Review: the CIPD’s organisation development conference
Jon Ingham reports from the CIPD’s recent organisation development conference and examines the opportunitites for L&D. I attended the CIPD’s Organisation Development (OD) conference towards the end of last month and have been reflecting since on the implications of this event for learning and development practitioners. Firstly, however, it might be worth describing some of […]
World of Learning 2011: Charles Jennings on learning governance
TrainingZone interviewed Charles Jennings at World of Learning about his keynote on learning governance. Charles Jennings, former chief and learning officer at Reuters and present MD of Duntroon Associates, delivered a keynote address to World of learning entitled: Transforming L&D through effective leraning governance. In his keynote, Jennings outlined his thinking on learning governance, why […]
World of Learning 2011: Is the future learning or training?
Last week TrainingZone attended the World of Learning at the NEC, Birmingham, and caught some vox pops along the way. The big question: Is the future learning or training? bits://v/ZBbv1aBT-JeYudoL6 Is the future learning or training? Have your say here. Last week TrainingZone attended the World of Learning at the NEC, Birmingham, and caught some […]
World of Learning: How to inspire and nurture the leaders of tomorrow
Leadership is one of the key learning and development topics that will be addressed at the forthcoming World of Learning conference and exhibition, which takes place on 27 and 28 September at the NEC, Birmingham. Tony Kerley, Director of ERAS, will be joined by Aidan Thomas, Chief Executive of Norfolk and Waveney Mental Health NHS […]
Supported Experiments Showcase the value of CPD
After supporting the project planning process, Joanne Miles from LSN attended the John Ruskin College Supported Experiments Showcase on 6th July. The event was arranged so that staff at the college could display the results of their experiments and see the work colleagues have been doing over the year. Guests from the wider sector also […]
TZ gears up for World of Learning 2011
The World of Learning Conference & Exhibition, the premier event for business learning, will draw thousands of learning and development (L&D) professionals to the NEC in Birmingham on Tuesday 27 and Wednesday 28 September 2011. Now in its 19th year, the event’s exhibition will bring together around 100 UK and international exhibitors, while the world-renowned […]
TrainingZone Live: Get ready for great speakers and lots of networking
Coach Ana Antunes da Silva is looking forward to hearing from great speakers and networking with fellow community members at next week’s TrainingZone Live, where she will be blogging for TrainingZone. Training Zone Live, now in its second year, has quickly established itself as one the UK’s training events not to be missed. The set […]
Workplace wellness: How healthy are you?
Physical and mental wellbeing is a key theme this week, with the focus being on raising awareness of the impact of depression and the need for first aid skills and equipment in the workplace. Depression affects a huge one in five of the UK population at some point and costs the British economy more than […]
Preview: The World of Learning 2010
Now in its 18th year, the World of Learning Conference & Exhibition 2010 will once again attract thousands of L&D professionals to the NEC in Birmingham on Tuesday 28 and Wednesday 29 September 2010. In the last week of September, TrainingZone will make the quick trip up the M5 from its Bristol offices to Birmingham […]
WOLCE 2010: Free seminar programme announced
Attendees to the World of Learning Conference and Exhibition 2010, to be held on September 28-29 at Birmingham NEC, will be able to access a range of free seminars and workshops. The seminars will cover issues such as: calculating return on investment efficiently; enhancing CPD; how to produce successful blended learning; designing and delivering e-learning; […]
A taste of TrainingZone Live
Whether you attended or followed the live blog, it was an event to be remembered. Here we re-live TrainingZone LIVE. bits://v/siwZ1rhL-kCMmvSXN Whether you attended or followed the live blog, it was an event to be remembered. Here we re-live TrainingZone LIVE. bits://v/siwZ1rhL-kCMmvSXN
Conference Rationalisation
I am looking to rationalise our approach to staff conferences. We hold an annual staff conference plus 8-10 regional conferences per year. The regional conferences are all held in the London area and spend per head can be anything between £50 to £250. Occassionally there will be an externally run ‘fun element’ at the end […]
Call for papers: World of Learning and Online Educa
Two of the industry’s most prominent events have put out a call for papers. The World of Learning runs an extensive free seminar programme as part of the exhibition which has become a highlight of the event. Past speakers have covered such things as case studies, first-hand experiences, new research, and lessons across a wide […]
TrainingZone live launches
If you haven’t had a chance to look over the programme for the exclusive TrainingZone Live yet, you could be missing a trick. On 25 and 26 of May, some of the leading figures in the sector will be gathering in London to take part in two days of industry insight and cutting-edge learning and […]
Service with a scowl
Whether it’s robotic call centre attendents or sulky staff, John Dell’Armi takes a look at customer experience and advises on how L&D can benefit from boosting theirs. An emotive issue What is customer experience? According to Colin Shaw it’s the next competitive battlefield, some would argue that’s it’s already here. Shaw defines it as ‘a blend […]
Recession-proof your career
Having extra skills in your employment arsenal has never been so important. The Chartered Management Institute’s Ruth Spellman argues the case for CPD. Against a backdrop of rising unemployment and fierce competition for the jobs that are available, it is important that individuals ‘stand out from the crowd’ and are able to prove the positive […]
