Events calendar

Upcoming events

• Measuring Training Impact Toolkit Event

  • Date: January 11, 2010
  • Time: 14.00-16.15
  • Venue: Champneys Banquet Room

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• Licensed to Skill - Alliance UK Conference

  • Date: February 02, 2010
  • Time: All day
  • Venue: National Motorcycle Museum

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• Licensed to Skill - Alliance UK Conference

  • Date: February 03, 2010
  • Time: All day
  • Venue: National Motorcycle Museum

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News

• February 18, 2010

  Landmark International Conference Signals Skills Routes to UK Prosperity

  Despite the economy having just emerged from recession, the UK Commission warns that unless urgent action is taken to improve and streamline the current employment and skills systems, the UK is likely continue to slip down the international productivity and skills league tables Source: DNA

• February 18, 2010

  National Training Awards

  The National Training Awards are the premier accolade for training and development in the UK and are run by UK Skills on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. The Awards identify and celebrate organisations and individuals that have achieved really outstanding business and personal success through investment in training. The Awards are unique because entries are received from all sectors, industries and areas across the UK and in return the entrants are provided with the exceptional opportunity to have their training judged against the best in the UK Source: National Training Awards

• January 29, 2010

  HR wants online training tools from sector skills councils

  HR chiefs have called on sector skills councils to develop more industry-tailored online training and development tools for employees. Source: Personnel Today

• January 15, 2010

  Guidance on right to request time off for training backed by industry

  Guidance published on the new right to request time off for training has been backed by the industry. Source: Personnel Today

• January 14, 2010

  Free Customer Service Training For London Businesses

  Hospitality, leisure, and tourism businesses in London can benefit from free customer service training for their staff through sector skills council, People 1st. Source: People 1st

• January 08, 2010

  Valuing your employees for 2010

  The recent research from PWC shows that 33% of UK employees do not feel valued by their employer and would leave for another job. This should serve as a wake-up call for UK employers. Source: People Interaction

• January 08, 2010

  Strategy has strong economic growth in its sights

  A new strategy to boost strong, sustainable, long-term economic growth in the UK has been announced today by Lord Mandelson. Source: BIS

• January 06, 2010

  Get set for Apprenticeship Week 2010

  Apprenticeship Week 2010 will take place from Monday 1 February to Friday 5 February 2010. During the week, employers will celebrate the value of Apprenticeships and the talents and skills of apprentices. Source: NES

• January 04, 2010

  New Report – Vocational Qualifications Can Boost Earnings

  Report finds that some VQs lead to large pay increases, but benefits are not universal Source: UKCES

• January 04, 2010

  CIPD proposes work placement subsidy to support 16-17 January Guarantee

  The Government’s January Guarantee for 16-17 year-olds, to be launched tomorrow, fails to go far enough to stem the soaring numbers of young people facing long-term unemployment, warns the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). Source: FE News

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