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This month’s news. Management development works The quantity and quality of management training and development in UK organisations has accelerated over the last 10 years, according to new research by …
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Many organisations now have the infrastructure in place to exploit the technologies behind online learning, but the reality still lags behind the hype. Will embracing the concept of “learning objects” …
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The profession is failing to keep abreast of new thinking, argues Malcolm Finney As the saying goes, all good things must come to an end. During the 50 years since …
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An emphasis on skills and training is self-limiting, says Tim Pickles No-one seriously questions the notion that staff development is a good thing. We are familiar with many aspects of …
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The Government is pumping millions of pounds into changing attitudes to encourage lifelong learning, but is it making a difference? Are trainers seeing a difference? Is there a greater hunger …
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Provident Insurance believes its training has been a crucial factor behind its success in a highly competitive marketplace. The TD2000 Award judges Paul Kearns and Nigel Crouch thought so too. …
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The TD2000 judges had enormous difficulty in picking the winner of the Award. Patrick McCurry looks at the impressive work of the runners up Both Barclay’s Bank Small Business Banking …
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David Carter, group service director at Volkswagen Group UK, and his managers crashed two jet aircraft and opened up some nasty wounds in their search for teamwork The idea behind …
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Training is an admin-intensive operation. How are departments exploiting IT to ease the burden? Alison Thomas talks to three organisations about the software solutions they have opted for Administering training …
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Call centres are the source of innumerable HR headaches. But can training and development help ring the changes? By Sally O’Reilly Business is booming in the call centre sector, which …
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A well planned healthcare programme goes beyond the "nice to have" for an organisation, and has the potential to save more than it costs. That was the verdict of …
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Nurses urged to set up screening service for bowel cancer in drive to raise early detection figuresTEXT: OH nurses are ideally placed to prevent deaths from bowel cancer, the annual …
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Employees of SMEs in one of the poorest boroughs in Britain are the target for a campaign promoting health and safety at work. By Marie Carroll A government-funded project in …
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First aid standards are being called into question with the three-yearly skills checks being put to the test. Are they sufficient to maintaining an acceptable level of expertise? By Ella …
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With 21 years of professional experience behind her, Lily Lim has moved into education and is heading the drive to improve learning standards in the sector. By Kate Rouy If …