Learning & development

A new support package accessed via Learning and Skills Council funding is now available for apprentices under 25 who want...

Number crunching training budgets: Training budgets under increasing pressure, but staff development should not be allowed to grind to a halt as a result. There is a wealth of low-cost and even free sources of learning on offer, as Alex Blyth reports.

Huge government resources are dedicated to training, but the schemes on offer often baffle those trying to access them. Guy Sheppard finds out how HR can best unravel the mess.

The call has gone out for schools, colleges and training providers to train youngsters in the dark arts of the workplace. Sounds good, but really it's just a load of tosh.

Under-prepared job interviewers could expose employers to costly legal problems, new research has revealed.Nearly half of UK interviewers could be...

HR news and analysis including: Financial services HR chiefs fear that scrutinising bonuses too much will damage their business CIPD...

CIPD qualifications will be transformed over the coming year to offer HR staff a greater understanding of what drives performance...

Information giant Thomson Reuters plans to roll out anew knowledge-sharing tool among its global workforce following the success of a...

Publicly-funded education and training must help students gain the skills needed for 21st century business, according to a report published...

Nigel Ross works on a very restricted budget, organising and delivering training for staff and volunteers at charity the Samaritans.What...

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) will recruit nearly 200 new engineering apprentices over the next two years, it announced yesterday.The...

Organisations with a global presence will want e-learning provision that can be rolled out worldwide. Yet they must remember local...

Questions are at the heart of coaching. What makes a good one?Renewed interest in the effect questions have on the...

Coaches believe that these straitened times are perfect for coaching oganisations’ top teams. Why might that be?It seems that no...

The recession is putting many leaders and managers under a great deal of pressure. Executive coach and psychologist Catherine Sandler looks...