An innovative way for job seekers to gain work experience, or a sneaky excuse for employers to recruit unpaid labour?
Deloitte has partnered with Pearson, the education publishing company, to teach students across the UK vital employability skills, helping them learn and demonstrate the capabilities and attitude that...
Waitrose, the food shops of the John Lewis Partnership, has launched a tool to provide personal and team development to staff across its growing business.
Talent management company Learnpurple has reinvigorated and improved its learning and development programme, following consultation with clients, talent management consultants and development...
I am fascinated how, from time to time, senior members of the L&D community will openly acknowledge that much of the training they deliver fails to bring about an organisational business benefit.
Professionals in the learning and development (L&D) sector believe many former public sector workers are not ready for the commercial world and have called for the Government to offer training to help...
The UK creative industries sector has huge growth potential and will be a key driver of economic recovery, but risks being held back by a lack of relevant skills, according to the CBI.
Newcastle Business School has launched an HR tool kit to help HR professionals and line managers understand the value of training and investment in staff learning, in collaboration with HR colleagues...
Seven in 10 employers have reported either increasing or stable expenditure on coaching, while under a quarter reported decreased expenditure, according to the CIPD.
There has been a great deal of interest in the use of mobile technology in learning for many years now, and it’s an issue I’m set to explore further at the World of Learning Conference this month....
Learndirect has formed a strategic partnership with SkillSoft EMEA to expand its portfolio of e-learning courses.
In the face of continued economic uncertainly worldwide, application volumes to specialised master’s programs in finance and management show strong gains, while the picture for MBA programs is mixed,...
