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The good, the bad and the ugly…

The good, the bad and the ugly…

The latest research from the CIPD about the state of L&D is a mixed bag: Aligning L&D with business needs is looking rosy, but evaluating impact is pretty dismal. Ruth Stuart reports.

Are your staff ready for online learning?

Are your staff ready for online learning?

The majority of organisations are now turning to some form of online learning to support individuals in the way that they do their jobs, and yet 3 in 5 learning & development leaders say that their managers and users are reluctant to engage.

Open Badges for eLearning

Open Badges for eLearning

As Product Development Manager at Shaw Trust, Anand Yagnik develops, evaluates and implements products and service delivery elements. He aims to increase the scale and effectiveness of Shaw Trust – a national charity helping people facing disadvantage get into work, gain skills and take control of their futures.

3rd September 2015 | Speaker Profiles

3rd September 2015 | Speaker Profiles

  LAURA SKILTON Flexible Learning Specialist at Cats Protection. Laura develops online training for 9,000 volunteers, 550 staff and the cat owning public. "We have a marvellous training team and programme but online learning enables us to reach so many more...

It’s good to talk

It’s good to talk

Even though we talk all the time, it seems that practice doesn’t always make perfect. According to Hesketh Emden, a little training can make all the difference to the art of communication…

Meeting the skills needs of the third sector

Meeting the skills needs of the third sector

How do you ensure staff and volunteers have the essential skills they need to meet increasing demands when you only have a limited budget? At a seminar in March, Martin Baker, from the Charity Learning Consortium, and Andy Lancaster, from the CIPD, will explain how using learning technologies appeals to a modern workforce and helps to meet business goals.

Putting Social Technologies to Work

Putting Social Technologies to Work

There are certain phrases you are unlikely to hear and one of those that springs to my mind is “please don’t put your mobile phone down, I’d love you to spend some more time using it.” The mobile device has become a much loved and/or much demonised instrument, I love it, and here’s why….

Engaging Today’s Online Learner

Engaging Today’s Online Learner

Engaging today’s online learner can be a tough task – when you’ve spent countless hours developing your content to the point where it’s ready for consumption, suddenly, you’ve got to figure out how your staff and volunteers will engage with it and put it to maximum use. Laura Overton reveals some helpful tips.

ELearning superstars 2014

ELearning superstars 2014

Elearning doesn’t have to be boring! The winners of the Charity Learning Awards 2014 are proof that using technology as part of an imaginative, blended approach to L&D can save time and money – and inspire learners. Martin Baker, CEO of the Charity Learning Consortium, says it’s time to celebrate the positive benefits that learning technologies can bring.

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