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    • LNTV: applying learning from training

      Learning Now tv | London |

      LNTV, Nov 24: how people can best apply learning from the training they receive; bringing the L&D community together with The Learning Guild; Nigel Paine and Martin Couzins discuss the recession and what it might mean for L&D.

    • HR says talent shortages are the most significant business challenge

      Fosway |

      Talent shortages are becoming more of a challenge to business success as organisations continue to struggle to cope with the fallout from the pandemic, the impact of digital transformation, changing demographics, climate instability and sustainability, and strengthening economic headwinds. Fosway Group, Europe’s #1 HR industry analyst, in partnership with UNLEASH, today launches its HR Realities 2022 research which reveals the biggest HR challenges facing employers as well as insights on HR strategy, technology and innovation.

    • New ‘top tips’ mental health guide designed for L&D training programmes

      Virtual College by Netex |

      With mental health being such an important topic right now, L&D professionals across all industries are working on developing mental health training for their employees. To support them, we wanted to share a practical, downloadable guide that could be the perfect addition to a mental health training programme.

    • Learning News Bulletin

      Bulletins |

      A bite-sized news round up: OEB returns November; How well prepared is L&D for recession?; Measuring impact, a guide to getting started.

    • The Learning Awards 2023 Finalists Announced

      Learning and Performance Institute | London |

      The LPI (Learning and Performance Institute) is proud to announce the finalists for the 2023 LEARNING AWARDS, the learning sector’s annual celebration of outstanding achievement, best practice and excellence in workplace learning and performance.

    • Omniplex Learning gains ISO 27001 accreditation

      Omniplex Learning |

      Omniplex Learning, the global eLearning and development solutions provider, today announced it had been awarded ISO 27001 certification for Information Security Management.

    • Smart moves: How small actions can deliver big impact

      Acteon Communication and Learning | Cambridge, UK |

      How can investing time revealing human behaviours and actions lead to more straightforward, less resource-hungry, longer-lasting impact? An upcoming webinar for L&D leaders will explore how to target your effort and resources where they’ll make the most difference.

    • How to keep your workers engaged in a hybrid working environment

      Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, West Yorkshire |

      During the course of the pandemic, there was a lot of talk about remote working and how organisations and businesses can adapt. But as hybrid working comes to the fore, the work environment is shifting again. Now, one of the questions that is being asked now is: in this new hybrid working environment, how can organisations keep up employee engagement?

    • Customer intimacy is key to eCom Learning Solutions’ success

      eCom Learning Solutions | Dunfermline, Scotland |

      eCom Learning Solutions – Scotland’s leading digital learning and assessment specialist - has nailed its colours firmly to the mast of promoting customer intimacy as it prioritises growth in these challenging economic times.

    • Customer intimacy is key to eCom Learning Solutions’ success

      eCom Learning Solutions | Dunfermline, Scotland |

      eCom Learning Solutions – Scotland’s leading digital learning and assessment specialist - has nailed its colours firmly to the mast of promoting customer intimacy as it prioritises growth in these challenging economic times.

    • How to empower your staff in a hybrid work environment

      Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, West Yorkshire |

      As remote working reached an all-time high during the lockdown period of COVID-19, many organisations had to quickly adapt to the new ways of working. Although remote-working isn’t a new concept and has been adopted by many organisations across the globe, it wasn't the norm, especially remote-working on a full-time basis.

    • Learning Pool Introduces Global AI-based Skills Solution

      Learning Pool | Derry, Northern Ireland |

      Learning Pool, the award-winning learning technologies company, has announced the launch of a major new product ahead of its 14th annual Learning Pool Live user conference. The release will leverage the know-how of People-Analytix, a Swiss-based pioneer in AI-powered skills technology, who were recently acquired by Learning Pool. The shift to put skills at the centre of Learning Pool’s technology offering is a wider reflection of the most profound change we’ve seen in learning technologies in recent times.

    • New 2022 Fosway 9-Grid™ for Talent & People Success

      Fosway |

      Fosway Group, Europe’s #1 HR industry analyst, has released the new 2022 9-Grid™ for Talent & People Success. The research shows that the market is growing fast as HR teams look to bring innovation across the entire talent lifecycle, from skills and engagement to talent mobility.

    • How to fit mental health into your health and safety policy

      Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley, West Yorkshire |

      The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has recently updated their first-aid guidance to include, amongst other things, a section about mental health in the workplace. It calls out to workplaces to ‘consider ways to manage mental ill health in your workplace which are appropriate for your business’.

    • Connect 2022 programme published

      The Learning Network |

      The Learning Network has published the conference programme for Connect 2022, 15 November London. Event cancelled... The organisers have announced that Connect 2022 is cancelled.

    • Mental health resources to support employees’ mental health

      Virtual College by Netex | Ilkley |

      With World Suicide Prevention Day on 10th September and World Mental Health Day on 10th October, there is a huge focus on mental health at the moment. Therefore, at Virtual College, we wanted to play our part and provide supportive resources for businesses that want to support their employees’ mental health.

    • Learning News Bulletin

      Bulletins |

      A bite-sized news round up: L&D struggling to be heard; Learning Network Connect returns; Thirst Learning - a new approach; HR journalism award for UNLEASH.

    • LNTV: Learning in the flow of work

      Learning Now tv | London |

      LNTV, Sep 29: David James joins Learning Now TV on the role L&D must take to deliver greater successes with learning in the flow of work. Plus, Vincent Belliveau and Mike Bollinger from Cornerstone on addressing the global skills shortage and Gent Ahmetaj and Anna Barnett from Mind Tools For Business discuss highlights from the 2022 Learning Performance Benchmark study.

