Learning & development

Global gas company the BOC Group is using e-learning to support the extension of its successful UK training programmes to key South East Asian countries, including Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, India and the Philippines

A top university has drawn up a list of high-performing state schools whose pupils face being denied places because of 'positive discrimination', according to the Sunday Times.

The head of HR at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has admitted to making mistakes during last year's bitter pay dispute with the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union.

Ministers agree to reform national qualificationsA deal has been struck between the European Parliament and the EU Council of Ministers...

The new principal at Henley Management College explains why he intends to build on the organisation's practical, no-nonsense approach to business training. Simon Kent reports

Operations guidelines for the government's union modernisation fund have been published.

Scottish doctors and midwives are to train Malawi medical staff in emergency obstetrics to help the country tackle its poor...

Network Rail has spent more than £20m on a purpose-built residential leadership centre to train its next generation of leaders

Nigel Godbolt, HR director at logistics firm Ryder, will be back at his desk this week, a little tired and...

A survey of 68 organisations shows that improving the people management skills of line managers and compliance with regulations are among the most important objectives for learning and development activities

CEO dismissals and other forced departures reached record levels last year, according to the fourth annual survey of CEO turnover.

Nearly two-thirds of employees are not being given the opportunity to live up to their potential in the workplace, according to a study.

M&G explains how it needed a bespoke online training package to reach its mobile workforce

Training budgets are set to rise as employers struggle to equip their staff with the skills to do their jobs,...

Don't let the humdrum title Living Leadership put you off from reading any further. While there are probably as many books on leadership as there are bad leaders, this one has a new spin on an old theme.