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

An HR manager who won £1,000 to spend on training has learned how to coach and supervise others so his skills can be shared with his colleagues. Andy Symonds, who works for crisp manufacturer Golden Wonder, won the prize at the Chartered Institute of  More...
13 August 2009 10:20

Nearly two-thirds of employees are not being given the opportunity to live up to their potential in the workplace, according to a study.  More...
18 May 2005 14:25

Canon Europe hopes to expand its electronic training programme for staff as part of a blended learning strategy.  More...
19 January 2005 08:45

Busy work schedules leave little room for language training, which is becoming increasingly important as global markets expand. One London university believes a blended approach could deliver benefits to the business   More...
01 January 2005 01:00

Food company Heinz has opened a learning centre at its Luton factory to improve employees' basic skills in English, Maths and IT. These three subjects make up the key deficits in the UK skills, according to the Government and the CBI. They were specif  More...
22 November 2004 08:10

More than a million NHS staff will receive infection control training to help in the fight against the MRSA super bug, the new chief nursing officer Chris Beasley announced today. All staff covered by the new NHS pay scheme Agenda for Change – includi  More...
04 November 2004 00:00

The effectiveness and efficiency of different training methods have been thrown into the spotlight by the results of the Transatlantic Blended Learning Survey 2004. Stephanie Sparrow reports on reactions from the UK and the US   More...
01 November 2004 01:00

Staff at small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) get the most benefit from on-the-job learning rather than taught courses or structured training programmes, according to the Learning and Skills Development Agency (LSDA).   More...
22 October 2004 00:00

A new qualification that allows learners and employers to mix and match skills according to requirements looks set to boost the number of qualified IT users at work.   More...
01 July 2004 15:32

To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the American Society of Training and Development, we asked a member of its board of directors, Ed Betof, to share his views on becoming a learning organisation  More...
01 July 2004 15:04

Helen Sweeney, HR director at Co-operative Financial Services, explains how a programme of change will allow learning to flourish Green signifies the go-ahead for change at giant Co-Operative Financial Services (CFS), as HR director Helen Sw  More...
01 July 2004 09:49

Worldwide manufacturer of brake and drive systems Continental Group has brought its global operations together with training  More...
01 June 2004 17:47

Confused about foundation degrees? Well don't be. Antony Adshead explains why all employers should be deeply committed to getting involved  More...
17 February 2004 09:36

Delivering training via a mixture of methods could be the way forward this year.   More...
27 January 2004 17:58

Blended learning promises much but is often no more than online and classroom-based elements slapped together. Vodafone, however, shows what can be achieved when it is built from the ground up  More...
01 January 2004 11:35

Derek Simpson argues the business case for workplace learning  More...
01 January 2004 09:15