New academic centre to boost employees’ performance at work launches this month

City University London is set to launch a new interdisciplinary Centre for Performance at Work, in recognition of the billions of pounds that organisations spend every year to recruit, develop and retain staff. The centre hopes to work with businesses to shape new thinking and develop evidence-based solutions on leadership, performance, well being at work and talent management. View More >

Qualification to improve trainers’ commercial skills introduced

The Learning Practitioners’ Association, which represents individuals engaged in the design, development and delivery of training, has today introduced a new BTEC level 5 professional certificate in Learning Practice Management. The qualification is aimed at satisfying what the organisation says is a growing need for commercially-focused trainers. View More >

Calls from banking sector for universal financial training

Organisations should invest in financial training for staff to prevent another crisis in borrowing and personal debt, according to a global financial services company. AXA corporate benefits managing director Paul McMahon made the comments at a Work Foundation event this week, entitled Recession, Recovery and Improving the UK’s Financial Capability. View More >

CIPD head outlines her vision for institute’s future

Jackie Orme, the head of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), today outlined her vision for the future of the organisation. In an opening keynote speech at the CIPD’s annual conference in Manchester, Orme said the institute’s HR Profession Map, launched in April, had been the catalyst for a “breathtaking journey for both qualifications and membership” that the organisation was undergoing. View More >

Government moves to dispel negative public attitude towards maths

The common misconception that it is acceptable to be bad at maths needs to be challenged if ambitious government targets for adult numeracy are to be reached. Skills secretary Kevin Brennan made the comments on Tuesday while speaking to an audience of learning professionals at the Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) conference in London. View More >

US-style internship scheme launched to help people with learning disabilities

People with learning disabilities will be taking part in an internship scheme designed to help them into work, the government announced last week. Project Search, which is based on an initiative pioneered in America, will provide a series of internships with an employer for people with learning disabilities and 14 sites will take part in a government evaluation of the model from next September. View More >

Apprentices fly high at Callender Aeropart

Apprentices from Callender Aeropart Ltd, in Accrington, have got off to a flying start in their career by taking the fast track to lean best practice. View More >

London students in design competition

Teams of six year-ten students from nine schools in the London Borough of Brent will compete to design furniture that will eventually be used throughout the European offices of recruitment consultants Poolia. View More >

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