    • Supercharge workforce strategies with Explorance

      Learning News | Explorance, LearningLive, London |

      A quick insight into Explorance’s leading 360-degree feedback software and how it can help an organization recognize, nourish, and retain its most vital talent.

    • Marketing students compete to take social media platform WeAre8 to the next level

      Chartered Institute of Marketing |

      The Pitch competition is now launched, where students are challenged to develop a creative campaign to evolve WeAre8’s social platform. Now in its twelfth year the global competition highlights the Chartered Institute of Marketing’s commitment to recognise up-and-coming marketing talent. The top ten teams will be invited to a live judging final on the 17th March 2023 to present their ideas to judges from across the industry.

    • Rise Up Appoints Jeremy Prince Managing Director

      Rise Up | Paris, France |

      Rise Up, the fast-growing European learning software solution, has named Jeremy Prince Managing Director. Alongside founders Arnaud and Guillaume Blachon, Prince completes the executive management team and will align global strategy, increase management efficiency and reinvigorate business in the French market.

    • Imparta & ERM win Gold in Brandon Hall awards 2022

      Imparta | London, UK |

      Imparta is delighted to announce that it has won a coveted Brandon Hall Group Gold award for excellence in the Best Program for Sales Training and Performance category for its highly successful Client Development Programme (CDP) in partnership with Environmental Resources Management (ERM), the world’s largest pure-play sustainability consultancy.

    • HR teams building organisational resilience, latest Fosway 9-Grid™ for Cloud HR finds

      Fosway |

      Fosway Group, Europe’s #1 HR industry analyst, has released its new 2022 9-Grid™ for Cloud HR. The operating context for HR teams continues to be challenging as organisations grapple with yet another new normal; rampant inflation, broken supply chains, regional conflict and extreme weather. This new research explores the trends and vendors transforming the Cloud HR market.

    • Skyrocket employee satisfaction with group language learning lessons

      busuu |

      Learning a new language is extremely rewarding, especially when done in a group where you can help each other along the journey and share achievements together. Employee satisfaction will skyrocket in doing so as it helps to build a positive community, upskill workers, increase opportunities and help to support staff members.

    • Managing sensitive price increase conversations without losing trust

      Imparta | London, UK |

      Rising inflation means that sales professionals are increasingly having to have price increase conversations with their customers, even against the backdrop of supply chain challenges. If not managed effectively, customer trust that may have taken years to develop can easily be lost. Imparta continues to support the sales community with a new complimentary session dedicated to sharing the skills, knowledge, tools, and best practice needed to manage these challenging conversations.

    • People Success: A new era for Kallidus

      Kallidus | Bristol, UK |

      Today Kallidus unveils a new global purpose, brand and website, moving their focus towards connected people success solutions. The new purpose is their guide for this new era: We make people success easy for growing organisations.

    • Cornerstone appoints top industry experts

      Cornerstone OnDemand | London |

      Cornerstone OnDemand, a global leader in adaptive HR solutions, is strengthening further its Executive Leadership Team as part of its mission to power the future ready workforce. New hires include: Deepika Rayala, joining as Chief Digital and Information Officer; Carina Cortez, as Chief People Officer; and Marc Ramos as Chief Learning Officer. Additionally, within Cornerstone, Toya del Valle has moved into her new role as Chief Customer Officer.

    • Three in five young people considering a career in marketing amidst mounting economic uncertainty

      Chartered Institute of Marketing |

      Three fifths (60%) of young people consider marketing a career choice, with good salary and career progression the top incentives to enter the industry; 36% view marketing as a safer option compared to other career choices in the face of financial uncertainty; Despite young people’s eagerness, three in ten parents wouldn’t want their child working in marketing, with the industry’s reputation for wellbeing and stress levels the top reasons why.

    • Quality of hire and better candidate experience top Talent Acquisition priorities

      Fosway |

      Fosway Group, Europe’s #1 HR industry analyst, today shares results from its inaugural Talent Acquisition (TA) Realities Research. The research complements Fosway's existing corporate research into HR and digital learning realities and shows the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and wider market trends on hiring teams and how they have responded.

    • Learning News Bulletin

      Bulletins |

      A bite-sized news round up: Organisational learning maturity - Mind Tools For Business’ Annual L&D Benchmark Report is out; Change at the top - three learning providers have new CEOs; Learning workflows - a new term enters the L&D language.

    • L&D struggling to capitalise on shift to digital, Fosway Group’s research reveals

      Fosway |

      Today, Fosway Group, Europe’s #1 HR industry analyst, shares results from the latest wave of its Digital Learning Realities research, which is now in its eighth year. The research, carried out in partnership with Closer Still as part of the Learning Technologies Show, reveals a profession that is struggling to accelerate the impact of digital learning at a time when organisations are facing severe skills shortages.

    • MSc in Marketing and Leadership programme from Cranfield University and CIM Academy to address UK skills gap

      Chartered Institute of Marketing |

      • Marketing and Leadership MSc programme aims to address the industry’s growing skills gap • Businesses can majority fund the programme using Apprenticeship Levy funds, providing an accessible way for organisations to upskill • Programme announcement follows CIM research which found that skills amongst senior market level were lacking • Marketing and advertising agency OLIVER and parent company, Inside Ideas Group, amongst first to invest in industry-first qualification