How has Covid-19 impacted the way we develop graduates and apprentices?
What has the crisis has taught us about how to develop young graduates and apprentices?
How organisations can digitally upskill their way out of the crisis
The government’s upskilling programmes are undersubscribed, but it’s not too late to take advantage of the free training on offer.
Now is the time to upskill for the post-Covid market
Why now is the time to upskill for the post-Covid market.
Training for a new ‘new normal’
Reacting If leadership in 2020 could be summed up in one word, that’s probably it. Over the last twelve months we have had to react to lockdowns and ever changing regulations, to furloughs and flexible working, and latterly to the demands of a post-Brexit world. Along the way businesses have shown themselves to be resourceful […]
How can apprenticeships help organisations build a better future?
Will apprenticeships become an essential component to organisations’ reskilling strategy through economic recovery?
How HRZone’s Culture Pioneers are forging ahead with meaningful change
Take inspiration from HRZone’s inaugural Culture Pioneers.
2021 will be the year of online digital upskilling
On 30th January 2020 the world changed; literally overnight. Over the course of what was to be one of the most turbulent years in living memory many thousands of people across the world have found themselves out of work. In the UK, before the Covid-19 crisis, the unemployment rate was below four per cent […]
The good, the bad and the ugly of learning and development in 2020
Which practices should we continue in 2021 and which belong in the museum?
L&D Strategies to Prepare for Post-COVID Future
In the realm of the existing world health crisis, companies small or big had to transition towards digital mediums. This unprecedented move is not just limited to the way people and organizations work but also the way learning and development (L&D) is conducted. This rapid transition was fraught with challenges. According to a survey conducted […]
TrainingZone’s 10 most popular reads of 2020
Which articles caught the attention of your L&D peers across the year?
Glühwein in the garden
As we toast the end of a challenging year, it’s an important time to reflect on how far we’ve come and re-examine our purpose and our values. We are managing. We are managing well. There are ups and downs. Bright days and less contented days. Alongside the drearier aspects of lockdown 2 and the iterations which […]
L&D’s keyword for the next decade: human
We have a unique opportunity build a better L&D model. Will we take it?
Surviving a second lockdown
How we come out of this second lockdown is largely down to us – we have the tools at our disposal to meet this new challenge, now it’s up to us to use them… We can do this. We’ve done it before. We’ve got good at it. Now we’re doing it again. Lockdown. Intense home […]
Managing Stressful Times
The UK is in another period of lockdown. My heart goes out to all sorts of people, including those who have been so excited about getting back to face-to-face training. I understand how disappointing this will have been for you. This has certainly been a year of unparalleled challenges, professionally and personally. I’m writing this week’s […]
Panic and pandemic: winter resilience
As we head into a second lockdown, it’s time to appreciate what we have and the things we have learned from our experience of this pandemic so far. Often, we are more resilient than we think we are… If you have your health, a job and someone to give you a cuddle, arguably you’ve already […]
Build back better: why L&D is key to sustainable economic recovery
For businesses looking to ‘build back better’ in the wake of Covid-19, L&D will play a critical role.
Why L&D needs to think like an unemployed teenager
In a world where the only constant is change, learning mindsets of teenagers may be essential for a scary future of work.
The 2020 dilemma: how to solve the UK’s critical unemployment and skills shortage problems
Why we need a longer-term solution to curb unemployment and skills shortages.
COVID-19: What are the opportunities for coaches?
The sheer uncertainty of what lies ahead, coupled with the need to rapidly employ a new set of skills to help drive the business forward has presented what has been described by some as a golden opportunity for coaches The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on organisations across the globe is evident wherever you […]
Training for change
If there was ever any doubt that we lived in a VUCA world, 2020 has added further layers of volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity in a way that would have been unthinkable even as 2019 drew to a close. And as autumn draws in it seems as though we are in for more of the […]
