Training strategies

From the lofty to the pedestrian

Speaking the local language could win your organisation business, but what can HR do to help, asks Ross Bentley?

UK employers have been urged to radically overhaul their training processes after it emerged that poor productivity cost them £70bn last year.

Proving the return on investment (ROI) you make in training is always a tricky one for HR. Sometimes the mere...

Employees want their managers to support and develop them more at work, a survey reveals.

UK businesses are losing billions of pounds because they fail to train managers in planning skills

Skills auditing software could be a boon for training departments - as long as it is used appropriately.

One thing there's more of nowadays are older people at work. Some say this could be yet another challenge for toilers in the training fraternity. Or is it just another grey herring?

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.

Small firms can recover the cost of employees' salaries by taking part in the government's £400m Train to Gain programme.

Glass manufacturer Pilkington has signed a deal with online learning firm SkillSoft to provide training for 500 IT staff worldwide.

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.

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.

Outdoor training has a reputation for putting participants through a range of macho activities, which bear little relevance to the workplace. Is this
image fair? Or have providers become much more sophisticated?

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.