Performance support
Adam Harwood helps us to understand what performance support is and how we can use it
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L&D practitioners need to bridge their own skills gap to drive organisational performance, study reveals
The research shows that although the L&D community is more ambitious than ever before, many practitioners don’t have the capabilities in-house to drive the organisational change they’d like to. For example, 87 per cent think that business planning is a…
Want to be happy at work? Pick your colleagues wisely
The new research, launched ahead of a Barclays debate on youth employability on 15 April – supplementing their wider commitment to helping young people increase their employability and find jobs – found the thing most likely (at 26 per cent)…
Prime Minister launches volunteer scheme for UK workforce
The scheme will apply to every employee of a firm with more than 250 employees, and all public sector workers
Training providers welcome proposed boost to NCS role in providing careers advice in schools
AELP has said it’s pleased that Labour has decided to focus resources around the National Careers Service to improve the quality of careers guidance in schools. The measure is set to help underpin the statutory requirements that schools already have to…
LinkedIn to acquire online education site lynda.com
The transaction is valued at approximately $1.5 billion, subject to adjustment, in a combination of approximately 52 per cent cash and approximately 48 per cent stock. Subject to the completion of customary conditions, the acquisition is expected to close during…
What is collaborative learning?
Doug Shaw discusses the meaning of the term collaborative learning
Struggle to find leaders looms large, new workplace leadership survey reveals
The Global Workforce Leadership Survey captured the gap between priorities and expectations of HR leaders around the world and the workers they employ. Overall, the findings show that the biggest issues for powering future business growth in the changing economy…
Small and medium businesses losing employees due to lack of training opportunities, study finds
The research also uncovered a gap in small businesses training their staff. Nearly one in six (15 per cent) never spend any money on training and 26 per cent only spend money on training ‘ad hoc’ rather than having a…
UK firms embracing workforce management technology to drive productivity, research reveals
Organisations around the world are facing demand from customers to provide a more agile workforce that is able to scale quickly and effectively meet demand. As a result, there is a greater need to scale up or down accordingly to…
