L&D news round-up: 2 April
That’s right – it’s our news round-up, including a rather ‘meta’ story from the FT. Enjoy. Talent Analytics: Predicting HR’s Way Out Of The Fog – Forbes The Royal Navy style of leadership – City AM How play-based learning can give young children skills for life – TES Connect Transformational leadership: sustainable change for a better organisation – Bangkok Post […]
The TrainingZone podcast: March 2015
This month Jon and Kate solve the digital skills crisis, the NHS tech problem and even have a crack at Fermat’s Last Theorem they’re feeling so confident. Sue Husband drops in to talk about National Apprenticeship Week. Links to the stories: Corporate skills gap poll question, Fiona Quigley’s Twitter CPD slideshare, NHS digital skills, STEM […]
Digital skills could make or break the UK
A digital skills shortage, you say? Babawande Sheba has a few ideas to plug that gap. Last month the Lords Digital Skills Committee released a report looking at the digital skills crisis in the UK. I say crisis, because the report found that the UK is currently failing to address its digital skills shortage. This […]
How to combat the digital skills shortage
A new report by Tech City has found that Britain's digital businesses are booming. In 2014 1.6m people were employed in the sector and 45k digital jobs were advertised. However, despite these promising statistics there is a distinct lack of skilled workers in the industry. Here, Brian Matthews discusses his thoughts on the shortage. The UK’s digital […]
L&D news round-up: 5 March
Yes – it’s Thursday once again. That means it’s news round-up time. We had to finish with THAT nature story… Swings and roundabouts for skills funding – BBC News 3 Books Every Leader Should Read to Be Successful – Time The Difference Between Coaching Rookies and Veterans – Harvard Business Review UK diplomats have ‘alarming shortfall’ in language […]
Mind the skills gap – whose responsibility is it?
Sarah Willis details some practical ways to close the UK's skills gap. In recent years there have been consistent complaints from employers that young people don't possess the skills they need. Amidst a Europe-wide crisis in youth unemployment, a McKinsey report found 27% of entry-level jobs vacant because employers in eight major European economies couldn't […]
L&D news round-up: 26 February
News time! Leadership, skills and the colonisation of Mars all get a look-in. Enjoy. How to solve the UK’s skills shortage – The Telegraph With Big Data, HR Departments Too Often Get Short Shrift -Wall Street Journal Survey Examines, What Do Employees Think About Leadership Ethics? – Forbes Flexibility comes with pop-up leadership – The National Google tapping into UK […]
L&D news round-up: 5 Feb
Yes you guessed it – news time. Heavy on the skills news, and the um, octopus news this week. Skills gap must be closed before it becomes a full-blown crisis – Gazette Live There it is again. Doctors urge caution over proposals to shorten training time – The Guardian How many more ‘efficiency savings’ can be made? […]
L&D news round-up: 22 Jan
Once again – it’s this week’s news, starting off with a great story for kids who love their sleep. Napping may help infants’ learning skills – Medical News Today Apple ‘working on stylus for iPad Pro’ – The Telegraph Four people-leadership resolutions that will change your business in 2015 – Nation Multimedia 17 Great HR Resources for Entrepreneurs – […]
L&D news round-up: 8 Jan
It’s the first news round-up of a new year! We’ve got stories on skills, leadership and, um, Lego. A new year’s resolution for the NHS: let’s deliver a new leadership approach – The Guardian In anticipation of Sir Stuart Rose’s report, The Guardian calls for leadership reform. These Are the Skills You Need if You Want […]
L&D news round-up: 11 Dec
A week off last week because of Online Educa, but it’s back! Yes – it’s news round-up time. Ed Vaizey: Why we must not underestimate the importance of digital skills – City AM Do you code? Maybe you should give it a whirl. Can better training and a clear career pathway raise the profile of care […]
L&D news round-up: 20 Nov
News time. A fine selection of L&D stories from all round the world, covering leadership, skills, technology and more. Why Bad People Make The Best Leaders – Forbes Forbes know how to write a good headline. Why I decided to join the NHS graduate training scheme – The Guardian The pension? (kidding) UK firms consider hiring ex-hackers to […]
I’m not a writer, but…
You write at work every single day, but that doesn’t mean you necessarily know how to get the best from your words, says Teresa Ewington. Are you a writer? Chances are, you’ve answered ‘no’. But if I asked you if you write emails, training material, proposals, presentations, reports, policies, manuals or anything similar – you’ll say yes. In […]
Insight: Lack of skills hindering Big Data uptake
A new survey has identified resourcing issues as the top barrier preventing businesses from successfully managing and exploiting the possibilities opened up to them by Big Data solutions. The research, carried out in Spring 2014 and sponsored by Talend, found that nearly two out of every five (39%) organisations cited a lack of skills or […]
L&D news round-up: 31 October
Yes – it’s news time. Here are a few good L&D stories and other stuff that has piques TZ’s interest over the last few days – enjoy. Elon Musk: artificial intelligence is our biggest existential threat – The Guardian The man with the best name in the world of innovation has a word about AI. Businesses […]
L&D news round-up: 22 October
It’s a day early this week – here are the best news stories from the last few days. This Is How Agencies Can Win With Transformational Women Leaders – Adweek Doctor Who’s new web game aims to teach children programming skills – The Guardian Why growing companies need great finance skills – The Nottingham Post ‘Science gives children […]
L&D news round-up: 16 October
News time again – enjoy! Cloud skills certification can add zeros to your pay cheque – The Register Changes ‘damage skills policies’ – The Berwick Advertiser What’s Best: Individual Or Team Leadership? Lessons From Apple, Google And More – Forbes UK Skills Charity: Political Parties Should Shun Short-Term Election Pledges – International Business Times Why is the UK […]
L&D news round-up: 2 Oct 2014
Yep – news time. We decided to end on a high this week. I’m not getting the training I want. How do I keep my confidence and drive? – The Guardian An agony aunt piece from the Grauniad to kick things off. Ten old-school office skills that still matter – The Sydney Morning Herald The SMH take […]
L&D news round-up: 25 Sept 2014
It’s your L&D news round-up. All the best stories from the web, plus a silly one at the end. Oculus Rift hands-on: why the latest version is a watershed moment for gaming – The Guardian Do We Still Need Human Resources? – Forbes Huawei buys Cambridge Internet of Things pioneer Neul – The Register The cutting-edge firms that hire […]
The value of vocation
Charlotte Bosworth makes a case for the value of vocational training and skill recognition – as opposed to a reliance upon exam assessment – when it comes to helping prepare people for the world of work. The roles and results delivered by the education and training sectors in order to support the needs of the […]
