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Develop your presentation skills with comedy!
There are still one or two places left on this month's popular inter-active workshop, on using comedy and improvisation to develop presentation skills...

Skills progress will need time off to learn
Unionlearn director Liz Smith will tomorrow (5th October) address the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE) national conference entitled Learning Champions:

Comedy training for business - Sept workshops tb11
There are still places on these interactive courses, coming up in September and October. Here's an outline, with links to full online details....

Vue Recruitment & Training Awarded Prestigious Status for Computer Course
Following an extremely successful audit, Kent-based Vue Recruitment & Training has been awarded grade 'A' status for the delivery of the European Computer Driving Licence - (ECDL) qualification.

Offer childcare workers 'summink' not criticism of 'nuffink'
Liz Smith, Director of unionlearn, the TUC's learning and skills project today called for childcare workers to be offered training rather than criticism.

Union learning takes off with the Red Arrows
The sky is the limit for Blackpool Council staff wanting to learn new skills, thanks to the partnership between Corporate Human Resources and the Unions.

'Training for Trainers with Comedy' workshop
Booking opens today for the next roll-out of our popular and innovative workshop, 'Training for Trainers with comedy and improvisation'.

Vue Recruitment & Training Launches Dedicated Management Programme
In response to customer demand, Kent-based VUE Recruitment & Training has launched a unique senior management programme, entitled ‘Leading for Tomorrow’.

Training for trainers with comedy, July 10th
There are still some places available on Positive Comedy's summer workshop...

Positive Comedy workshops for business and organisations
Here's information on our next two public workshops on developing skills for business using comedy..

Summer Workshop Programme
Here is a list of upcoming workshops on developing skills for business using comedy and improvisation. Click on the links for further information. The website also contains many freely downloadable resources.

Workshops: learning from comedy
Booking is open for Positive Comedy's next roll-out of its two most popular workshops, using comedy and improvisation to develop skills for work and life...

Workshop places still available
Clear DayThere are still a few places left on Positive Comedy's popular workshop, Training for Trainers with comedy and improvisation.

Comedy based training & online resources
Regular booking is now open for Positive Comedy's next roll-out of its popular workshop, Training for Trainers and there are still places...

Training for Trainers event
Priority booking is now open for Positive Comedy's next roll-out of our popular workshop, Training for Trainers, using methods from the world of comedy and improvisation.

Develop presentation skills using comedy
Clear DayThere are still some places available on this innovative, affordable and fun December workshop in Brighton. Here's some outline info, plus an online link for full details

New Business Qualification Launch at the CBI
The UK launch of the European Business Competence Licence for SMEs and Divisional Managers.

Recruitment Agency Tunes into Special Needs of Care Staffing.
Reducing the cost of recruitment without diminishing the quality of staff is a key concern of all health care, residential care and not for profit care organisations.More...

depo consulting Launches a New Concept in Executive Seminars
Targeting key business issues, the seminars cover topics including Managing Strategic Change, Ethical Strategies and Customer Experience Design.

The Training Foundation launches e-Learning initiative to crash content development costs .
Following a £2m Research and Development programme spanning four years, The Training Foundation has today launched a unique e-Learning product suite.More...

2,000 sign up for SkillsTracker
Online service measuring job skills proves popular in its first year..

Business NLP Comes of Age
Neuro Linguistic Programming has evolved into an accessible and effective form of business training.

Plumbers use IntraLearn to Plug Skills Gap
The Learning Business uses IntraLearn to help bridge the plumbing and heating engineering industry’s skills shortage.

Brain Drain Fear Means IT Training Suffers
Industry survey reveals that IT managers are refusing to invest in the training due to worries about staff churn.

HSE Warning about Training Certificates
Employers must check the validity of training certificates and plant operator licences says Health & Safety Executive.

Spell in Prison for Management Trainees
A charity which inspires prisoners with Shakespeare expands to offer management training courses.

Engineering Training Needs Closer Links
Report on training in the engineering sector finds providers with close links to employers produce the best quality training.

Ladbroke Grove Training Failure: £2m Fine
Thames Trains fined £2million for Ladbroke Grove crash caused by ‘serious omissions’ in driver training programme.

TV Comedy Makes Better Managers
Classic British comedy improves management skills in a new training package from BBC Worldwide.

TEFL Trainer is Small Business of the Year
Teaching English as a Foreign Language training provider i-to-i wins the Yorkshire Small Business of the Year Award.

People Want to Learn from a Virgin
A revealing study has shown more people would rather learn from Richard Branson, than PM Tony Blair.

Government to Asses Business Training
The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority is drawing up plans to asses business training provision.

Evaluating Corporate Training

UK IT Skills Market Down by 13%
IT Training Industry is hit by third concecutive year of recessions. Survey reports 13% decline.

Royal Opening for Police Training Centre
HRH Prince Charles opens a new flagship training centre for Strathclyde Police Force.

BBC Worldwide Learning Hits the Road
The BBC's business training venture is touring the country with a roadshow to promote its training resources.

What CEOs Expect from Corporate Training

New Training Guidance from HSE
New publications from the Health and Safety Executive in a drive to cut the cost of work related accidents.

Liverpool F.C. to use IT-Training.com
IT-Training.com announces deal to provide e-Learning for Liverpool Football Club.

Essentials of Health and Safety at Work. HSE Guidance Booklet

More Companies Committed to Training
Record entries as National Training Awards finalists are announced. Finalists include Thomas Cook & RNLI.

Retail Training Boost for Tourism
Novel boost to tourism through retail training in London borough of Richmond upon Thames.

ECDL Celebrates Five Years of Success
The European Computer Driving Licence has nearly a million UK trainees after five years.

High Powered Customer Service Training Activities

Approval for Call Centre Training
CCA gives official recognition to Customer Connection Cycle TM from AbilityCounts.

Farm Inspectors Find Lack of Training
HSE inspectors found many farm workers on Isle of Wight without appropriate training.

Increased Investment in People
47% more employers are using the Investors in People Standard for workforce development.

Introducing Investors in People

Qualifying the Construction Industry
Construction Industry Training Board launches new qualifications and training initative.

Blended Learning gains approval
Research shows rise in acceptance of blended learning across the UK, despite regional variations.

Top 50 IT Trainers of 2003
Pardo Fox reveals the IT Skills Research fifth annual table of the UK top 50 IT training providers.

Blended Learning

Lack of Fork Lift Training lead to Fine
Peterborough company found guilty of health and safety offences.

Result for Marine Training Centre
South Tyneside College receives an exemplary report from OFSTED.

Mixed Picture of e-Learning
EU publishes two surveys of e-Learning across Europe.

Health and Safety Law Poster

Effective Health and Safety Training