I was very interested to see that Harrods is offering in house degrees in selling.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2010/jun/21/sales-degree-harrods-employer-led
With so much emphasis being put on mangement development these days I am wondering if the bottom up approach will catch on.
I await your wise words!
Nikki
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Wonder why training qualification is not pervasive as yet
Most, trainers become trainers as a stepping stone role. The initial experience decides their subsequent career move. It is surprising , to note that trainer competency development rarely has a learning path. Most of it is limited to large corporates internal certification or certification examinations conducted by a Professional body. In a disjointed manner, several online courses may be available which most trainers are unaware.
A learning path which suggests a role based competency development consisting of a curricullum and assessments is practically not available. TAP foundation has done well to respond to this need.
Given the importance of continuos learning and skill development in a knowledge economy it is important to carve out a qualification criteria in training and development. It may be similar to what is being offered by Harrod or TAP. Option to scale up from a certificate to a university degree will address qualification substantially.Only then , can we have some regulation in this field which will benefit all.
Siddhartha Bhattacharjee
http://alps-india.com