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Who needs training?

Recently, I was chatting to someone who, after more than 25 years in the corporate learning industry, is about to retire. He observed that, despite everyone’s best endeavours, corporate learning does not seem to have increased its board level prestige in that time.   “Twenty years or so ago, I recall talking to a company [...]

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HR perspective

The latest Hays HR Salary and Benefits Survey appears to show that: There has been significant growth in junior roles - at HR Officer and HR Advisor levels - and there is a shortage of candidates at this level. There are fewer opportunities at the senior end of the market, with senior HR candidates seeming [...]

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Schmoller schmooze

At its annual conference on learning technology, ALT-C, in September, the Association for Learning Technology (ALT) signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ascilite). ALT’s chief executive, Seb Schmoller, said: “The MOU aims to put collaboration between ALT and ascilite on a firm footing; [...]

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