The latest learning news and research personally compiled by TJ’s Editor, Jo Cook One third of employers say health and wellbeing support is now more important than ever to recruitment and retention Potential employees have, over the last couple of years, become more interested in health and wellbeing support when deciding which company to join, according to one third (34%) of employers in the latest research from Towergate Health & Protection. Interest in health and wellbeing support was reported to…

The latest learning news and research personally compiled by TJ’s Editor, Jo Cook The state of virtual training – Cindy Huggett’s annual report out now Virtual training – live, online, facilitator-led learning – is here to stay. More than 86% of organizations report using virtual classrooms*, and nearly all use online learning as part of their workforce training strategies. The bigger and better question is, how do we ensure it’s a successful learning method that leads to on-the-job results? This…

The latest learning news and research personally compiled by TJ’s Editor, Jo Cook 44% of UK computer game players say video games make them better workers, according to study A new study from Currys revealed that 44% of gamers believe their hobby makes them better workers, with more than half of all UK gamers (57%) saying that they incorporate gaming skills, such as leadership, communication and problem solving into their working day. These same skills were listed in the top…