skills News

Team Combat recently finished third in the Triple Crown Sports St. Augustine Fall Nationals.

With the launch of the new Print Skills Academy Website employers now have a single port of call where they can find solutions to their skills issues, including training and funding, writes Proskills Print and Paper Industry lead Richard Moore

St Helens Chamber will provide a ‘hands on’ opportunity for local people to try out a new skill next week, as part of the celebrations of the world’s greatest skills competition, WorldSkills London 2011.

The new DesignIT! Ceramics programme will introduce students to the major challenges facing the ceramics industry and help companies attract talented new entrants, writes Lisa Williamson Proskills Ceramics Industry Lead

October is National Information Literacy Awareness Month. In 2009, President Obama issued the first presidential proclamation. More now than at any other time in American history, voters need to be competent users of information.

Cheshire Technicians Fly Into Vyborg To Start Work On International Gas Pipeline Pumping Station As Russian Prime Minister's Convoy Arrives

The Proskills Awards will be held at Alton Towers on 3 November, highlighting the commercial importance of the process and manufacturing sector. Schueco have been nominated in the Outstanding Employer of the Year category

United Response, the disability charity, has won the Charity Learning Award for the best means of engaging their eLearning audience, with a multi pronged approach which ensured that a new money saving online learning programme was adopted by staff.

Virtual classrooms are being embraced by charity learning teams, as they look for cost effective methods of developing their staff and volunteers. This was clear from a poll of delegates at the inspiring Charity Learning Conference & Awards 2011.

WRVS, the charity aiming to 'Make Britain a great place to grow old', has scooped the Charity Learning Award for 'getting started or restarted on its eLearning journey'. WRVS impressed with its professional approach to evaluating its eLearning.

Barnardo's, the UK's leading children's charity, has won the trophy for the Best Overall eLearning Programme at the Charity Learning Awards. Judges were particularly impressed with the organisation's dedication to supporting its eLearners.

The winners of the first Charity Learning Awards are celebrating their success, after being presented with their trophies at the Charity Learning Conference in London.

High flying apprentices at a Hemel Hempstead Honda dealership, Brayley Honda, have shown their skills and been given the opportunity to manage their own workshop ramps.

The Charity Learning Consortium is publishing several case studies at the World of Learning Conference & Exhibition, with Macmillan Cancer Support, Plan and The National Autistic Society, celebrating the great work being done within charity learning

Akron will decide who has the most talent this Saturday at the Akron’s Got Skills talent contest sponsored by Brain Host, an industry leading web host. All ages are invited to take the stage at Musica in downtown Akron from 12-4 pm on Sept. 17th.

Central Florida Baseball Academy’s, Combat 11U youth baseball team, develops skills and character

Despite a challenging year for employers in the UK automotive sector, Bristol based training provider, S&B Automotive Academy, has delivered the most number of Apprenticeships in its 41 year history.

Profile 4 Business Support, formed by Graeme Carey, who previously managed the publicly funded SEEDA redundancy support programme, has selected Abintegro as its online platform to deliver first-class career support.

Leading distance education and home study provider Stonebridge Associated Colleges has selected Abintegro’s flagship online career service to help improve student employability and increase overall service-levels.

The number one way to build and maintain relationships is still face-to-face networking. A real handshake trumps a virtual one; a real smile outperforms a smiley face. Networking authority Lillian Bjorseth shows you how through classes and her book.

LMMatters is publishing a case study with leading international law firm Eversheds at the World of Learning Conference and Exhibition on 27-28 September. The story shows how Eversheds saved time and money using a blend of learning technologies.

Responding to user feedback is an essential part of delivering first-class resources that actually make an impact on job seekers. The biggest Abintegro user survey to-date shows 97% would definitely recommend the service to other job seekers.

Teaching a person a new skill is one of the best and most rewarding ways to empower them.

The first ever Scottish Apprenticeship Week will take place from 5-9 September. With the Scottish Government providing a record 25,000 Modern Apprenticeship starts, now is the time for companies to take on apprentices, says Terry Watts, Proskills CEO

New technologies promise to change the way print companies operate. This must be matched by a sustained commitment to training if the benefits of new technologies are to be fully realised, says Richard Moore, Print Industry Lead at Proskills

Fairplace Cedar, once voted “the most effective outplacement provider in the world” and member of the AIM listed human resources consulting group Savile Group Plc, has chosen to integrate the Abintegro into its career transition proposition.

