Forcing workers such as electricians, plumbers and railway track maintenance engineers to obtain licences to prove they are fully-trained is unlikely to improve standards, according to HR consultancy Croner
Learning & development
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Ofsted warns that business professionals are receiving poor training when they switch to teaching careers.
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Sir Alan Sugar attacks use of 'feminine' attribute as way to get on in business.
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Can organisations create an effective coaching culture? Well maybe, but it’s a long hard road.Coaching environments are a kind of...
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Coaching, like any form of learning and development, must be tailored to meet organisational and individual needs. This means those...
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Ambitious people like to get an edge in their working lives. So do cricketers. Steve Harrison, who coaches in business...
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Stephanie Sparrow reviews a selection of the latest training and coaching books, videos, DVDs and CDs.
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What comes first – the analysis or the need? There’s only one way to find out the answerThe training programmes...
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Stephanie Sparrow reviews a selection of the latest training and coaching books, videos, DVDs and CDs. Among this month’s topics:...
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Think of a land with a ministry of training devoted to raising learning and development standards. How good is that?...
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Court ruling puts status of modern apprentices spells danger for employers considering terminating contracts early.
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Official Department of Health figures show care work is growing in popularity.
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Justifying an investment in coaching requires a revolution in business thinking. But, as Stephanie Sparrow discovers, there are ways to demonstrate the bottom-line benefits
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After more than a decade of training delegates in the 'black art' of desktop IT skills, Amanda Ridge knows exactly what's needed to run a successful software course.
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Many organisations now outsource their training needs to specialist providers - something which can work well, if managed by the book