Business or just Fun & Games?

Conference Centres of Excellence, in conjunction with Spy Games and the Learning and Performance Institute hosted an exclusive client event recently to showcase the teaching and learning opportunities provided by experiential learning activities.

Training and development consultants from national organisations joined forces with Conference Centres of Excellence member venues, to tackle challenges such as ‘Agents International’, ‘Code Breaker’ and ‘the Enigma Project’ in the specialist setting at Eynsham Hall, Oxfordshire.

The event was created to interest people who have a responsibility for procuring the appropriate training for their personal and professional development of their management and staff, and introduced the benefits of experiential learning, in a memorable and exciting way.

Experiential learning is a highly effective training tool that can be used as an alternative or in conjunction with traditional methods. It aims to particularly engage learners in an experience that helps their understanding and creates that “eureka” moment.

The challenges offered an immediate insight into how experiential learning can benefit all levels of staff, on both an individual and team basis, and demonstrated how bespoke programmes can be tailored to suit company requirements.

And for those who took part in the day’s activities, the official ‘winning’ team of awesome agents was…… TEAM 2!!!

“This showcase event was a great success, a lot of fun and, it was clear from the conversation over lunch that all the participants had become immersed in the activities and experienced the benefit to learning first hand. “ said Greg Davidson from Spy Games.

“Today’s event has demonstrated how well experiential learning works in a dedicated, distraction-free learning environment. Because specialist venues have a clear understanding of our needs and objectives we can get on with the delivery of the programme in the knowledge that should something extra be needed, support is on hand to provide it without question.” 

Spy Games is an established and successful company with an excellent reputation for designing and delivering experiential learning programmes of the highest quality, in a safe, controlled and fun environment for management and junior staff alike, that are creative and stimulating.

Eynsham Hall, a Grade II listed, Jacobean-style mansion nestled in 3,000 acres of Oxfordshire parkland has a long history as a dedicated conference and training venue and is proud to be a member of Conference Centres of Excellence.