TrainingZONE Insider #55 - Is it the end for happy sheets?

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TrainingZONE Insider #55 – Is it the end for happy sheets?

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TrainingZONE Insider - Issue 55
Wednesday 26 January 2004
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********** THIS WEEK'S TOPICS ***** THIS WEEK'S TOPICS ******
1 Goodbye to Happy Sheets?
2 Induction Tips
3 Survey: Training Trends 2005
4 How Did I Get Here? Peter Holden
5 Find New Opportunities in Tenders and CareerZone
********** THIS WEEK'S TOPICS ***** THIS WEEK'S TOPICS ******

Editor's note
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Evaluation has been the hot topic on TrainingZONE in recent
weeks, and this one is no exception. In his latest column
Godfrey Parkin asked: "Why do we perpetuate the smile-sheet
ritual?" Godfrey maintains that in marketing terms the "badly
flawed data" that the sheets offer is at best unreliable. Kevin
Chamberlain in response has challenged trainers to dispense of
the sheets once and for all. But if we follow this advice,
Refugio Arrizola asks, what's the alternative?
If you have made a stand against the smile sheet, or want to
defend this maligned form of feedback, post a comment at:
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/135930/680/608/626

Regards

Claire Savage
Editor, TrainingZONE
mailto:editor@trainingzone.co.uk

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Any Answers Answered
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Click on the links below to share in members' advice and best
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Tips to create an indispensable induction manual.
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Learning and development for specific age groups.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/135864/728

How to publish training guides online.
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Where to find training opportunities.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/135934/728

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New questions posted on Any Answers include:
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Buffy Sparks is looking for a desert island survival game or
similar for a management development day.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/136104/728/608/626

Lindy Wainwright needs some advice on best practice in creating
customer satisfaction surveys.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/136100/728/608/626

James Lancaster needs some pointers on inter-personal skills
exercises that include listening, questioning, influencing and
saying no.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/136014/728/608/626

Got the answer or want to pose a question of your own? Go to:
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Jobs & Opportunities
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If one of your New Year resolutions was to look for new
opportunities, take a look at our CareerZone and tenders areas.
Both are free to access and may just provide you with that fresh
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How Did I Get Here?
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Peter Holden, Manager of National and Industry Initiatives at
the Centre for Learning Innovation, New South Wales offers his
insight into training Down Under.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/135445/728/608/626
If you would like to take part in our How Did I Get Here
feature, please send an email to Claire Savage at:
editor@trainingzone.co.uk

Review
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Having just started her own business, IT trainer Jo Pearson
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publishers describe as "essential reading" for new start-ups.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/135509/728/608/626

Survey: Training Trends 2005
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Take part in our fifth annual Training Trends survey and in
return you'll receive a copy of the results when they are
published.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/survey

New Members
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This week TrainingZONE welcomes new members from organisations
including: Royal Mail, Learning and Skills Council, Vodafone,
Home Office, Halifax, O2, Iceland, Johnson & Johnson, NARS
Cosmetics, NPower, House of Commons and North Lanarkshire
Council.

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