The TrainingZone podcast: January 2015
Jon and Jamie tackle natural leadership, brand new HRzone and more, while Kate joins the team to review this year’s Learning Technologies conference and expo. Subscribe free Please ensure that you have iTunes installed before subscribing. Jon and Jamie tackle natural leadership, brand new HRzone and more, while Kate joins the team to review this […]
Learning Technologies 2015: Live Coverage
It's here again! Learning Technologies 2015 kicks off on Wednesday but if you can't attend, get all the best soundbites right here. We go live at 9am GMT. Live Blog Learning Technologies 2015 window.cilAsyncInit = function() {cilEmbedManager.init()};(function() {if (window.cilVwRand === undefined) { window.cilVwRand = Math.floor(Math.random()*10000000); }var e = document.createElement(‘script’);e.async = true;var domain = (document.location.protocol […]
The Learning Awards 2015 – Finalists
Headline Sponsor – Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development Internal Learning Solution of the Year – Sponsored by QATelefonicaCentral Manchester University Hospitals NHS TrustGlaxoSmithKlineLegal & General Assurance SocietyLV=Sainsbury’s External Learning Solution of the Year – Sponsored by Cisco AfinitiBP and LearningAge SolutionsPurple MediaQA with SantanderSaffron InteractiveSquared Online Apprenticeship Programme of the Year – Sponsored by New […]
The TrainingZone podcast Christmas special
There may not be a guest, but that doesn’t mean the hosts have a shortage of things to say. Aurion Learning’s predictions blog post gets analysed, plus a look forward to Learning Technologies 2015. Subscribe free Please ensure that you have iTunes installed before subscribing. There may not be a guest, but that doesn’t mean […]
Online Educa Berlin 2014: Live coverage
From 3 – 5 December the great and the good of Europe's L&D professionals will gather at the Hotel Intercontinental in Berlin, and if you can't be there this is the next best thing. We launch on Wednesday morning. Live Blog Online Educa Berlin 2014 window.cilAsyncInit = function() {cilEmbedManager.init()};(function() {if (window.cilVwRand === undefined) { […]
Online Educa 2014: Agnieszka Chrząszcz interview
The L&D calendar’s premier elearning conference is almost upon us so we caught up with Agnieszka Chrząszcz from AGH-University of Science and Technology Centre of Elearning in Poland to tell us more about Online Educa 2014. Tell us about your talk at Online Educa. This year we propose a whole day pre-conference event open for everyone that […]
The TrainingZone podcast: September 2014
This month we come to you from Learning Live, the LPI’s recent conference focused on all things learning. We talk cloud attacks, teaching primary school kids to code, and Nathan Pearson-Smith joins in to discuss apprenticeships. Links to stories: Have you studied a MOOC this year?, The iCloud hack, five year olds to be taught […]
World of Learning 2014: TZ meets Jonathan Bunn
We talk to Jonathan Bunn, communications director at Metlife, about what he’s going to be discussing at this year’s World of Learning and how the communications and HR teams at his organisation work successfully together. Tell us about your panel discussion at World of Learning. I am participating in a panel discussion on employee engagement. […]
Learning Live 2014 [LIVE COVERAGE]
Watch our live coverage of this year's Learning Live right here. the event takes place from 10-11 September 2014. Live Blog Learning Live 2014 window.cilAsyncInit = function() {cilEmbedManager.init()};(function() {if (window.cilVwRand === undefined) { window.cilVwRand = Math.floor(Math.random()*10000000); }var e = document.createElement(‘script’);e.async = true;var domain = (document.location.protocol == ‘http:’ || document.location.protocol == ‘file:’) ? ‘http://cdnsl.coveritlive.com’ : […]
World of Learning 2014: TZ meets Cheryl Clemons
We chat to Cheryl Clemons, CEO of LearnerLab, to find out about the importance of user experience when engaging learners and what she thinks will be the main challenges in workplace learning over the next year. Tell us about your talk at World of Learning. L&D and corporate learning has had a serious identity crisis over […]
The CIPD L&D Show 2014
From 9am on Wednesday 30 April, this is where we'll be covering this year's CIPD L&D show. If you can't make it sign up for our live coverage beneath. window.cilAsyncInit = function() { cilEmbedManager.init() }; (function() { if (window.cilVwRand === undefined) { window.cilVwRand = Math.floor(Math.random()*10000000); } var e = document.createElement(‘script’); e.async = true; var […]
Five people to befriend for your training event to run smoothly
As events season gets into full swing, it’s worth building relationships with the right people to make sure your event runs without a hitch, says Richard Edwards. Training events can be a fun and useful way to get to know your staff a little better and to help them gain a deeper understanding of your […]
TrainingZone interviews: Mark McCusker
Mark McCusker, Chair of the British Assistive Technology Association (BATA) and CEO of Texthelp Ltd discusses the effects that dyslexia has on employees in the workplace and the simple but highly effective changes that employers can make to support them during Dyslexia Awareness Week (14-20th October 2013). How would you describe dyslexia in the workplace? […]
What makes a good conference venue and why?
In what continues to be a tough time for organisations economically, Sean Spencer suggests that the key to a good conference venue is one that not only offers the best value for money and meets a combination of needs but one that is willing to go the extra mile to fulfil them. With over 29,000 […]
Learning Awards 2012: Vox pops
Last week, TrainingZone ventured east to Park Lane's Dorchester Hotel for the Learning Awards. One of the most prestigious awards ceremonies in the L&D calendar both in the UK and abroad, the Learning Awards have been around in various guises since 1997. Since their inception the training industry has expanded and diversified, just as the […]
Learning Awards 2012: A quick round-up
The L&D industry turned out in force on Thursday 2 February in support of The Learning and Performance Institute’s annual Awards ceremony, The Learning Awards. Two-time British Sportswoman of the Year, Sharron Davies MBE, hosted the event which took place at the 5-star Dorchester Hotel, London. The ceremony was filled with international figureheads from the global learning […]
Online Educa and the future of workplace learning
LEARNING TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION IN EUROPEAN BUSINESSES 2011, the Europe-wide study carried out by Towards Maturity in partnership with ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN, has found that a growing number of organisations are turning to new learning technologies to help them increase their business agility. ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN, the largest global e-learning conference for the corporate, education and […]
UK Plc: Olympics money should have been spent on youth training
With youth unemployment passing the one million mark for the first time since records began, it is perhaps unsurprising that three in five UK businesses (59%) wish that London Olympics money had been invested elsewhere, with more than a quarter (26%) claiming it should have been spent on training young people to help them secure […]
CIPD Annual Conference and Exhibition paves the way for next generation talent strategies
At its Annual Conference and Exhibition in Manchester, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has published the first in a series of six exclusive thought pieces on talent management. Written in collaboration with a range of experts and thought leaders in the field, the series is designed to start a debate about future […]
LPI announces the Learning Awards finalists
The Learning and Performance Institute (LPI) today announced the finalists for the Learning Awards 2012. The event, which is in its 15th year, will take place at The Dorchester, Park Lane, London on 2 February 2012. This year the LPI received a record number of entries for the awards, with entries up 30% on last […]
