Learning and Development News - Resource for Training, Learning and Development Professionals Daily news for Human Resources, Training and Learning and Development Professionals. Keep up to date with the Learning industry - Training Journal http://www.trainingjournal.com/ Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:29:26 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.trainingjournal.com/assets/images/rss/rss-logo.gif TJ Online - The Resource for Learning and Development http://www.trainingjournal.com/ Feed provided by TJ Online. Click to visit. Training company scoops apprenticeship award http://www.trainingjournal.com/news/2744.html Scotland based GTG Training has scooped the award for Learning Provider of the Year at the Scottish Modern Apprenticeship Awards. The Modern Apprenticeship programme is managed by Skills Development Scotland, which was set up by the Scottish government to improve the country’s skills performance and helps companies part-fund and train apprentices. Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 Sector Skills Councils found to provide a 20-fold return on investment http://www.trainingjournal.com/news/2745.html Sector Skills Councils can achieve up to 20 times the return on investment in them, researchers have found. A report by business advisors Baker Tilly, which sampled four out of the 25 licensed SSCs, says the findings “show the depth, reach, and significant public benefit from the SSCs’ activities”. Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 Public services suffering due to people management crisis http://www.trainingjournal.com/news/2741.html A crisis in people management is threatening the delivery of public services, according to a report released this week. The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) says the sporadic and inadequate quality of front line management is resulting in high levels of absence and an inability to tackle poor performance in the public sector. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 Government highlights value of older workers’ skills http://www.trainingjournal.com/news/2742.html Older people bring skills and experience to the workplace and are an asset to business, the government says. Speaking at a Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) seminar in London on Wednesday, business minister Pat McFadden said older people's spending power could also boost the wider economy. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 Call for nominations for distance learning awards http://www.trainingjournal.com/news/2743.html The Commonwealth of Learning (COL) is seeking submissions for its 2009-2010 Excellence in Distance Education Awards. The awards will be presented at the sixth Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning in Kochi, India this November. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100