Training policies
Lib Dems pledge £10,000 ‘skills wallet’ for all adults
The Liberal Democrats have proposed a £10,000 “skills wallet” for all adults to help fund learning and training over the...
Employees struggle to find L&D opportunities effective, report finds
Only 13% of employees believe the learning opportunities they’ve been given over the past year have been very effective.
Sephora and racial profiling: what can a single training day achieve?
The beauty retailer closed its US stores to deliver diversity training after an incident of racial profiling.
Apprenticeships increase fails to mask downward trend
Apprenticeship starts in the first quarter of the 2018-19 academic year have risen in relation to figures reported at this...
Minister proposes military-style college for prison governors
Prisons minister Rory Stewart has called for military involvement in improving the leadership and management skills of prison governors, a...
A quarter of workers receive almost no workplace training, finds TUC
Almost a quarter of workers are offered no training at their workplace other than a new starter induction, according to...
Low take-up of right to make training requests
Take-up of the right to make requests in relation to study or training has been low and has not facilitated...
Tribunal watch: Intensive training requirement led to sex discrimination judgment
An employment tribunal has held that a female police officer who was required to attend an intensive firearms training course...
National minimum wage: deduction for repayment of training fees
In DLA Piper’s latest case report, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) considered that national minimum wage legislation is not breached...
Government rules out right to request training in SMEs
The Government has ruled out extending the right for employees to make requests in relation to study or training to small and medium-sized...
Right to request training ‘irrelevant’ to most HR professionals
Legislation that allows employees in companies with more than 250 members of staff to make requests in relation to training...
Employers continue to cut training spend
Funding for learning and development has continued to take a hit as employer budgets feel the squeeze, according to the...
Realising the benefits of e-learning
This free guide is part of Smart Buyer, a free service from Personnel Today E-LEARNING Contents Overview Reasons to implement...
E-learning is best when delivered as part of a personal learning environment
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Overview
Reasons to implement e-learning
Supplier selection
Training content
Mobile training
How to tell if training was...
A four-step guide to planning your training, learning and development
Planning your training, learning and development is a crucial decision that could have extensive benefits for your organisation. It is...
