The UK will face a shortage of 40,000 people with network technology skills by 2008 unless urgent action is taken to address the issue, analysts have warned.
Training policies
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Fears of an increasing lack of qualified IT professionals in the UK been allayed after research showed vacancies are down.
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A revamped programme for training junior doctors, which emphasises areas including communication and safety, has been introduced in the UK this week.
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Training officers in Iraq are delivering important basic skills in extreme circumstances - lessons that could save other soldiers' lives. Michael Millar, the first UK business journalist to visit Iraq, reports
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Triple jumper Nathan Douglas is one of the UK’s few medal hopes at the 2005 IAAF World Championships in Athletics,...
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All change at the NHS as new innovation institute takes control of health service training.
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Chartered Management Institute launches programme to promote manager's skills for success in public service.
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Increasingly employers are working with union learning representatives to boost skills acquisition in the workplace
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Michael Ode, training and development manager at GlynWebb, concentrates on giving staff the skills to get ahead
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Plans for trained paramedics to treat patients on the spot, rather than taking them by ambulance to hospital, have come under fire from union leaders.
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Network Rail is having to re-skill the 15,000 employees it took in-house from maintenance contractors in 2004 after finding that they had a “varying level of competency”.
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Nearly two-thirds of employees are not being given the opportunity to live up to their potential in the workplace, according to a study.
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Four-step 'customer care' programme aims to improve patient experience in NHS.
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Retail union Usdaw has launched an in-store learning partnership with Sainsbury's, offering training in areas such as IT, literacy and numeracy.
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Unions have slammed Conservative plans to scrap the union learning fund, which helps workers access basic skills courses.