Many organisations are reluctant to invest money in non job-specific training. But new research reveals that it can have tangible business benefits, as Stephanie Sparrow discovers.
Training strategies
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Small firms can recover the cost of employees' salaries by taking part in the government's £400m Train to Gain programme.
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Glass manufacturer Pilkington has signed a deal with online learning firm SkillSoft to provide training for 500 IT staff worldwide.
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Training does not come cheap. But don't worry - if your training budget is tighter than two coats of paint, you may be able to get subsidies from sundry public bodies.
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Boris Johnson, shadow minister for higher education, has launched an attack on vocational training, saying it is wrong to try to "lobotomise the British public" into thinking it is better than university degrees.
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Home-based employees are now the norm for many organisations. Ignore them at your peril - they too have their training needs. To meet them, you need a plan.
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Outdoor training has a reputation for putting participants through a range of macho activities, which bear little relevance to the workplace. Is this
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You'd think writing a witty piece about toilet paper would be a doddle for so fine a proponent of toilet humour as Guru
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The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has built a multi-million pound business school to develop its top talent, but has...
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Top 1,000 managers to be graded on ability before training programme commences.
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A training manager's diary: The no-so-secret diary of a training manager. This month's entries: Big meeting and team-building
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More than half of training specialists have major concerns about their organisation's learning and development provision
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In the past nine months the Learning and Skills Council has been dogged by criticism for failing to engage employers and failing to affect levels of employer delivered training
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Ross Wigham weighs up the benefits of organisations gaining external accreditation for their training courses
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Chairman of chief infomation officers board at E-Skills highlights need for essential IT skills.