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TrainingZONE Newswire - Issue 337
13 December 2004
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1. Feature: Driving a Change to More Responsive Training
2. Training to Meet FSA Guidelines in the Insurance Sector
3. Parkin Space: Training for the Outsourcing Decade
4. Case Study: Self-Directed Learning in an SME
5. More Employers Must Train Warns TUC
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Editor's note
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There's a familiar - and slightly reassuring - picture of
the future for Britain as the trend for outsourcing grows.
Espoused by the likes of the CBI and Gordon Brown, the
picture involves a highly-skilled Britain using its
knowledge-base to compete on the global stage. The
unskilled, we are told, have the most to lose from
outsourcing, so the answer is up-skill and succeed - which
is all good news for the training profession. But this week
on TrainingZONE, Godfrey Parkin suggests that a similar
vision on the other side of the Atlantic has not been
realised. Instead the likes of graduate engineers, PhDs in
computer science and stock-market analysts are losing jobs
to outsourcing companies. Could it happen here and what will
it mean for the future of training? Have your say at:
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/134478/680/608/626
Regards
Claire Savage
Editor, TrainingZONE
mailto:editor@trainingzone.co.uk
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Feature: Driving a Change to More Responsive Training
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Drawing on research on both sides of the Atlantic, Tim
Drewitt predicts the key developments for training over the
coming two years.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/134477/680/608/626
Training to Meet FSA Guidelines in the Insurance Sector
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New FSA regulations for the insurance sector include
guidelines on employee training and competence. Jane Owen
explains how companies are affected and how they can ensure
compliance.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/134466/680/608/626
Parkin Space: Training for the Outsourcing Decade
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"I am stunned that no one else in the training profession
seems to care about the Indo-China syndrome... The impact on
training and trainers may be dramatic."
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/134478/680/608/626
Case Study: Self-Directed Learning in an SME
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How a 120-strong company with big expansion plans
implemented self-directed learning to meet its strategic
business goals.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/134253/680/608/626
More Employers Must Train Warns TUC
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The TUC is calling on government to target the 40% of
employers who do not offer training to their staff.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/134490/680/608/626
Public Sector Reaps Rewards of Well-Trained Managers
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Line managers in the public sector are being credited with
boosting staff motivation and commitment.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/134528/680/608/626
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Community
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community:
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service course.
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