Training for St Pancras staff on new shuttle personnel carriers

Network Rail staff at St Pancras International have been trained in how to shuttle passengers and luggage around the terminus.

Police launch new leadership training

The National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) has launched a programme to develop the next generation of police leaders.

Exclusive: Managers embrace e-learning

Managements use of e-learning has surged in the last 12 months according to research launched this morning at the Chartered Management Institutes Annual Conference in Birmingham.

Training budgets remain "recession-proof"

Three out of four companies are not cutting their training budgets despite the economic downturn.

Northern Ireland gas industry to benefit from apprenticeship scheme

Minister for employment and learning Sir Reg Empey has launched a technical engineering apprenticeship for Northern Irelands gas industry.

There's a pressing need for conflict resolution training

More than half of the UK workforce havent had training in the effective management of conflict despite the fact conflict costs British business 24 billion each year.

Government commits 30 million to fund four new academies

Skills secretary John Denham has given the go-ahead for four academies to develop the skills of 150,000 young people and adults.

Improving customer service skills is on the HRD's agenda

This week HR directors are being urged to ask how they can improve the customer interaction skills of staff, as the Institute of Customer Service launches National Customer Service Week (6-11 October)...

Major 'learning day' at Carlsberg's Leeds brewery

Carlsberg will close its Leeds brewery tomorrow to train all 170 staff.

Apprenticeships - Boost for manufacturing sector

The response to the Government's pledge to invest 150 million in manufacturing and add another 1,500 apprenticeships has been warm. But not everyone is wholly optimistic, David Woods finds.

L&D Case Study: Towry Law - New blood for financial services

In a bid to attract fresh talent, financial planning company Towry Law launched an initiative targeting people from other professions, and in particular mothers. Mary Carmichael reports.

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Government's investment in skills has seen 'significant returns'

Skills council Semta has reported that 65 million from the Department for Innovation Universities and Skills has allowed employees to increase their skills and has supported government targets to...