Insight: ‘Disturbing disconnect’ between skills demand and parents’ careers advice
There is a “disturbing disconnect” between the digital skills in demand in today’s jobs market and the more traditional skills valued by parents, according to a report. Almost a quarter of parents believe digital skills are irrelevant to their children’s future career success, while 18% believe employers are not interested in digital skills, the study […]
After the break: Boosting your IT skills
How do you brush up on your skills after a career break or after marking time during the recession? Kirstin Donoghue recommends IT training and certification. Our work lives used to be far simpler than they are today. More often than not, entire careers were spent at one company and a break was nothing more […]
News: Government-backed scheme launched to boost skills in energy sector
The government is to invest £33m to help energy and utility companies tackle the skills crisis in the sector. The Energy and Efficiency Industrial Partnership aims to strengthen the UK’s energy and utility workforce over the next three years by delivering around 70,000 new learning opportunities through apprenticeships and traineeships, as well as funding more […]
Insight: UK needs ‘stronger’ vocational education
Certain areas of the economy are experiencing a “mismatch” between the skills and qualifications that employers require and those actually held by workers, according to a new report that warns that vocational education must be improved. The study by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) found that 39% of vacancies in skilled trades are […]
How to prepare your workforce to be future-ready
HCL Technologies' Prithvi Shergill gives the community a glimpse into the future of the workforce. The workplace is one of the areas in our life that has been transformed the most in the past two decades. Technology and social media have revolutionised the way we communicate, interact and work together. With the world surrounding us […]
It’s time L&D took its own medicine
L&D people need to learn the skills they help other people learn, says Teresa Ewington. So a recent survey said that 2014 was the year L&D wanted to work on their own skills and innovate more. There were lots of other conclusions, but these two stood out to me. L&D people create tons of learning […]
Why soft skills are vital for business success pt2
Stephen Walker concludes his pieces about what soft skills can do for an organisation and how to develop them. Why are soft skills important? People are not machines to be administered. Soft skill-based management powers people’s willingness to work. Think how useful a computer is without software. People run internal programs created by their work […]
Why soft skills are vital for business success
Stephen Walker reviews what soft skills can do for an organisation and how to develop them. Soft skills may not be something our grandparents might recognise but Generation X demand them in their work environment. The performance enhancing effect of soft skill management is widely established and equally disputed. There is a world of difference […]
The modern day networker: What skills do they really need?
In this article, Heather Townsend, author of ‘the Go-To Expert’ and the award-winning and best-selling book on networking ‘The FT Guide to Business Networking’ explores the skills that the modern day networker really needs. Gaining business by referral is still seen as the best way to generate new business. However, there are many myths, particularly […]
Listening exercises using video clips?
Hi everyone I want to design an active listening exercise so that delegates are listening for both information and emotion. Rather than use actors or role plays I wanted to show a video clip and I wondered if anyone had any good clips they could direct me to. It’s for for a professional services firm – […]
National Apprenticeships Week: TZ interviews Karen Woodward
It's National Apprenticeship Week this week, and we got in touch with Karen Woodward from the NAS (National Apprenticeship Service) to tell us about everything that's happening and how businesses can get involved. What’s different about National Apprenticeship Week this year? National Apprenticeship Week 2014 (3-7 March) is all about great apprenticeships. It will focus […]
Soft Skills trainers
We are currently looking to expand our pool of soft skill trainers. If anybody is intrested please email back on Tatenda.vhinyu@ildtc.com We are currently looking to expand our pool of soft skill trainers. If anybody is intrested please email back on Tatenda.vhinyu@ildtc.com
Superheroes of L&D: Episode 7
In the seventh episode of the series, our superheroes try and solve another of the most common problems facing industry professionals – today it's mundanity. Mandy and the Mundanity Monster! Mandy is diverted from being a full-time coach to being a regional manager and finds the ‘Mundanity Monster’ has taken over the monthly manager meetings […]
Why the technology industry needs more women
Michelle Perkins thinks young women need to be encouraged to be more than just consumers of technology and play a more active role in ITS creation and development. My 14-year-old niece sent me a WhatsApp message the other day saying “have you got Instagram?” I might work for a global IT company but my social networking […]
Coach others in recruitment interviewing via W.A.S.P. – buzz, buzz!
WASP is a popular model to structure a recruitment interview. We've converted the W.A.S.P. stages into a series of behavioural competencies. It can be used to self-assess when interviewing or use as a checklist to observe other recruiters' interviews as part of their coaching plan. Welcome – Settles candidate in (e.g. refreshments; permission to remove […]
Important leadership trends in 2013
In this rapidly changing business environment, keeping abreast of important leadership trends will be key to success in 2013. Graham Scrivener ruminates. This year companies are continuing to face a tough business climate. The driving force behind the success of a company will be the leadership abilities of its employees. A report on Leadership and […]
Managing Performance- it’s a matter of skill and will
To do a job 3 things are needed: the knowledge that underpins the job; the skill to be able to do the job and the attitude i.e. the will to complete the job to the standards required. So performance management boils down to 3 simple questions: Knowledge: Do they know what to do? Skill: Do […]
In-house Training
We’ve been sharing the fundamentals of ‘content marketing’ and this has reminded us of the need to practice what we preach. So, we are now creating a guide for training managers which we can share and encourage others to share too. Our webpage on inhouse training is quite bare and so we have also been […]
Skills in the UK: Weathering the economic storm
Suzana Lopes looks to the future of the UK's skilled workforces – and how to address the shortages. The Autumn statement last week showed a continuation of tough times ahead – for the economy, individuals and businesses alike. For businesses in particular, it’s important now more than ever to ensure staff have the right skills […]
People management and soft skills: The missing link
Stephen Walker looks at the differences between traditional command and control style and people centred management. Let me be bold. Management is the management of people. The management of objects is administration. Planning the functions and throughput of a machine is simple. The set-up time, the run time to process each item and the downtime […]
