Opening up to your employer about personal challenges can feel daunting, but it doesn’t have to be.

  • Human Resources
  • 40 languages
  • 10m

Learning outcomes

  • Know the benefits of discussing personal challenges with your employer

  • Understand how to prepare and have a constructive conversation

  • Know how to follow-up with your employer

Covered in this course

Course contents

This training course is broken down into 1 section

  1. 1
    Talking to your employer about personal challenges

About this course

There’s no need to suffer in silence while at work. Talking to your employer will give them the opportunity to support you with what you’re going through and make reasonable adjustments.

This course is here to guide you every step of the way. You’ll explore how to prepare for a meaningful and constructive conversation, making sure you feel confident and well-prepared.

Talking to your employer early on will help them support you to prevent the problems from escalating into more significant issues that might severely impact your work performance or health.

The importance of Talking to Your Employer About Personal Challenges Training

It's important that you comply with the law and understand the positive impact this training course can have on your organisation and employees.

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Talking to Your Employer About Personal Challenges Training certificate

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Each of our courses ends with a multiple-choice test to measure your knowledge of the material.

This Talking to Your Employer About Personal Challenges Training course concludes with a 20 question multiple choice test with a printable certificate. In addition, brief in-course questionnaires guide the user through the sections of the training and are designed to reinforce learning and ensure maximum user engagement throughout.

As well as printable user certificates, training progress and results are all stored centrally in your LMS (Learning Management System) and can be accessed any time to reprint certificates, check and set pass marks and act as proof of a commitment to ongoing legal compliance.

What does my certificate include?

Your Talking to Your Employer About Personal Challenges Training Certificate includes your name, company name (if applicable), name of course taken, pass percentage, date of completion, expiry date and stamps of approval or accreditations by recognised authorities.

Please note if you are using our course content via SCORM in a third party LMS then we are unable to provide certificates and you will need to generate these in your host LMS yourself.

Why is this training important?

Navigating personal challenges while keeping up with workplace demands is no easy task, and it can leave individuals feeling overwhelmed or isolated. By helping employees open up about their difficulties, this course creates opportunities to build understanding and implement practical support measures that make a real difference. By enrolling your staff on this course, you’ll build trust and create a culture that encourages open communication. It’s not about understanding their personal business but providing them with opportunities to receive support should they need it.

The training covers how to prepare for these sensitive conversations, offering clear strategies to communicate needs effectively without fear or embarrassment. When employees feel empowered to seek help, it improves their overall wellbeing but also makes sure that they can continue contributing meaningfully at work, without feeling at a disadvantage.

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