What England can learn about apprenticeships from competitor countries

Apprenticeships in England have never been more highly valued by employers and young people, with numbers and completion rates at an all-time high.

Future-proofing the organisation through cutting-edge training

My role as research and development consultant at EDF Energy allows me to keep up to date with all the predicted changes in the field of learning and development, so I aim to 'future proof' EDF Energy...

How learning and development can support and drive change

Change is all about learning. It is also the lifeblood of organisations.

Forum of Private Business calls on Local Business Partnerships to provide training for small businesses

With public and private-sector organisations clamouring to form new Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs), the Forum of Private Business is arguing that the new bodies should focus on providing...

World of Learning Conference & Exhibition 2010

While the economy shows signs of improvements, L&D budgets and time are still under pressure. Yet it is a crucial time for companies to invest in staff development and ensure personnel are...

Travelodge is home to first skills academy for hospitality

Travelodge has opened a skills academy specifically designed for the hospitality industry.

How to help redundant executives broaden their horizons and their career choices

In this climate of economic upheaval, your organisation is probably not alone in cutting staff. Quite likely, your whole industry is doing the same. Candidates and HR managers alike know that looking...

Citrix Systems centralises learning resources offer with new online talent development suite

Citrix Systems has launched an online talent development suite to centralise learning resources and make it easier to track and report on employee development.

Too many employers are not measuring the impact of their coaching programmes, research reveals

While multi-millions of pounds are spent on coaching across the UK, almost one in seven employers (15%) admit they have absolutely no measurements in place to assess the impact of their programmes.

Managers of volunteers are poorly trained

Despite the fact volunteers are 'crucial' to the Government's Big Society, almost half the employees tasked with managing volunteers have no received any training that can help them in their work.

Rok research claims an apprenticeship makes for a better employee than a university degree

Completing an apprenticeship can be better preparation for the world of work than gaining a university qualification, new research reveals.

Creativity is the key to staff development in the recession

The recession has been a tough time for businesses across the UK with HR departments being particularly badly affected as they usually have the unenviable task of arranging redundancies and making...