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Webanywhere releases latest White Paper exploring the transformation of HR departments

Leeds, West Yorkshire, UKLearning NewsWebanywhere Limited

The Transformation of the Workplace Training Function: the Drive to Integrate Human Resources with Business Strategy.

Webanywhere, the UK and US-based provider of learning management technology and services, has produced a new paper on the evolution of technologies in learning and their relevance in the HR function.

As companies strive to create competitive advantage in the digital age, executives are increasingly looking to the HR function to grow beyond everyday tasks and provide leadership to ensure broader people management and development objectives are achieved. The emergence of new learning systems in recent years offers the HR function new opportunities to take up this challenge. The learning systems specialist Webanywhere has produced a short paper to introduce HR professionals to several key areas of consideration:

- The Emergence of Talent Management Strategies
- Increasing Complexity of the Workplace Trainer Role
- The Increasing Relevance of Social Networks in HR
- The Evolution of Learning Technologies

Conor Gilligan, Head of Operations, Webanywhere Corporate Division explains: "The paper considers the complex remit of modern HR functions to stretch beyond their traditional responsibilities. HR today is being asked to blend an increasing strategic awareness with new methods and modes of message delivery to ensure that organisational change initiatives are successful and embedded. These can include talent management, social media and other community-building activities.

"The paper also looks at how HR professionals should consider alternative software distribution models that can enable broader change programmes," added Gilligan.

Webanywhere's paper, 'The Transformation of the Workplace Training Function: the Drive to Integrate Human Resources with Business Strategy' is available as a PDF for download from its website.

About Webanywhere

Webanywhere was established in 2003 and provides innovative website and multimedia solutions to business and education markets. The company has grown rapidly from its roots in the education sector, providing educational and learning technology products and services to over 3,000 primary, secondary, nursery and special educational needs schools.

Webanywhere is based in Keighley, West Yorkshire, UK and also serves customers in the US, Canada and mainland Europe.

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