There is huge demand for learning new skills among the British workforce, but a range of obstacles - topped by overwork and stress - prevent many employees from taking up training.
Training strategies
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Training budgets are set to rise as employers struggle to equip their staff with the skills to do their jobs,...
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Training budgets are set to increase as employers struggle to ensure that employees have the skills they need to do their jobs - and that managers can get the best out of them, according to research out today.
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Don't cut corners with learning design, says Margi Gordon, in the first of a two-part series
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Despite lacking a real definition, firms are fully committed to the concept of the corporate university. Simon Kent finds out how they work
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The take up of e-learning has been stunted by businesses failing to understand how the technology should be used, an Oxford University computer specialist has claimed.
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Small businesses still cannot find employees with the technical skills they need, despite numerous skills initiatives from the government, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has warned.
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Are virtual classrooms as effective as the real thing? Cosmetics giant L’Oréal seems to have found a blend that works
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Embodying as much energy as the visitor attractions around her, Alison Leaper is looking to make her mark quickly at...
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Four-step 'customer care' programme aims to improve patient experience in NHS.
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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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Mobile phone retailer Phones4u is spending £10m on sending its 3,500 workers on a week-long training course.
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Employers need to look seriously at the increasing skill demands made of workers who are not highly qualified, according to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
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Making learning stick remains the holy grail of anyone responsible for people development in their organisation. Margaret Kubicek asks how to make it happen
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Another raft of research shows that less than half of UK organisations have any idea whether what they spend on training is making any difference. Stephanie Sparrow and Simon Kent report