This article looks at the UK demand for skills, examines the reasons why UK organisations need to play an active role … in skills issues and explains why the time has never been better for employers to influence the Government’s education … and skills agenda. It outlines the Government’s renewed commitment to skills and describes the role of Sector Skills …

change becomes permanent. If effective skills training courses are designed and the correct people to attend, this will have …Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify why many training programmes, which are designed to provide a higher … level of skills continue to fail to deliver the results companies are looking for. Design/methodology/approach – The paper …

‐first century in training and developing our future workforce are explored, along with the differences between generations that … of technology in training programs. Findings – A new digital language is evolving and is increasingly prevalent with … who are responsible for aligning educational and learning strategies should meet the training and development programs …

Purpose – This paper aims to describe key issues at macro and micro levels which impact – and affect – sales training … and/or facilitate appropriate activities and resources to develop the sales skills needed for success in the next ten … resource sales‐related training activities to turn their salespeople into star performers in contemporary markets and enable …

Two British surveys are examined which show skills shortages in smaller companies. The reasons why little training is …

Some light is shed on the skills and knowledge needed by international managers. The managers must understand the …. Also some examples and ideas are presented as to how to avoid or how to approach these markets. These skills if used …

skills necessary to lead their businesses into the future. Categories of executive skills that should be considered in … and self‐understanding skills. Other considerations are also examined. An experiential learning environment is suggested … for imparting the desired skills. The more frequently used forms are discussed. The importance of assessment and changes …

organization and environment. Presents a new approach which assesses employee training eeds in relation to the skills needed to …Posits that the traditional methods for analysing training needs are obsolete for companies in “high change … providing examples of the type of skills needed to cope with change which can be identified from the method, including: self …

The introduction of Training and Enterprise Councils (TECs) represents a unique opportunity to promote the “skills …