New Award for Training that Brings Business Benefits
Organisations that put training and workforce development at the heart of their business strategy are encouraged to enter a new award launched by The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) and the Learning Skills Council (LSC). The LSC Award for Skills and Workforce Development will be given to a company demonstrating excellence in its approach to […]
‘Unleash the Power Within’ – the Aftermath
TrainingZONE community manager Dawn-Marie Dart checks in with attendees of the ‘Unleash the Power Within 2004’, a workshop run by life coach Anthony Robbins. Members of Sift Media communities gave us their firsthand accounts of this remarkable event back in October 2004 – but let’s find out how they feel about it now? Did the […]
Free Disability Training for SMEs
The RNID is offering small businesses free training to help them meet their obligations under the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA).The charity for deaf and hard of hearing people said the move comes in response to recent research revealing that over three quarters of small to medium sized businesses are risking court action under the DDA.Irini […]
The Big Idea: The Brainstorm
In the first of six articles looking at tools and techniques for innovation, Brian Campbell explains how to go about that most used method of finding new ideas – the brainstorm. This is the first of six articles which will look at innovation techniques. First I will look at “conventional” techniques and, in the months […]
The Way I See It… Bosses are to Blame for Soaring Absence
Gerry Baxter of management consultancy Baxter Neumann argues that organisations are as much to blame for sky-high absence as work shy employees. New efforts to tackle workplace absence has received much press over the last year particularly for organisations that have adopted new ways of managing the issue from staff incentives that woo workers back […]
Oxford Summer School Offer for Retail Managers
Retail managers can apply for an intensive “The Apprentice”-style summer school in Oxford aimed at developing potential leaders in the industry.Any manager earning up to £20,000 and working for a small or medium sized UK retailer can apply to attend the intensive residential course, which carries a bursary from Retail Trust and Skillsmart Retail.The six-day […]
Lack of Training Leaves Staff Demotivated
The Campaign for Learning has warned that one of the key demotivators for employees is the perception that learning and training opportunities are available to others within their organisation and not them. The findings are being highlighted in advance of this month’s Learning at Work Day on 26 May. The Campaign for Learning, which co-ordinates […]
Coaches Diary: Fit for Business
This week coach Olivia Stefanino faces an IT trainer who is finding self-employment hard going. Tom sat in front of me, his face grey with tiredness as he spoke of how hard he had been working in the three years since he set up his IT training company. Finding clients had been a lot tougher […]
Inter-Tel Scoops Training Award
Business communications firm Inter-Tel has received recognition for its dedication to training and development by winning the award for ‘Best Training Operation’ at the Comms Channel Awards 2005. Inter-Tel’s training school, the Inter-Tel Academy, was established to address the growing need for specific telecoms training both for technicians and users. Set up in 2001, the […]
Return-to-Work Mothers ‘Need More Support’
Mothers returning to work after maternity leave need greater help integrating back into working life, according to a helpline company.Validium, which operates confidential telephone helplines on behalf of companies says it has experienced increased calls from mums returning to work after an absence of more than six months. Validium says that the most common areas […]
FSSC Consults on New Anti-Money Laundering Standards
The Financial Services Skills Council (FSSC) is seeking views on its new draft industry performance standards for compliance and money laundering prevention roles. The consultation is the culmination of a 12-month project to develop the draft standards.Lucy Courtenay, Standards & Accreditation Director at the FSSC, said: “Compliance issues are under the spotlight as never before. […]
Key Skills Qualifications Rise
The number of people getting Key Skills qualifications rose by nearly a quarter last year.Almost 332,000 certificates were awarded – two thirds of them to 16 to 18-year-olds – up 23% on the previous year. In the four years since Key Skills qualifications began, 940,000 have been awarded to 572,000 learners. Some 108,000 people have […]
Companies Neglect Board Development
Companies spend more effort on recruiting and developing graduates than their board members, according to management development group Roffey Park.The company said that new Board members should have the ability to challenge, a ‘can do, will do’ attitude, technical expertise and an affinity with the organisation’s culture and values. While new non-executive directors should be […]
Food Industry Awards Seek Excellence in People Development
IGD the charity that promotes excellence in the food industry is challenging companies to demonstrate their commitment to people development through its Food Industry Awards.The John Sainsbury Award for Learning and Development recognises excellence in people development. Last year’s winner, Musgrave Budgens-Londis, took the prize for its ‘Fresh Food Training for Fresh Food Teams’ initiative, […]
Case Study: Mecca Improves its Winning Ways with LMS
Once the exclusive preserve of the nation’s gaming grans, bingo is grabbing a wider audience today, prompting significant growth within the sector. One of the UK’s leading bingo brands is Mecca Bingo, where fast-moving expansion and development is being managed using a learning management system (LMS). Mecca Bingo has 120 clubs spread throughout the UK […]
Dyson Signs up for HCI
Dyson is the latest company to sign up for the government’s Home Computer Initiative.HCI schemes, enabled by the Government’s 1999 tax exemption on loaned computers, allow employers to implement a tax-exempt loan scheme for computer equipment for their employees to use at homeThe vacuum manufacturer sign up will give employees the opportunity to lease a […]
Skills Gap Hits 12 Year High
Skills shortages are at a 12-year peak, according to the Business in Britain survey from Lloyds TSB Corporate. Over half (52%) of the companies who responded said they had faced sustained difficulty in recruiting skilled staff in the last year – the highest level since the survey began. Across the sectors, finding skilled employees is […]
Black Workers Miss Out on Training
Black workers are less likely to get training despite often being better qualified than their white counterparts, according to the Trades Union Congress (TUC). A new TUC report launched today to coincide with the TUC’s annual Black Worker’s conference entitled Workplace training – a race for opportunity, reveals that even though job related training is […]
BLA Publishes Best Practice Guide to Support Learners
New learner support guidelines aimed at training managers and providers are available from the British Learning Association (BLA).The best practice guide 10 Steps to Develop Learner Support – a guideline through the key issues gives an overview of what is meant by learner support and the different options. The free guide also includes a step-by-step […]
Case Study: Health and Safety Training at Scottish Power
Scottish Power is an international energy company providing electricity and/or gas services to around six million homes and businesses in the UK and the western US. Scottish Power has long made use of tutor led training in the classroom alongside generic on-line courses. However, with increasing pressures on staff time, a consequent rise in course […]
