African leaders need to “leapfrog the shackles of convention”
A major focus of the conference will be on the role technology-assisted learning can play in helping to develop the skills vital for the future of Africa
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Science Industry Partnership marks one year of employers addressing skills development in chemicals and life sciences
The SIP board – led by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), along with representatives from other leading science sector companies – are now urging organisations not yet participating in the employer-led skills initiative to start the process in this new financial year, as…
How to manage a new generation of leaders
Work environment and values are paramount for the new generation of leaders, Melissa Baxter says
The unexpected business benefits of collaboration
When there is collaboration the team delivers results collectively, William Buist says
Businesses need to invest in workforce, says economist
The latest set of statistics before the general Election shows that job growth is continuing on an upward trend. Beatson has said that the economy’s challenge now is to raise the productivity of the jobs so that there can be…
Happy Birthday Training Journal
Training Journal celebrated its 50th birthday anniversary by hosting a Learning and Development Conference on Friday 10th July.
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…
