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TrainingZONE LearningWIRE - Issue 217
19 August 2002
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk
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EDITORIAL: A day in the life - what you told us
LIBRARY: New Document Library to launch
NEWS/FEATURES: E-learning: Let the 'e' stand for equality
COMMUNITY: E-learning and competitive advantage
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Editor's note
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A couple of weeks ago, we asked you to tell us just exactly what
it's like being a Training Manager in 2002. We were inundated with
members willing to tell all, so many thanks to those of you who
agreed to share your experiences with the rest of the TrainingZONE
audience. This week, we publish the first in a series of '10
questions for Training Managers', together with 'a day in the life'
of a training adviser in a legal firm. We hope you find these as
interesting as we did - and please do keep them coming!
Read what Christine Bell, Senior Training Manager at Eversheds gets
up to in a typical working day now at
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/88423
Read Malcolm Porter of Thomson Directories responses to our '10
questions for Training Managers' at
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/88426
p.s. thanks to everyone who sent in questions for Ivan Lewis MP,
Minister for Adult Learning. We'll be collecting the best of the
questions up and putting them to the Minister in the next few
weeks, so stay tuned for his response!
Stephanie Phillips
Editor, TrainingZONE
mailto:editor@trainingzone.co.uk
Stephenson College
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STEVENSON COLLEGE EDINBURGH seeks Temporary full or part-time
Workplace Assessors covering work in Glasgow, the Central Belt and
Fife to support candidates in the workplace and to carry out
assessment activities to meet Retail SVQ Level 2 standards. Also
seeking to recruit to a pool of assessors in Distribution and
Warehousing in the West Lothian area. Salary c.10 GBP per hour.
You will hold TDLB D units, have relevant occupational experience,
current experience of assessing SVQs and the ability to manage your
own workload to achieve agreed targets. Please forward your CV by 4
September to mailto:personnel@stevenson.ac.uk or telephone 0131-535-
4610 for more details.
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NEWS AND FEATURES
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Topical Briefings
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TrainingZONE has reams of new quality content added to it every
week! Find out what's been published lately in our Topical
Briefings, Zones and News pages. Here's a brief round-up:
E-learning: Let the 'e' stand for equality
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Karina Ward, Marketing Manager at Netg, looks at the importance of
equal access to learning technology.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/87823
Job-related training - opinion
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According to George Edwards, job-related training is often better
than its reputation suggests.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/88243
Search for the elusive work-life balance
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Susanne Tietze examines current thinking on the work-life balance
issues.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/85954
Our full archive of Topical Briefings from the last four
years can be found at
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/news/topicalbriefings/
News
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Two-thirds of UK companies aren't using online learning
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/87849
Motor industry makes a bid for SCC
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/88143
Job seekers look for training from potential employers
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/88098
Employees 'not impressed' by their bosses
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/88214
New draft code for union reps
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/88500
Get your regular updates from the TrainingZONE news pages at
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/news/index.html
CareerZone latest
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Latest vacancies added to CareerZone this week:
Learning and Development Consultant, Bucks, salary neg.
To develop new business in key markets, a self-starter with 5
years training exp., business development exp. and excellent
communication skills.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/cgi-site/tzjobs.cgi?action=detail&id=727
Dynamic Training and Learning Professional, Edinburgh, salary neg.
Needed to start up new operation in Edinburgh, responsible for
marketing, networking, organising and planning presentations and
meetings; consulting and project management.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/cgi-site/tzjobs.cgi?action=detail&id=726
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Getting your TNA in shape
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Time to sort your training plan out? Need to be able to make a
clear schedule of training needs - and make sure they fit with the
bigger picture? Glasstap Grange's best-selling TNA Toolkit can
provide the answer. Find out more now at
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/doc/2731
Coming soon - the all-new Document Library!
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Want to get your hands on the latest thinking in training and HR?
The TrainingZONE document library will shortly be bringing all the
latest white papers and opinion pieces from some of the key names
in the industry. The Document Library is all set to bring you the
best of these, starting with Partner Page members PeopleSoft who
have already added a comprehensive range of documents on how
technological solutions can turn your people into your competitive
advantage. Read all about it at
http://www.hrzone.co.uk/common/traininghr/peoplesoft/library.html
Get a snapshot - get the bigger picture for less!
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Special offer for anyone who purchases the Keynote snapshot
report on the training industry this week - get the full,
comprehensive report for just 300 GBP, a saving of 40 GBP off the
normal price. Keynote reports are invaluable for anyone wishing
to track developments in their own industry or others - and this
is no exception. To access a free full two-page summary of the
report before you buy, see
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/common/keynote/
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COMMUNITY
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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:
- I'm looking to develop a company induction for IT project staff
- can anyone help?, asks Sarah Brown.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/88654/728
- Does anyone know if it is possible to get hold of videos of
business gurus/authors being interviewed or performing at
conferences, etc ?, asks Ian Day.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/88609/728
- I'm looking for research on whether e-learning can claim credit
for organisations enjoying competitive advantage - does anyone have
any suggestions?, asks Roger Horam.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/88535/728
Thanks to Geoff Coughlin, Bob Foley and Conall Platts, 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
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/mytrainingzone/index.html
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