TrainingZONE LearningWire #127 - HOT Conference 2001, PowerPoint tips, Pre-Budget report

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TrainingZONE LearningWire #127 – HOT Conference 2001, PowerPoint tips, Pre-Budget report

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TrainingZONE LearningWIRE - Issue 127
13 November 2000
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LATEST HEADLINES ***** LATEST HEADLINES ***** LATEST HEADLINES

1. Hands on Training (HOT) Conference 2001
2. Pre-Budget report
3. PowerPoint tips #1 - created by Scott Stein for TrainingZONE
4. Use 'super-users' to deliver IT training at your peril
5. Happy Birthday City and Guilds!

***** LATEST HEADLINES ***** LATEST HEADLINES ***** LATEST

Editor's Note
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The HOT news this week is that TrainingZONE will be launching its
very own conference to run alongside the Training Solutions event
next year. We're currently looking for submissions to present
papers at the event - this is your chance to share best practice
you've been responsible for with other TrainingZONE members in
person!

Stephanie Phillips
Editor
mailto:[email protected]
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk

Latest News
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A selection of this week's news stories
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/news

Hands on Training (HOT) Conference 2001: first announcement
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Announcing the most exciting Training and Development event of
2001!
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/30662

Hands on Training (HOT) Conference 2001
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Your opportunity to present leading edge training practice to 500
delegates at the H.O.T. (Hands on Training) Conference 2001, run
by Training Solutions and TrainingZONE on 26-28 June 2001 at the
NEC, Birmingham.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/30636

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Pre-Budget report
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The Chancellors pre-budget report announced this week includes a
further expansion of the New Deal scheme for lone parents, the
long-term unemployed and a new scheme to target those at risk of
large-scale redundancies to retrain in areas of skills shortages.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/31027

An extra 600m for Learning and Skills Council, says Blunkett
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Education and Employment Secretary David Blunkett has announced
extra funding of 600 million GBP to support the development of
the incoming Learning and Skills Council.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/31016

Use 'super-users' to deliver IT training at your peril, says NCC
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The National Computing Centre (NCC) has warned businesses that by
asking 'super-users' to deliver IT training they are in danger of
losing the very people that are helping to make the business a
success.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/30926

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EMMA Foundation awards: 'recognising excellence in digital media'
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Digital Media organisation the EMMA Foundation has announced the
winners of this years International EMMA Awards. Entries from
over 40 countries competed for the awards, given to 'recognise
excellence in digital media content creation', which were
presented at an online ceremony on the EMMA website.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/30904

Happy Birthday City and Guilds!
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This year, City and Guilds celebrates the centenary of its Royal
Charter. Since the first examinations were taken, over 14 million
people worldwide have gained a City and Guilds qualification to
further their knowledge of any number of different occupational
areas.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/30879

Chancellor urges greater links between business and schools
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Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown has urged businesses to
increase their contacts with schools by 'adopting a school'
through work experience programmes, running work placements for
teachers, allowing employees to visit schools to help run
enterprise classes or by being business governors.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/30869

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PowerPoint tips #1 - created by Scott Stein for TrainingZONE
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The first in a regular series of PowerPoint Tips written for
TrainingZONE users by Scott Stein as part of our PowerPoint
Resource Centre.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/30738

ASTD's Learning Circuits Express - 2 November 2000
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In this issue:
1. IDC Documents Growth of Integrated Technology Offerings
2. The Case for Level 3
3. Are You Ready for E-Learning?
4. New Product Reviews
5. What Do YOU Call Digital Learning?
6. New E-Learning Knowledge Plus Program
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/30796

Learning at Work training programmes
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Details of the Key Skills Weeks being run by the DfEE's Learning
for Work arm.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/30599

Online workshop: Getting started with online tutoring skills
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As online learning takes a more prominent role in the mix of
training and learning methods, trainers, coaches and tutors are
having to adapt their skills and approaches to embrace this new
technology. TrainingZONE has created this online workshop as a
way of helping people to think about, and make, the transition.
To join in, log in on Tuesday 14 November at 13:00 BST at
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/workshop

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Any Answers? question of the week: Training material design
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I have the task of evaluating training materials used within our
training courses. I need advice and if anyone can point me to any
methodologies that I can use as a framework for assessing
training material I will be very grateful.
Pete Wallace

Other questions posed this week:

- Andrew Budkiewicz wants to know how to identify the most
commonly used standards in IT training
- Nick Oliver wants ideas for employee panels
- T Colaluca wants advice on using adult guidance skills as a
freelancer

Thanks to Jenny Smith, Mike Wills and Clare Bateson, who
shared their knowledge with other TrainingZONE members this week.

To answer these and any other questions from TrainingZONE
members, go to
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