Boris Johnson, shadow minister for higher education, has launched an attack on vocational training, saying it is wrong to try to "lobotomise the British public" into thinking it is better than university degrees.
Learning & development
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Glass manufacturer Pilkington has awarded online learning provider SkillSoft a three-year contract worth nearly £380,000 to supply training to its workforce
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More than six in 10 doctors are against the government's decision to end permit-free training for overseas doctors
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Sack your boss! by Jonathan Jay
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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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Version 4 includes enhanced enterprise, publishing, and workflow functionality, plus a new name
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Too often HR sits behind the scenes when it comes to leadership initiatives. But it is the taking part that counts if you want to build your influence at work, as Jo Faragher discovers
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I totally agree with the Rant about professional development from the 'disgruntled junior HR professional' (Personnel Today, 18 April)
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The head of the TUC's new workplace learning initiative has called on employers to put aside their reluctance about working with trade unions and get involved with the project
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Coaching, by its very nature, is a one-to-one process where personal traits and characteristics come to the fore. It could mean that coaching men and women requires a different approach. Or are gender issues as irrelevant to coaching as someone's shoe size?
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Outdoor training has a reputation for putting participants through a range of macho activities, which bear little relevance to the workplace. Is this
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Home-based employees are now the norm for many organisations. Ignore them at your peril - they too have their training needs. To meet them, you need a plan.
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TUC and Department for Education and Skills launch workplace learning initiative
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryA new workplace learning initiative which aims to help 250,000 workers each year has been launched.
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Most managers believe presentations are too long, with anything over 20 minutes being considered a big turn off.
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You'd think writing a witty piece about toilet paper would be a doddle for so fine a proponent of toilet humour as Guru