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TrainingZONE LearningWIRE - Issue 108
3 July 2000
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk
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LATEST HEADLINES ***** LATEST HEADLINES ***** LATEST HEADLINES
1. 2 million 'not qualified for job', says government task force
2. UK's largest directory of training courses - now online
3. Lifelong learning will determine DfEE's place in history
4. Exclusive offers in the TrainingZONE mall
5. Training Solutions and IT Training Show - exhibitor feature
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Editor's Note
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This week is dominated by the UK's largest independent training
exhibition - the Training Solutions and IT Training Show - being held
at the NEC, Birmingham. Admission to the main hall showcasing 250
different suppliers is free. This year, there is a major conference
running alongside the show with an exciting-looking programme. In
our experience, this is a lively, up-to-the-minute, and stimulating
event. There will be plenty of cutting-edge training and technology
on display, as well as a host of news announcements (including some
from us!). What will be harder to do is sort out the trusted trends
from the faddish fashions. There is no doubt that technology-led
learning will be high on the agenda, but it's the companies and
products which can also blend the right level of human support and
interaction into that learning process which will win through in the
end.
We'll be reporting on both the exhibition and the conference daily in
the pages of TrainingZONE, and carrying our overall assessment in
LearningWire next week. There's a special guest workshop on Action
Learning running from the show which you can join in online on
Tuesday (see below). If you're coming to Birmingham, please do drop
by Stand E100 anytime - we'd like to meet you and gauge your views on
what's hot - and not!
Tim Pickles
Managing Director
mailto:[email protected]
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk
Latest News
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2 million 'not qualified for job', says government task force
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The latest study from the government's Skills Task Force finds that
supervisory skills are in such short supply that 2 million people
have been employed without the skills required for the job. The
study finds that supervisors and line managers are lacking the
practical and technical skills to manage properly, which has the
potential to impact heavily on the success of work projects.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/20683
IES publishes study into adult learning
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The Institute for Employment Studies has published a review into
adult learning in England. The study finds that there is a clear
divide between those who benefit from education and training, and
those who do not, traces the historical reasons for this and notes
the present governments attempts to create a 'learning society'.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/20826
IOD networking programme launched
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The Institute of Directors (IOD) has launched a networking programme
for managing directors, chief executives and senior partners to help
them to keep abreast of the latest theory and solutions in business.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/20772
Lifelong learning will determine DfEE's place in history
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The success of the Department for Education and Employment will
be measured in terms of how well the current push towards lifelong
learning is implemented, according to a study published this week by
the Institute of Education. The report, entitled 'Education and
Employment: the DfEE and its Place in History', marks the fifth
anniversary of the DfEE and is the first study to analyse the
department in detail.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/20862
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Special Announcements
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UK's largest directory of training courses - now online
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TrainingZONE is delighted to announce that it has appointed THINQ
(http://www.uk.thinq.com) to provide the largest directory of
training courses online across its site. THINQ (previously known
as TrainingNet) own the long-established and highly respected UK
National Training Index and also have an online directory of
650,000 events in the US. The service provides full details on each
course, can be searched in various ways, and events are bookable
online; you can also request proposals to match your needs.
The new service launches later this week at
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/campus/courses
TZ workshop: Action Learning - the way forward
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Tuesday's online workshop is a special guest event on ACTION
LEARNING. Richard Hale of the Action Learning Institute will be
online with other colleagues from the International Management
Centres Association, and TrainingZONE staff will be asking them about
the role of action learning, what makes it work, and how it can be
developed in the workplace. Do come - watch the debate or ask your
own questions. Tuesday, 13:00 BST at
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/workshop
Exclusive offers on training products in our shopping mall
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Also relaunching this week is our online shopping environment
specially built for training and HR professionals. 14 retailers are
offering over 600 products, many at below normal retail price:
- Check the Gower shop - 10 percent off all books and manuals
- See the huge selection of games from Chris Elgood
- Learning4Business are offering a great selection of CDROM
learning materials
There are many other great offers available exclusively to
TrainingZONE members - we've negotiated 10 percent off virtually
all the products on sale, and don't forget - free delivery to UK
addresses.
