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TrainingZONE LearningWIRE - Issue 215
5 August 2002
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk
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EDITORIAL: Is adult learning working? Ask a Minister
LIBRARY: Keyote: A user says..., Magic Meetings
NEWS/FEATURES: What's wrong with training for work?
COMMUNITY: A day in the life of a Training Manager
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Editor's note
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Do you think adult learning is working? Last week the Small
Business Council criticised skills policy, the Institute of
Directors weren't impressed with the LSC and also wanted to see
vocational training encouraged far more, and the Adult Learning
Inspectorate slated standards in work-based learning. But what
do you think? Are policies on adult training helping your
business or organisation? TrainingZONE gives you the exclusive
opportunity to put your questions to Ivan Lewis MP, Under
Secretary of State for Adult Learning. If you want to know what
the government's plans are in this sector, send your questions
to: mailto:editor@trainingzone.co.uk
Stephanie Phillips
Editor, TrainingZONE
mailto:editor@trainingzone.co.uk
PeopleSoft Human Resource Management - free downloads
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Human Resources departments are increasingly using technology to
help them align business aims with their local workforce
objectives. At the same time, collaborative technologies can
give employees fast access to the personalised information they
need to do their jobs. Find out how instant technological
solutions can turn your people into your competitive advantage,
and help them out too:
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/cgi-bin/library.cgi?action=detail&id=1264
More documents on practical solutions can be accessed here:
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/common/traininghr/peoplesoft/library.html
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COMMUNITY
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A day in the life of a Training Manager
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Training Needs Analyses, budgets, course bookings, a never-ending
ream of forms...and enough tea bags to last the next fortnight's
delegates. As a Training Manager or Training Officer, all or any
of these may be familiar parts of your routine, but what's it
really like working in training strategy these days? We're
looking for Training Managers who can tell us what's happening
at the 'coal face' of organisational development. If you'd be
happy to answer our '10 questions', keep a short diary or just
put together a few words on what it means to do your job, we'd
love to hear from you. What's more, your thoughts could
stimulate a great debate about what it means to be a Training
Manager in 2002. Interested in getting involved? Contact us
now at mailto:editor@trainingzone.co.uk .
Any Answers
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There's an answer for nearly every question - supply yours now at
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/community/anyanswers/index.html
A selection from this week's questions:
- What is Soft Skills Training?, asks Richard Ordman
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/87670/728
- Has anyone had any experience of good organisational design
training courses?, asks Rebecca Wyatt
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/87580/728
- Can anyone tell me where I can get hold of a blank database
for trainees to put info in and then run reports on during a
training session?, asks Molly Carey
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/87480/728
Thanks to Sade Awolola, Bob Foley and Phil Wheeliker, who
were among those sharing the benefit of their expertise with
other members this week.
Make sure you receive your fortnightly edition of the Any Answers
digest by updating your news alerts at
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Motiva Corporate Development
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Leadership development experts Motiva have focussed the most up-
to-date and potent performance technology into an inspirational
five day residential programme consolidated with 1-2-1 coaching
support. The course identifies crucial individual performance
areas, transforming participants' confidence and capacity to
lead. Book your place or find out more about inspirational
leadership call Julia McCracken NOW on 01242 706742, or e-mail
mailto:sales@motivacorporate.co.uk.
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LIBRARY
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Keynote reports - a user's view
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'This is the second year that we have used Keynote as a primary
source of market intelligence which, together with your new
TrainingZone reports, provides us excellent 'top down' guidance
on market behavior for the components of SAP's extended education
services. Market intelligence from the likes of Keynote is
invaluable in understanding market trends and comparing these to
our own research with our customers. Does this work? All I can
say is our quarterly forecast of business has significantly
improved in accuracy. For the 6 quarters in a row we have
achieved a maximum variance of 1 per cent between forecast
accuracy and actual results -and customer satisfaction has gone
up....'
Find out why Dave Simonds, SAP Director of Education, UK, Ireland
and South Africa has this to say about the new range of Keynote
reports on TrainingZONE now at
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/common/keynote/index.html
Search the full range of materials available in the Library now:
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/ppv
Magic meetings
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Always running over schedule? Can't make sense of the minutes
passed around? This self-study pack provides the knowledge and
skills required to run efficient, effective meetings, covering:
when and when not to meet; success factors of an effective
meeting; preparing to run the meeting; environmental factors in
running meeting; skills required of an effective Chairperson; the
main stages of a meeting; running the meeting; 3 steps to
assertive behaviour to handle difficult meeting participants. The
course is fully interactive, with questions, tests of knowledge
and exercises. For a sample of these materials, see
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/doc/3001
Free Nevada Learning Series Guide
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Don't WASTE your IT training budget! Learning is only effective
if it is reinforced after the training, otherwise the benefits
are lost. A study shows that after 2 days only 33 percent of the
knowledge remained and after 3 weeks, just 15 percent! To claim a
free Nevada Learning Series guide, e-mail your contact details
NOW to mailto:sales@interact-training.com and improve your own IT
skills. For more details, see
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/adredirect/interact.html
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NEWS AND FEATURES
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TrainingZONE's news is created daily - get your regular updates
at
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Blended Solutions - what do they mean in practice?
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/86144
What's wrong with training for work?
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/87397
LSC gets poor review from IoD
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/87428
1000 great quotes for business, management and training: Learning
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/87295
IT should be considered a basic skill - report
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/87587
Degrees 'deliver a better lifestyle'
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/87473
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