Training strategies

The government has set-up guideline training contracts for a range skills in the public sector. The Office of Government Commerce (OGC)...

A quarter of managers plan to develop transferable skills or get a new qualification this year, a survey has revealed.A...

A report by a Parliamentary select committee on the UK's skills prospects concedes that a significant switch is needed in the country's approach to skills acquisition. But there's little time for this government to act on it.

TQ, the leading UK provider of training and education services to Governments and private clients around the World, is predicting...

Despite the economic downturn, there are still opportunities for training and learning and development managers - as long as they have what it takes.

Coaching fought hard to prove its worth during the recent boom years, but now that the economy is shrouded in gloom, will it be the first to experience any squeezes in budgets?

Developing staff as coaches has clear advantages over buying in expertise from outside - but it doesn't suit everyone.

Rachel Burlton found leadership development such a powerful force that she headed to London to embrace it. She's since discovered succession planning.
Graduates and final-year students still expect more than a bowl of muesli from employers. And training is at the top of their wish list, according to a poll by recruiter TMP Worldwide .

Traditional measurement techniques for assessing organisational training success are out of date, argues Arif Ahmed, co-founder and director of learning consultancy Ikonami.

In today’s climate of tenders, pitches and regular reviews, management training provider Clearworth feel that they have really achieved something to...

The Innovation Group plc (“Innovation Group”), the leading technology-led Business Process Outsourcing (“BPO”) provider for the insurance sector, implements Cobent’s...

Budgets are set to hold steady with managers being the top focus for professional skills development. 2009 will become the...

Government plans to give employees the right to seek time off for training, outlined in the Queen’s Speech yesterday, have...

The government’s apprenticeship targets fall far short of what could be achieved if all public departments and agencies offered just...

The nation’s bosses are pledging to train their staff to protect themselves against the economic downturn, according to new research...