New research shows employers are increasing their return on investment in learning and development strategies

Learning and development (L&D) is increasingly being recognised as a key driver for UK businesses' recovery from the downturn.

Staff prepared to up-skill themselves to beat the recession

Nearly three-quarters of employees would give up their free time to undertake work-related training, and more than half would pay for it themselves, according to new research by learning and...

HR professionals should grab any opportunity to gain first-hand line experience

When the chief executive officer of a $5.6 billion global enterprise asks at a meeting in Connecticut, US about the profitability of his business unit in South Africa, it is perhaps unusual that he...

Use of technology should be embedded in training and learning methods, says Lifelong Learning UK

Employees would feel more comfortable with using technology in the workplace if it had been incorporated into their training or education.

Proskills calls for greater investment in skills training for process and manufacturing sector

Proskills, the Sector Skills Council for the Process and Manufacturing sector, is urging the Government to put greater investment behind skills training and qualification in this month's Emergency...

Hospital consultants will have to be more hands-on to allow more junior doctors the time for training within a 48-hour week

The Government has commissioned an independent review that says it is possible to deliver training for hospital doctors within the 48-hour limit on average weekly working time.

Only nine people have completed the London Olympics apprenticeship in the last three years

Since 2007 only nine people have completed the London Olympics apprenticeship scheme, which has been designed to train 350 staff.

National Trust launches apprenticeship scheme in traditional building skills

The National Trust has created a new apprenticeship scheme in a bid to tackle what it views as a 'severe building skills shortage' in the heritage sector.

Allow employees 15 minutes of their working week to seek advice and manage their finances

The current economic climate has seen companies examine their finances and address how best to achieve maximum efficiency. An important but often overlooked aspect of doing so is supporting the...

How to encourage strong leadership while clamping down on workplace bullies

Workplace bullying is on the increase. Examples of extreme cases can be found in the media every week, with line managers frequently standing accused as the main culprits. The whole issue of bullying,...

E-learning has opened the door to a new way of education for all ages and skillsets

As the age-old phrase suggests, 'you learn something new every day'. But to many the word 'learning' paints a picture of a school classroom, chalk scraping over the blackboard and examination halls...

Barnardo's introduces online training and online meetings to reduce travelling time and cut costs

Barnardo's has replaced half of its face-to-face training with online meetings, saving time and money.