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Learning & development
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The British Chambers of Commerce has called on the government to focus on vocational skills
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Diploma and certificate will provide a recognised health and safety qualification
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Steve James has been appointed vice-president of HR at hotel group Hilton UK and Ireland. He was previously an HR partner at global consultancy Deloitte.
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Short takes on this week's training news
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Network Rail is launching one of the biggest technical apprentice schemes in the UK by recruiting 1,000 17- to 19-year-olds over five years, in an initiative that will cost the organisation £30m.
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The British Chambers of Commerce has warned that greater investment on language learning in schools will not stop young people leaving school without the necessary language skills for business.
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UK intelligence personnel operating in Afghanistan, Guantanamo Bay, and Iraq did not have sufficient training in how to treat those they were interrogating under international law, according to a report.
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A nationwide search for employers who provide the best practical training for young people has been launched.
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Network Rail has started one of the UK's biggest-ever apprenticeship schemes in its search for more than 1,000 17- to 19-year olds.
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Procter & Gamble has been named as the best place to work in IT, for its commitment to work-life balance and its advanced career development and training programmes.
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Mobile phone retailer Phones4u is spending £10m on sending its 3,500 workers on a week-long training course.
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MBAs ‘too masculine’MBA courses are too masculine, with a focus on skills and attributes which may be out of touch...
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The NHS is hoping to improve the quality of its senior management with a service-wide management development initiative.
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The best way to understand another sector is to experience it first hand. The Whitehall & Industry Group helps managers do just that through cross-sector work placements in public and private organisations. Roisin Woolnough reports