News: Telephone and Writing Skills

Investors in People denies training apartheid

28 January 2008

Investors in People (IIP) has denied that there is a kind of 'training apartheid' at organisations with IIP awards, Personnel Today reports.A recent study by the Nottingham University Business School found that...

Study: Minorities in IIP firms missing out on training

24 January 2008

A new study by the Nottingham University Business School has found that minority groups are losing out on training in workplaces that have Investors in People (IIP) training awards.A wider range of minority gro...

Lack of training opportunities causes employees to quit jobs

23 January 2008

A lack of training opportunities has been identified as one of the main reasons why people leave their jobs.The Employment Retention Survey 2008 by consultancy TalentDrain found that three out of four UK organi...

Older US employees receiving training

21 January 2008

Older employees in the US are receiving training in areas such as telephone skills under the Workforce Investment Act.A new category of employee, the 'silver collar worker', is defined as those aged over 50, th...

Haulage industry not using writing skills training funds

18 January 2008

The haulage industry is not taking up all the writing skills training that it is entitled to.Skills for Logistics, the sector skills organisation for the haulage industry, has launched a new campaign to raise a...

Government conducts adult training consultation

16 January 2008

The government is considering various measures to help with adult learning in the future.A consultation is to be spearheaded by working groups comprised of organisations from broadcasting and new technologies, ...