Learning & development

HR news and analysis including: MPs condemn the Leitch Review skills targets, labelling them “unrealistic and unachievable”, and Leading HR...

A report by a Parliamentary select committee on the UK's skills prospects concedes that a significant switch is needed in the country's approach to skills acquisition. But there's little time for this government to act on it.

A pool of thousands of apprentices could be available to UK employers within a year.The government’s New Opportunities White Paper...

Agency workers may soon have the right to request time off for training from their employers, under plans being discussed...

The government should offer tax breaks to businesses that provide staff training, according to the Chartered Management Institute (CMI).The call...

National emotional support charity, the Samaritans, is introducing elearning to its volunteers across the UK and Ireland.The delivery of cost effective...

Kineo, the leader in rapid e-learning, has teamed up with the E-learning Centre to provide practical advice on e-learning every...

Apprenticeships offer a win-win situation and, employers get employees with the right skills set, a source of innovative ideas and the...

The leading learning and mobile content management solution provider, Giunti Labs, will be offering previews – at this year’s Learning Technologies...

TechSmith, the world’s leading provider of screen capture and recording technology, today announces the introduction of Camtasia Relay – a...

TQ, the leading UK provider of training and education services to Governments and private clients around the World, is predicting...

Despite the economic downturn, there are still opportunities for training and learning and development managers - as long as they have what it takes.

Stephanie Sparrow reviews a DVD on how to make staff efficient, a guide to neuro linguistic programming and the latest Diversity Training Handbook.

Coaching fought hard to prove its worth during the recent boom years, but now that the economy is shrouded in gloom, will it be the first to experience any squeezes in budgets?

Developing staff as coaches has clear advantages over buying in expertise from outside - but it doesn't suit everyone.