The first ever Scottish Apprenticeship Week will take place from 5-9 September, aiming to encourage businesses to take on apprentices. Expanding vocational learning programmes will boost recovery, says Linda McCourt, Proskills Scotland Manager

Aurion Learning, one of Ireland’s leading providers of e-learning solutions has launched a new online learning academy.

After attending participants will be better able to :Understand the fundamentals of effective negotiation, Choose the correct negotiation strategy & style and Effectively apply the chosen strategy and style

The PrintIT! programme aims to introduce students to major design challenges and encourage them to consider a career in the paper and print industries. Antalis McNaughton will sponsor the programme in 2012, demonstrating its wider importance

More than 130 charity representatives from the UK have seized the opportunity to gain advice from Evaluation 'guru' Jim Kirkpatrick in a webinar on 31st August. Charities from around the globe can still register for this unique, complimentary event.

The Charity Learning Consortium is delighted to announce Sudhir Giri, Google's Global head of learning technology, as the keynote speaker at the first Charity Learning Consortium Conference and Awards, in London on 15 September 2011

Iain Napier, BT's Learning Technology Consultant, will be talking about BT's dare2share video forum, and how social media can encourage knowledge sharing in your workforce, when he addresses the Charity Learning Conference on 15 September, London.

The popular answers to why young people rioted and looted was the lack of jobs and cuts to youth provision. However the fact remains that many young people lack employability skills and the ability to present themselves effectively to employers.

Capita’s 13th National Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET) Conference is taking place on Monday 31st October 2011 in Leeds

Due to the continuing interest of potential presenters, the submission deadline for the European Conference "Competence Modelling for European HR and Policies: Bridging Business, Education, and Training" (COME-HR) has been prolonged!

Laura Overton will be sharing 'hot off the press' highlights from the latest Towards Maturity benchmark - its biggest and most comprehensive to date - when she leads a discussion at the Charity Learning Conference, 15 September, London.

A young Scottish decorator is hoping to secure the title of the world’s best young painter and decorator after being selected to represent the UK at WorldSkills.

UKFast round table calls for state backing on skills.

A recent quest to hire new talent confirmed that outside of the L&D community, people don’t necessarily know what eLearning is. The proactive recruitment process offered a valuable opportunity to explain more about the industry to college students.

A report by the Office for National Statistics has found that manufacturing output fell by 0.4 per cent in June. Proskills CEO Terry Watts says that supporting training will help rebalance the British economy and encourage sustainable growth

Martin Baker, MD of LMMatters, will be talking about the results of unique research - which identifies preferred learning methods of leaders and managers - and what they mean for L&D professionals, at a seminar at WOLCE at 4.15pm on 27 September.

Parent Alert! The growth of your child’s brain is inseparably linked to their physical development.

Netscribes (India) Pvt. Ltd. launches private company profiles (soft skills training providers) that present information about the company’s strategies, SWOT analysis, financial analysis, business model, competition etc.

Clive Shepherd is to chair the first Charity Learning Conference in London on 15 September. An entertaining presenter and acknowledged as an expert on eLearning, he'll be guiding the conference to some interesting learning outcomes.

Nigel Paine, a former Head of Learning & Development at the BBC, is aiming to get members of the Charity Learning Consortium thinking creatively at a workshop he is leading at the first Charity Learning Conference on 15 September, London.

Online Parent Class.com®, the industry leading provider of online parenting and co-parenting classes, have recently released a new promotional "offer code" to save prospective customers $20.00 off any parenting or co-parenting class they offer.

Unleash your "Inner Entrepreneur" so you can quickly attract challenges that are more meaningful, be in demand, and yes -- make more money at your job!

The process and manufacturing sector is an important part of the UK economy, yet unnecessary regulation continues to hamper its competitiveness. Proskills CEO Terry Watts welcomes the government’s plans to reduce the regulatory burden on businesses

Boutique hotels offer a more personalized approach when it comes to guest service and their property itself. In a recent study, Advanced Feedback studies the different aspects of creating a unique, yet personalized guest experience.