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    2,500 takers for McDonald’s A-level leads HR chief to dream of PhD

    by Tara Craig 11 May 2009
    by Tara Craig 11 May 2009

    McDonald’s’ HR chief hopes the burger chain will “one day” offer a PhD in restaurant management to existing staff.Courses equivalent...

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    Skills agenda still on track despite impact of recession

    by Louisa Peacock 8 May 2009
    by Louisa Peacock 8 May 2009

    Employers have insisted the skills agenda is on track despite admitting it was “inevitable” that training and development would suffer...

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    Participation in adult learning lowest since 1996

    by John Charlton 8 May 2009
    by John Charlton 8 May 2009

    Fewer adults are involved in learning in the UK than at any time since 1996, according to research by the...

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    Success Dynamics launches online psychometric profile offering

    by Personnel Today 7 May 2009
    by Personnel Today 7 May 2009

    Success Dynamics, the company which specialises in the supply and delivery of psychometric profiling tools to enable businesses to reap the...

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    Bite Size supports Learning at Work Day & Silver Surfers Day with free web-based computer skills training

    by Personnel Today 7 May 2009
    by Personnel Today 7 May 2009

    Bite Size will once again be opening their entire Microsoft Lesson Library to support two very important Learning Events in May...

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    Coronation Street star swaps boards for business

    by Personnel Today 7 May 2009
    by Personnel Today 7 May 2009

    Liverpool’s Pauline Fleming, who played Mike Baldwin’s girlfriend Penny King on Coronation Street, is using her acting prowess to launch...

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    West Bromwich Building Society invests in recruitment from Advent Training sister company

    by Personnel Today 7 May 2009
    by Personnel Today 7 May 2009

    Advent Careers, the sister company to Hagley-based IT training firm Advent Training has announced it is working with the West Bromwich Building...

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    HR professionals moonlight as coaches to supplement incomes

    by Helen Gilbert 7 May 2009
    by Helen Gilbert 7 May 2009

    HR managers and directors are among the UK professionals moonlighting as coaches to generate extra income.
    Teachers, doctors, personnel trainers...

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    Whitehall shared services will take two years to achieve

    by Guy Logan 7 May 2009
    by Guy Logan 7 May 2009

    Defra’s HR chief has admitted that Whitehall’s imminent move to shared services may take two years to become fully operational.A...

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    Leitch Review skills targets doomed as UK lags behind competitors, report warns

    by Louisa Peacock 7 May 2009
    by Louisa Peacock 7 May 2009

    The UK will fail to meet its Leitch Review target to train at least 90% of the workforce to Level 2...

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    Social care to get £58m overhaul in wake of Baby P scandal

    by Kat Baker 6 May 2009
    by Kat Baker 6 May 2009

    A £58m plan to radically transform the social work profession in the wake of the Baby P scandal has been...

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    40% of CEOs fail within first 18 month – strategies to increase their chances of success!

    by Personnel Today 5 May 2009
    by Personnel Today 5 May 2009

    40% of CEOs fail within the first 18 months (HBR, 2005). There are a variety of reasons for this, including:...

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    The top ten development challenges facing HR

    by Personnel Today 5 May 2009
    by Personnel Today 5 May 2009

    In a survey by people assessment firm Talent Q, developing high performing teams is cited as the primary challenge facing two-thirds...

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    Immersed in learning

    by Personnel Today 5 May 2009
    by Personnel Today 5 May 2009

    Research is pushing back the frontiers of e-learning, allying the real and virtual worlds to enhance the learning experience.Leading edge...

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    Brightwave to build retail product knowledge for TomTom

    by Personnel Today 5 May 2009
    by Personnel Today 5 May 2009

    Following strong growth in 2008/09, workplace e-learning specialist Brightwave today announces its new contract win for the world’s leading portable...

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