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    • Learning & development
    • Opinion

    Leadership development: editor’s comment

    by John Charlton 6 Jun 2008
    by John Charlton 6 Jun 2008

    No doubt some of you will have ploughed through the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development’s (CIPD) recently published report...

    • Movers and shakers
    • Learning & development

    Careerfile: Wendy Atkinson, training manager, AVC Media Enterprises

    by John Charlton 5 Jun 2008
    by John Charlton 5 Jun 2008

    Wendy Atkinson organises training for staff at a media company â€“ a very far cry from her days working under extreme...

    • Latest News
    • Learning & development

    Engineering Construction Industry Training Board enjoys success

    by John Charlton 4 Jun 2008
    by John Charlton 4 Jun 2008

    Last year was a great one for the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) which hailed it as its “most...

    • Latest News
    • e-learning
    • Learning & development

    E-learning expertise to transform Sheffield from steel industry image to creative and digital city

    by John Charlton 27 May 2008
    by John Charlton 27 May 2008

    Sheffield is bidding to be the e-learning capital of Europe through a purpose-built business park development.Called the Digital Campus it...

    • Employment law
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News

    £5,000 sex discrimination award to woman against laddish direct marketing firm

    by John Charlton 22 May 2008
    by John Charlton 22 May 2008

    Telesales account manager Theresa Bailey was recently awarded £5,146 by an employment tribunal after her manager forced her to wear...

    • Learning & development
    • UK Commission for Employment & Skills
    • Opinion

    Training and skills initiatives: Editor’s comment

    by John Charlton 20 May 2008
    by John Charlton 20 May 2008

    Another month and another training and skills initiative â€“ actually make that two: the UK Commission for Employment and Skills’ (CES)...

    • Movers and shakers
    • Learning & development

    Seizing a ‘fantastic’ opportunity in the nuclear industry

    by John Charlton 20 May 2008
    by John Charlton 20 May 2008

    David Reay works for a lead player in the UK’s nuclear industry. He explains how he ensures that training counts,...

    • Employment law
    • Data protection
    • Latest News

    Boffin breaches Data Protection Act and gets embroiled in family drama

    by John Charlton 16 May 2008
    by John Charlton 16 May 2008

    Lancaster University reprimanded its head of economics professor Geraint Johnes for breaching data protection rules by telling a concerned mother...

    • Latest News
    • Learning & development
    • Graduates

    Many graduates lack basic skills claims insurance industry

    by John Charlton 14 May 2008
    by John Charlton 14 May 2008

    Many graduates entering the financial services industry struggle with basic literacy and numeracy skills, according to a survey by the...

    • Learning & development
    • Senior management development
    • Training management

    Back off: How much does your organisation spend per capita on training?

    by John Charlton 13 May 2008
    by John Charlton 13 May 2008

    Two reputable bodies have released statistics on training and L&D spend in the UK. You’d think there would be some...

    • Latest News
    • Learning & development

    Ulster bus drivers to undergo customer service training

    by John Charlton 24 Apr 2008
    by John Charlton 24 Apr 2008

    More than 700 Ulster bus drivers will go through one-day customer service training from the end of next month to...

    • Department for Education
    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business

    Bosses won’t pay for English lessons for immigrant workers

    by John Charlton 23 Apr 2008
    by John Charlton 23 Apr 2008

    The CBI said it rejects communities minister Hazel Blears’s view that employers may be compelled to pay for immigrant workers...

    • Learning & development
    • Senior management development

    Leadership training: Marching to a different beat

    by John Charlton 22 Apr 2008
    by John Charlton 22 Apr 2008

    How training providers are turning to unusual methods to stand out from the competition.With the market for leadership training so...

    • Economics, government & business
    • Learning & development
    • Skills shortages

    Skills Pledge: possibly the worst initiative since Back to Basics

    by John Charlton 22 Apr 2008
    by John Charlton 22 Apr 2008

    More than a year after its launch, the Skills Pledge is proving marginally more popular than a William Hague hair-do. Has...

    • Movers and shakers
    • Learning & development
    • The HR profession

    Careerfile: Life at the heavy-duty end of the training spectrum

    by John Charlton 22 Apr 2008
    by John Charlton 22 Apr 2008

    Christine Hardy organises L&D at one of the UK’s largest heavy plant and equipment dealers and hirers. She talks about...

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