http://mall.trainingzone.co.uk/cgi-bin/trainingzone.mall
HR NewsWire
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On Thursday, we launch the brand new news pages and briefing
service for professionals working with personnel, employment and
human resource issues. HR Zone has its own editor and its own
newswire with an initial distribution to 10,000 professionals. The
first issue carries a special feature interview with Nick Isles, IPD
External Affairs Director, in the week when the IPD adopts its
Chartered status. What will this mean to members? How will this
affect the profession? Find out by registering for the new HR
NewsWire, whose first issue is sponsored by PrimeLearning.com
http://www.hrzone.co.uk
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We've added some great new opportunities to CareerZone this last week
- 20 new jobs have been added since Thursday! Make sure you don't
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Training Solutions and IT Training Show
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TrainingZONE comes to you live this week from the Training Solutions
and IT Show at the NEC, Birmingham. We'll be posting news from the
event as it happens, hosting an online workshop on the first day and
will be demonstrating some exciting new additions to the site! Do
come and visit us between Tuesday 4th July and Thursday 6th July,
and if you can't visit in person, you can always do so virtually at
http://www.training-shows.co.ukuntil the beginning of August.
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* You are invited to the TrainingZone RECEPTION and *
* NETWORKING event at the Training Solutions and *
* IT Training Show *
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* Meet other members, staff, suppliers and partners *
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* Wednesday 5 July, from 3.30 p.m. Stand E100, Hall 9 *
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This week, LearningWire features some of the exhibitors
attending the show.
Are you committed to TAP style training? LearnFish, the new e-
learning company launched by Happy Computers, has taken the TAP
principles onto the net. Work on the live software and learn through
questions. Free 3 month trials are on offer for between 12 and 30
people. Find LearnFish at stall J66 at the IT Training Show,
http://www.learnfish.com,mailto:[email protected] or phone 020 7375
7375.
Blueu.com are proud to be associated with the Training Solutions
show. See us at stand S7 in the IT sponsors area and stand G66 in
the online learning area. Choose from over 400 IT and business
courses all delivered online. http://www.blueu.com,THE e-learning
solutions provider.
INCREASE YOUR RETURN ON EDUCATION AND TRAINING! Viviance new
education delivers custom design and development of dynamic Web-based
education and learning solutions for your competitive advantage
and/or a new revenue channel. Come and see us at Training Solutions,
Stand H61 or visit our website at http://www.viviance.com.
With advisors based across the UK, Focus Quality Services helps
companies and organisations achieve continuous improvement in
performance through human resource development. Visit us on stand
B52 at the IT Training Solutions Exhibition to discuss how we can
help your company achieve quality standards.
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'Learning Decay' - 70 percent of training is lost!
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The recent development of training on the Internet and other new
technology could help to reduce the failure of learners to retain
what they have recently been taught, says Frazer Chesterman,
Director of Training Solutions and the IT Training Show.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/20823
Team EI Diagnostic - powers up performance in virtual teams
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A sharing of talents between the organisational psychologists in
the Centre for Applied Emotional Intelligence and occupational
psychologists, John Cooper Associates, has created a new measure for
team performance. This test measures the extent to which the team
exhibits that all-important human asset, Emotional Intelligence,
predictor of high performance capabilities. You can read about how
virtual teams are finding this measure particularly helpful at
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/20720
COMMUNITY FEATURES
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Any answers
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TrainingZONE readers are seeking answers to the following:
Samba for team-building or just for fun
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I want to offer percussion (specifically samba) workshops to
companies / organisations as part of team-building or other training
events, or even just for staff fun. I would like to hear from anyone
who has had experience of this and who can offer guidance or
suggestions.
Cath Johnstone
Other questions posted to TrainingZONE this week:
- Christine Chapman wants advice on how a primary school teacher can
become a trainer
- David Fowler seeks exercise showing how telephone communication can
fail
- Helen Marshall wants effective and energetic activities for a
leadership development programme
Thanks to Say Keng Lee, Robin T Cox and Keith Washington who replied
to questions on TrainingZONE this week.
If you can answer any of these, or have a question of your own,
just go to https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/anyanswersand use the
Comments feature at the end of each question to relay your
answers direct to the questioner.
Go on, you'll have done another TrainingZONE member a favour!
Webwatch
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You can check out the latest hot links at
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/webwatch
Skillup.org helps SMEs
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www.skillup.org, a West Country-based online source of information,
has been developed for the 95 percent of businesses in the UK with
less than 10 people working for them. The site includes an easy-to-
use 'ten minute check up' to help businesses identify their training
needs, with pages of advice on issues such as developing key people,
recognising learning styles and Investors in People. The site then
offers an opportunity to purchase relevant books, CDROMs, videos and
audio tapes or to talk to a local business support representative
(this last service is currently only available in the West of
England).
http://www.skillup.org
360 degree appraisal online
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A new site offers a customised service for compiling and reporting on
360 degree appraisals online.
http://www.the360.co.uk
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