The Defence Academy has opened a new leadership and management training centre in Shrivenham, near Swindon. The academy is the...
Career development
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Most employees believe grass is greener elsewhere as internal knock-backs hit motivation
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherSix in 10 employees believe they need to leave their current companies to further their careers, research has found.
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The average final year medical student owes more than £21,000, according to a survey by the British Medical Association (BMA)...
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A staff development scheme at pub giant Greene King has saved the company more than £2m over two years.
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Men show soft and fluffy side as women get more hard-nosed about their own careers
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryMost men between the ages of 25 and 45 are happy to swap their pinstripe for a pinny and relocate...
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T&G union helps to drive national learning initiative at First bus company
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryBus company First and the Transport and General Workers’ Union (T&G), have signed a national agreement on life-long learning.
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Institution of Engineering and Technology teams up with IBM to develop competency standards for IT professionals
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryThe Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and IBM have launched a professional development scheme to benchmark standards in the...
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Lack of volunteers forces international worker charity to seek top executives for short-term assignments.
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Voluntary sector qualifications launched by the Institute of Leadership and Management
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryQualification to help managers motivate low-paid teams.
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Bosses of medium-sized UK businesses think learning and development is the best way to raise staff productivity
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Many large companies could soon be sporting a new person on their boards - the chief learning officer (CLO) - according to predictions by a learning company managing director
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The Samaritans charity has launched a training course to help its managers cope better with stress and emotional issues in the workplace
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E-learning ineffective; Train me or I'm off; MPs headline event; What a waste; Watering down exams; On me 'ead, son; Their luck's in
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Shipping and logistics company APL used training to make supply chain management interesting to jobseekers. Nadia Williams reports
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In the past nine months the Learning and Skills Council has been dogged by criticism for failing to engage employers and failing to affect levels of employer delivered training