Strategies

Trimming skills budgets might be the catalyst needed to prepare staff training for the demands of the 21st century, says Jane Scott Paul.

Shirley Barnes explores how to achieve this to reach the business' goals.

Skills Minister John Hayes has called on UK business to promote informal learning at work

Looking for the X Factor: the number of HR departments employing specialist mangers to run brand-boosting initiatives in a bid to recruit top talent has jumped threefold over the last four years.

Occupational health professionals have warned that employers could face challenges in managing the needs of the more than 50% of workers who either do not expect to retire or are unsure when they can afford to do so.

Nigel Paine explains why trainers need to recognise HR as their best friend in order to achieve their aims in this letter to learning and development.

In order to boost the performance of their coaching initiatives, organisations need to introduce evaluation processes aligned with business strategy.

The NHS is set to roll out a national ‘Skills Passport for Health’ scheme in order to improve talent management and reduce admin costs.

More than half of organisations admit that they require better training and support to improve the effectiveness of outsourcing initiatives in order to boost bottom line performance.

Opinion appears to be divided over whether coalition government plans to scrap workers’ rights to request time off for training would be a positive move or not.