Using Simulations to Boost Learning
Mark Mortimer, Director of Kerobi Performance Management explains how the kind of simulation exercises favoured by athletes can be used in a business setting. Recent research by Capgemini illustrates that the consulting industry continues to undergo considerable change with clients perceiving a decrease in consulting talent below the senior level. This, coupled with the industry […]
Hi-Tech Workers Dissatisfied with Training
Fewer than half of employees in the hi-tech sector feel that they are well-trained, according to a new survey.Putting it in Perspective, an annual report produced by research consultancy ORC International, found that just 47% of those in the hi-tech sector said they were satisfied with the training they received compared to 70% in the […]
Cash for Employment Equality Training
A DTI scheme that offers not-for-profit organisations grants for increasing awareness of new employment equality rules is to receive a £1.3 million shot in the arm. Employers’ bodies, unions, voluntary and community bodies are among those that can apply to the scheme for the 2004-05 financial year. The new money, announced by industry minister Jacqui […]
Subsidised Training for West
Businesses in the West of England are being offered discounted staff development.Business West and Business Link Somerset is offering up to half price coaching to SME’s in the West of England and Somerset areas as a result of funding from the Regional Development Agency. While those companies working in aerospace and defence in the region […]
Case Study: Basic Skills Training in the NHS
Kathleen Hopper, Basic Skills and IT Tutor for Careconnect Learning gives a personal account of the work being carried out in the NHS to improve basic and IT skills among staff. Basic Skills is:“The ability to read, write and speak in English, and to use mathematics at a level necessary to function at work and […]
Training Needed to Sustain Manufacturing Growth
The Learning and Skills Council has called for manufacturing industries to invest in staff training to meet demands of the growing industry.The call comes as the Engineering Employers Federation (EEF), which represents manufacturers, revealed in its quarterly trends that output, orders and investment are rising strongly. The EEF said that this is the first quarter […]
Training The Next Generation of Marketers
The Institute of Direct Marketing has recruited 30 students for its inaugural Graduate Fast Track programme.The IDM plans to enable the 30 to climb to the upper rungs of the recruitment ladder with a week-long programme, during which graduates will be schooled school in all the tools and techniques of effective direct, data and digital […]
UK Lags Europe in Management Development
The Chartered Management Institute (CMI) has called on UK organisations to invest more time, money and thought into training managers, as a study reveals that the UK is falling behind the rest of Europe in management development.The two-year CMI study found that UK organisations spend less than their European counterparts on management training and development, […]
A Million Participants for Learning at Work Day
Around a million employees across the UK will be taking a break from their normal routine today as part of Learning at Work Day.For workers in thousands of firms around the country, Learning At Work Day means taking a break from routine to participate in learning sessions designed to revitalise working life, increase motivation and […]
Training Used to Aid Recruitment
Training is being used as a key method of attracting staff, according to research from the Recruitment Confidence Index.The RCI survey found that almost all employers (90%) believe training impacts their business’ bottom line and two in three now include skills training in job offers to prospective employees.One in three employers surveyed predicted major changes […]
Employers to “Steer” Reformed Apprenticeships
Employers are to be put in the “driving seat” of designing and developing apprenticeships, Education and Skills Secretary Charles Clarke said today.Mr Clarke made the promise while unveiling reforms to apprenticeships that will allow under-16s and over-25s to join in the schemes.The reforms will mean: • Young Apprenticeships for 14-16 year olds – with up […]
Campaign to Increase Modern Apprenticeships
A national marketing campaign is set to start next month to encourage employers to create new Modern Apprenticeship opportunities. Currently, demand from young people is three times the level of supply from employers. The marketing campaign, due to begin on 10 May, will be run by the Learning and Skills Council, and involve national television […]
English Language Training for Immigrant Workers
Immigrants working in Britain’s booming building industry need English training to boost site safety and productivity, surveyors have warned.The Construction Industry Training Board predicts that the UK construction industry will need an extra 83,000 workers annually. However, a decline in British trade apprenticeships has left the UK unable to service the demand for skilled labour […]
Case Study: Management Development at Dairy Crest
The business benefits of new management programmes are already being felt at chilled foods manufacturer Dairy Crest.Executive education specialist Roffey Park is running separate competency-based programmes, for Dairy Crest’s leaders and managers, featuring Development Centres, business-related projects and one-to-one mentoring. As well as supporting the brand portfolio and ‘maximising talent’, the programmes also promote cross-functional […]
First Graduates for Vodaphone Marketing Course
Vodaphone has set up an in-house certificate in direct marketing in a bid to build a greater focus on customer relations across the group.The Vodaphone Certificate in Direct Markting consists of five one-day modules, created and accredited by the Institute of Direct Marketing (IDM). The first 31 Vodaphone employees to take the certificate have now […]
Plenty of Jobs But Not Enough Skills, Says Manpower
The UK skills shortage and low unemployment is making it hard for employers to take on staff, according to research by recruitment company Manpower.The Manpower Employment Outlook Survey found that UK job prospects were positive for the second part of the year, with 16% of employers looking to add to their payrolls.However, Hazel Detsiny, Director […]
Charity Sector Training “In Crisis”
“There is a crisis in training in the voluntary and community sector,” a leading charity analyst is set to warn the sector.Professor Ian Bruce, head of the Centre for Charity Effectiveness at City University’s Cass Business School plans to make the statement in a lecture this evening (Wednesday 24 March) on “Charities: too Amateur or […]
Study Finds E-Learners ‘Get What They Need’
Almost all IT e-learners in a new study said they got what they needed out of their course, regardless of whether they finished it.The survey, by e-learning provider SkillSoft showed that many wanting to update their IT skills tended to learn on-the-job and apply their new skills immediately, according to a new studyOnly 23% of […]
Co-ordinating E-Learning with IT Development
Which comes first the training or the new IT system? Adval Creative Director Richard Bunning argues both. Here he demonstrates how to overcome the hurdles of developing a training package for a new IT system while that system is still in development. Companies planning to introduce or upgrade their IT systems face a challenge: how […]
From the Chalkboard to the Chatboard
Jacqui Harper of Crystal Business Training charts the way training has moved on from the days when trainers talked and learners listened. There was a time when training was all chalk and talk. Thankfully the formal traditional ways are probably best for the classroom, where the techniques are right for developing the minds of young […]
