TrainingZONE LearningWire #122 - WOLCE review, ILA success, new watch pages

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TrainingZONE LearningWire #122 – WOLCE review, ILA success, new watch pages

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TrainingZONE LearningWIRE - Issue 122
10 October 2000
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LATEST HEADLINES ***** LATEST HEADLINES ***** LATEST HEADLINES

1. WOLCE review
2. New watch pages: LSC and DfEE
3. Success with Individual Learning Accounts!
4. How to ensure learning never stops
5. Tenders from the Training Standards Council and the Army

***** LATEST HEADLINES ***** LATEST HEADLINES ***** LATEST

Editor's Note
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A somewhat jaded TrainingZONE returned from WOLCE this week,
laden with brochures proclaiming the latest in 'unique online
learning'.

E-learning appears to have been a victim of its own hype, having
been billed as the answer to tedious, time-consuming and
expensive classroom training. What's evident to those able to
take a more balanced view is that it is simply going to become
another method of delivery, rather than replacing any existing
methods outright.

We've no glossy brochures to offer but we are working to enhance
your news service with a new series of watch pages. These will
enable you to see at a glance how progress has been made with
some of the major government initiatives.

Stephanie Phillips
Editor
mailto:sphillips@trainingzone.co.uk
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk

Latest News
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A selection of this week's news stories
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/news

WOLCE review
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TrainingZONE has a problem. How to avoid becoming jaded by
attending exhibitions where the same companies appear time and
time again?
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/28243

Learning and Skills Council watch
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This is the second in a series of 'watch' features bringing you
all the news on issues of current importance in the world of
training.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/28144

Government Watch: Training and development briefing from the DfEE
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Our round-up of government announcements during October which
impact on training and development.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/27751

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How to ensure learning never stops
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Just because you have delivered a series of non-stop training
sessions that have targeted all those people within your
establishment does not mean the training process has stopped -
look at how to make learning on-going.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/28117

Oxford dons to lecture over the web
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University lecturers will soon be delivering the fruits of their
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Winners in work-life balance funding
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A couple of months ago we reported that the government was making
funds available for companies wishing to push forward work-life
balance policies. The money would be used to fund consultants to
work on projects to improve flexible working practices.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/27845

Individual Learning Accounts: a potential scam for IT providers?
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The British Computer Society (BCS) has written to the government
over concerns that the Individual Learning Account scheme could
allow training companies benefitting from government money to
increase their fees and rake in extra profits.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/27893

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In the days of a 'war for talent', succession planning is
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retaining highly skilled and talented employees.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/27814

Success with Individual Learning Accounts!
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You may recall that TrainingZONE encountered a few teething
problems a couple of months ago in our efforts to secure an
Individual Learning Account. Well, it seems that the process
behind ILAs does work!
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/27756

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Community Features
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Any Answers
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*Question of the week*
Advice on freelance adult guidance and development work
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I am interested to know if anyone has any suggestions for how I
utilise my adult guidance skills in a freelance capacity? I have
worked in education/training for over 15 years and have a degree
in education/training specialising in guidance in addition to
psychometric and transactional analysis certification etc. I am
very keen to develop my own consultancy offering personal
development training and guidance. All advice gratefully
received!

Patricia Colaluca

Other questions posed this week:

- Tony Clayton seeks ideas for Institute of Management project
- Sue Kennedy is looking for soft skills CBT
- Paul Bedwell wonders about the effectiveness of PC monitors
within desks

To answer these and any other questions from TrainingZONE
members, go to
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/anyanswers

Thanks to Jooli Atkins, Neville Palmer and Clive Hook, who
added some useful insights to the TrainingZONE Any Answers page
this week.

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Tenders
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Here are a selection of new postings added over the last week
- make sure you don't miss out on the exciting opportunities
being added daily at
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/tenders

- Training Standards Council seeks tenders for recruitment
response management
- Army seeks telecommunications NVQ assessors, UK and Germany
- Freelance IT consultants needed in Scotland

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