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Learning & development (L&D) has always held a key role in enabling businesses to survive and thrive. The UK is emerging from one of the most difficult economic periods in history and it’s the ideal time for businesses to maximise their potential. Bob North reveals evidence to suggest that by investing in L&D will ensure that you're in a strong pos...
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Learning & development (L&D) has always held a key role in enabling businesses to survive and thrive. The UK is emerging from one of the most difficult economic periods in history and it’s the ideal time for businesses to maximise their potential. Bob North reveals evidence to suggest that by investing in L&D will ensure that you're in a strong pos...
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It’s accepted knowledge that training is often one of the first budgetary casualties of a recession. When the financial future is uncertain there is a natural inclination to tighten the purse strings, and it’s at times like this that training can seem like a luxury rather than a necessity. At first glance this appears to be a logical response to ec...
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During touch economic times, training and recruitment are usually the first areas that companies cut back on, and for many, resorting to cutting training budgets and making redundancies has been the necessary reaction to a recession.
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Research shows we must apply the social networking principles to the way we run business, and that includes staff learning, says Kevin Young of SkillSoft.
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Young people leaving school, college or university these days need more on their CV than academic qualifications. So how can employers get involved with education to ensure young people are ready for the world of work? What should employers be doing - is investing time in diplomas the answer?
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New targeted solution provides highly focused content for senior managers and leaders
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UK organisations could be wasting an estimated £9.5bn on training each year, according to a recent study from KnowledgePool, the managed learning specialist, which finds that a quarter of all training fails to yield a significant performance improvement.
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Steve Shacklock examines which languages HR and trainers should be investing in to remain competitive in the global marketplace during 2010.
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What is the future of training? What will the next ten years bring? What will grow and what will die? Who knows. But here are my wild guesses.
