Training strategies

Karen Pickersgill explains how she is aligning business improvement with skills strategies to boost leadership at dairy giant Arla Foods.

Martyn Sloman launches his new regular column by looking at the shift in responsibility for trainers

Outdoor pursuits were once regarded by employers as the ultimate in staff development, but today's workers want to be challenged in ways that relate to their jobs. Ross Bentley finds out how the experiential landscape is changing

When a bomb exploded on a London bus on 7 July 2005, British Museum staff reacted in the way they had been trained to.

Police training in England and Wales is to be completely overhauled in the next three years, Personnel Today can reveal.Police...

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 budgets are set to rise as employers struggle to equip their staff with the skills to do their jobs,...

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.

Don't cut corners with learning design, says Margi Gordon, in the first of a two-part series

Despite lacking a real definition, firms are fully committed to the concept of the corporate university. Simon Kent finds out how they work

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.

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.

Are virtual classrooms as effective as the real thing? Cosmetics giant L’Oréal seems to have found a blend that works

Embodying as much energy as the visitor attractions around her, Alison Leaper is looking to make her mark quickly at...

Four-step 'customer care' programme aims to improve patient experience in NHS.