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TrainingZONE Newswire - Issue 355
25 April 2005
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk
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1. Feature: Beat E-Learning Inertia
2. Parkin Space: Holy Grail or Poisoned Chalice?
3. Optimising Your Greatest Asset
4. Companies Neglect Board Development
5. Skills Shortages Bite as Jobs Pick Up
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Editor's note
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This week we are giving away a free pair of tickets for life
coach Anthony Robbins' latest course. The event takes place in
London Docklands over the weekend of 6 - 9 May. For an idea of
what makes Robbins' courses such an unforgettable experience
read what our community manager Dawn-Marie Dart and other
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Claire Savage
Editor, TrainingZONE
mailto:editor@trainingzone.co.uk
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News and features
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daily. This week's highlights:
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/news/home.html
Feature: Beat E-Learning Inertia
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Tracy Lowles, Channel and Inside Sales Marketing Manager at
Thomson NETg outlines a strategy to help overcome cultural
resistance to e-learning.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/140116/680/608/626
Parkin Space: Holy Grail or Poisoned Chalice?
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Godfrey Parkin warns that a single-minded pursuit of competency
based learning management can lead to losing sight of what's
really important.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/140076/680/608/626
The Way I See It... Optimising Your Greatest Asset
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Jacqueline Costello, Head of Business Intelligence and Knowledge
Management at ZEDA, offers her advice on how to instigate a 10
point knowledge management plan.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/139217/680/608/626
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The Gourmet Challenge Ltd provides team building programmes
through cooking, delivered in superb kitchen and training
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Companies Neglect Board Development
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Organisations are said to spend more effort on recruiting and
developing graduates than their board members.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/140109/680/608/626
Skills Shortages Bite as Jobs Pick Up
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The skills gap is widening as the job market recovers, according
to the latest survey from the Recruitment Confidence Index.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/139957/680/608/626
TAP Wins Queen's Award for Enterprise
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The Training Foundation has been recognised with the Queen's
Award for Enterprise for its Trainer Assessment Programme.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/140033/680/608/626
Survey Reveals Culture of Lookism
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A personal trainer could be as important to career development
as any professional training, according to employment experts at
law firm Eversheds.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/139853/680/608/626
Community
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Resources: Team Development Tools
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Browse all documents in the TrainingZONE Library:
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Any Answers
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Catch-up with the latest questions being asked by the
community:
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/anyanswers/index.html
What makes a great learning and development professional
and what are the traits that set leaders in the field apart?
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/140068/728/608/626
Joanne Hord is developing a soft skills course and is looking
for ideas on how to accredit the delegates performance once.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/140046/728/608/626
Susan Broadhurst needs an exercise to explain preparation
and why it's important.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/140017/728/608/626
Pete McOnie wants ideas for a performance management session
with the wow factor.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/140010/728/608/626
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