The Government has ruled out extending the right for employees to make requests in relation to study or training to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) until at least April 2015. Under legislation passed by the previous Labour   More...
08 July 2011 10:43

Legislation that allows employees in companies with more than 250 members of staff to make requests in relation to training has failed to deliver benefits in the vast majority of organisations. Research by XpertHR has found that just 12% of compani  More...
06 July 2011 14:29

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21 October 2010 13:34

  Register now to view more training content on Smart Buyer... TRAINING Contents Overview Planning your training  More...
19 October 2010 11:38

Planning your training, learning and development is a crucial decision that could have extensive benefits for your organisation. It is not a process that should be taken lightly, but there are steps you can follow to make the process easier. 1  More...
12 September 2010 12:47

 Free buyer's guides from Personnel Today to help you make the right buying decisions in HR   Smart Buyer provides the latest top tips, buyer's guides, case studies and expert guidance on procuring training and e-learni  More...
22 August 2010 17:16

Workers at Buncefield oil depot were overworked and did not receive the training they required ahead of an explosion in 2005, a Crown Court has heard. The court heard evidence that staff at the Buncefield site were not given the support they needed   More...
16 April 2010 09:20

Five ‘communication secrets’ that Barack Obama used in his campaign to win the US presidency are revealed in a new DVD training programme from Video Arts , which shows how to become a more engaging and more persuasive speaker or presenter. Cal  More...
16 November 2009 12:50

Working with Training Bulletin, Amnis - the quality, innovation and productivity organisation - is helping to raise the skills of healthcare organisations by running a short series of training programmes for Training Bulletin subscribers. In part  More...
12 November 2009 13:09

Training company Video Arts is running free, half-hour sessions online every week, giving tips and advice to help in-house trainers and training consultants to use digital video clips in their training. The drop-in, train-the-trainer sessions  More...
02 November 2009 13:26

A new learning portal, launched today, offers small-medium sized companies free training expertise and discounted prices on thousands of courses from the UK’s top training providers. Called MyTrainingExpert.com , the site is run by KnowledgePool,   More...
20 October 2009 13:37

WDR , a Horsham based leading provider of training and consultancy, held an open forum on Wednesday 14th October to discuss the most effective ways of delivering the right training in a downturn, and how to deliver efficiencies in training in a tough  More...
19 October 2009 14:08

Meyler Campbell , the UK’s leading business coaching training company, today announced the appointment of Elizabeth Mullins to be the company’s first ‘Director of Accreditation.’ Elizabeth will be responsible for managing Meyler Campbell’s e  More...
07 October 2009 16:16

Scottish firms in the resilient food and drinks sector are increasingly turning to training in a bid to come out of the recession even stronger than before, new research suggests. Indicia Training , one of Scotland’s leading business skills a  More...
07 October 2009 15:48

No matter how much you're spending on new HR software, nobody likes to think they are paying more than they need to. We provide four steps to avoiding an overspend. mktoMunchkin("589-ITG-580"); Most organisations could reduce what they spend  More...
01 October 2009 09:47

Buying HR information systems and software will inevitably involve writing a business case. A recent survey revealed that three-quarters of UK human resources managers are uncomfortable writing business cases. However, in a tough economic climate, knowi  More...
01 October 2009 09:47

Following a competitive pitch, North West training and development provider, Instep UK , has been appointed as the partner for General Business Skills delivery for RWE npower. RWE npower, is an integrated energy business, supplying gas and ele  More...
10 September 2009 16:16

In September, Amnis is running a rare ‘open’ version of its acclaimed three-day ‘Accelerated Lean Skills’ programme. The specialist healthcare quality, innovation and productivity improvement enabler, Amnis, will be running a version of its highly  More...
04 September 2009 15:08

Premier Partnership is an approved Institute of Learning and Management (ILM) centre and a partner provider in a European Social Fund through which the company can provide 100% funded training for ILM level 2 (Award and Certificate) for voluntary sector   More...
03 September 2009 12:55

Is there a growing feeling in the UK economy that the seeds of recovery may well be taking root and that the shoots of new growth may well be seen as soon as the final quarter of 2009? RICS announced today that “house values were on the increase”, the  More...
03 September 2009 12:44