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December 2007

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21/12/07
2007 National Training Award winners announced
This year’s 55 National Training Award winners have been celebrated at a gala ceremony at London’s Royal Lancaster Hotel.

20/12/07
Trainer1 helps revise Institute’s e-learning
The Institute of Direct Marketing (IDM) has commissioned e-learning provider Trainer1 to update e-learning materials for its diploma and certificate level qualifications.

19/12/07
Participation rates up says LSC
The Learning and Skills Council (LSC) says its latest figures show a marked increase in participation rates for both young people and adults in further education and work based learning.

18/12/07
Epic and SCIE to develop e-learning programme for social care workforce
Epic is working with The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) to develop an e-learning programme on inter-professional working skills.

17/12/07
Skillsmart Retail publishes research into online shopping
A new study from Skillsmart Retail says online shopping is changing the way the industry works and developing a new breed of retail staff.

14/12/07
Institute of IT Training announces IT Training Awards 2008 shortlist
The Institute of IT Training has announced the shortlist for the IT Training Awards 2008. The awards, sponsored by BCS, are to be held at the Dorchester, Park Lane on 7th February 2008.

12/12/07
Report finds 'negative' management styles most common in UK organisations
A new report suggests performance levels in workplaces across the UK are suffering as overbearing and dogmatic management practices top the list of management styles.

11/12/07
IMI aims to double apprenticeship numbers in its sector
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has pledged a 100% increase in the number of apprentices joining the retail motor industry over the next five years.

11/12/07
Futuremedia Learning enters e-learning contract with AfPP
The Association for Perioperative Practice (AfPP) has commissioned Futuremedia Learning to upgrade 39 e-learning modules in line with the Associations re-branding.

10/12/07
New e-learning course from Balance Learning
Balance Learning has launched a new e-learning course on time management.

06/12/07
Study suggests senior managers are missing easy opportunities to build skills
According to a new study, senior managers across the UK are missing easy opportunities to hone their skills, as they fail to make use of the online resources available to them.

05/12/07
LSC launches fifth annual Apprenticeship Awards
The Learning and Skills Council (LSC) is urging employers of all sizes and from all sectors of industry to enter its fifth annual Apprenticeship Awards.

04/12/07
Line managers need to be recognised as strategic partners of HR, says study
New research commissioned by the Chartered Institute and Personnel Development (CIPD) explores issues surrounding the role of line managers in two critical areas of people management: reward and learning and development, and the relationship between HR and the line.

03/12/07
Nine new Investors in People Champions announced
Investors in People have announced that nine organisations have been awarded Investors in People Champion status 2007.

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