Beyond Coaching – Developing coaching excellence in your organisation
By Lee Morris, Associate Director at andpartnership We are a leading organisational development consultancy, focused on helping individuals and businesses to be at their best more of the time. Our mission is to grow leaders, develop teams and change organisations. We’ve been at this since 2003 and are proud to work with some of the […]
High-Performing Teams – Are they a utopia?
By the Leadership Psychology Institute To how many of the following statements, is your answer YES without the slightest hesitation? During team meetings, the most important and difficult issues are put on the table to be resolved. Team members quickly and genuinely apologise to one another when they say or do something inappropriate or possibly […]
INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT: Virtual College digital learning
Virtual College create innovative digital learning experiences that inspire people to develop the skills they need to thrive in their careers; enhancing and enriching the organisations they work in. We support across all stages of your digital journey; from the creation of cutting-edge learning materials, to the creation of a transformational L&D strategy to address […]
Why is there such a buzz around Learning Cultures?
By Cameron Glennon – Learning Technology Consultant , Virtual College The phrase ‘learning culture’ is something that we hear a lot within Learning and Development, but what exactly does it mean, why do we want one, and what are the potential barriers? At the recent Learning Live conference by the LPI, ‘Creating a Learning Culture’ […]
GUEST BLOG: New skills for new workplaces
By Justin Rix, Partner, Tax at Grant Thornton It’s hard to imagine a time when businesses, employees and everyone else looked ahead with such a mix of enthusiasm and uncertainty. Automation, AI and the soon-to-be ubiquitous Internet of Things are opening up a whole realm of possibility for how we will live and work in […]
AELP calls for apprenticeship levy rethink
The Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) has called for the removal of the highest and degree level apprenticeships from the scope of funding for the apprenticeship levy. The body says funding for these apprenticeships should instead be consistent with whatever the Post 18 Education and Funding Review proposes for full time higher education […]
HR admin skills way below par among UK workforce
A survey by global payroll and HR services has revealed that only 12% of HR admin tasks are possible on mobile devices, with 49% still being completed offline. Looking into the extent of digitisation of the workplace, the survey by SD Worx also found that just 13% of UK employees submit expenses only on mobile, […]
Skills ‘biggest workplace issue in 2019’
Half of workers (53%) believe that getting the right people with the right skills will be the biggest issue faced by their workplace in the year ahead. Acas commissioned YouGov to find out what UK employees identified as the most important workplace issues in 2019. The other two top issues identified were technological change (36%) and […]
Regular training ‘vital to furthering career’, say UK workers
Ninety per cent of UK workers believe that regular training in a job is vital to furthering their career, according to a new report. A survey of over 2,000 British employees – carried out on behalf of Staff Skills Training – also revealed that 42 per cent ‘strongly agree’ that regular training is important. For […]
The top professional jobs in demand in the North West
New market analysis by Clayton Recruitment has revealed the top roles in demand across the North West, including sales hire desk controllers, accountants and sales administers. The analysis was based on a comparison of vacancy levels across Clayton’s areas of expertise, highlighting the ongoing skills requirements of employers in the region. Tracy Bolan, Commercial Manager […]
