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TrainingZONE Newswire - Issue 324
13 September 2004
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1. Feature: Evaluation - Any Time, Any Place, Anywhere
2. Training 'High Priority' for Blue Chips
3. Case Study: Development Centres
4. Management Development is a Business Priority
5. Demand for IT Skills Set to Rise
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Editor's note
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There's good and not-so-good news in a new survey of large
companies and their attitudes to training.
The good news being that the vast majority of those interviewed
recognised that training was crucial to business success, and felt
it was far too strategic to outsource.
The not-so-good news is that few were willing to put their money
where their mouth is and translate this recognition into an
increase training budgets.
Have you managed to increase your training budget? Perhaps you used
some of the tips Paul Kearns revealed in his Bitesize Business
Partners series? Share your budget boosting tips by clicking "add
comment" on the article below:
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/130552/680/608/626
Regards
Claire Savage
Editor
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Feature: Evaluation - Any Time, Any Place, Anywhere
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Michael Brannick explores how the latest online assessments can
help companies hone their training strategies.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/130102/680/608/626
Training "High Priority" for Blue Chips
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Training is increasingly seen as critical to business success, but
large companies demand value for money.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/130552/680/608/626
Case Study: Bayer Pharmaceuticals' Development Centres
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How the use of development centres at Bayer Pharmaceuticals has
helped to identify talent and boost management skills.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/130104/680/608/626
The Way I See It... Management Development is a Business Priority
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Emma Bell puts the case that developing the skills of managers is
the key to unlocking a business's full potential.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/130046/680/608/626
Demand for IT Skills Set to Rise
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Demand for IT skills is riding high with more than half of IT
managers expecting to recruit this year.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/130418/680/608/626
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