Learning and Development News - Resource for Training, Learning and Development Professionals Daily news for Human Resources, Training and Learning and Development Professionals. Keep up to date with the Learning industry - Training Journal http://www.trainingjournal.com/ Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:08:58 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.trainingjournal.com/assets/images/rss/rss-logo.gif TJ Online - The Resource for Learning and Development http://www.trainingjournal.com/ Feed provided by TJ Online. Click to visit. E-portfolios must reform to maintain credibility http://www.trainingjournal.com/news/2243.html E-portfolios need to become interconnected like social networking sites if they are to remain credible, according to the European Institute for E-Learning (EifEL). Speaking in London last week, EiFEL chief executive Serge Ravet said e-portfolios, which are used to collate evidence of learning over a period of time, needed to become less fragmented and take advantage of the internet’s network infrastructure. Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:00:00 +0100 Training professionals signal dissatisfaction with their employers http://www.trainingjournal.com/news/2244.html A report published this week is warning of considerable dissatisfaction among training professionals, arising from significant regional variations in their salary and benefits. The survey, commissioned by recruitment firm GPRS Recruitment, reveals 56 per cent of qualified professionals employed by businesses providing workplace training would consider moving to another employer. Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:00:00 +0100 And the winners are... http://www.trainingjournal.com/news/2240.html A “comprehensive, well-thought-through and designed” L&D initiative scooped the top gong for self-storage company Safestore at Tuesday’s Training Journal awards ceremony. Presented by David Fairhurst, senior vice president people at McDonald’s, to Safestore’s Avril Jones, the TJ special achievement award was for the best overall entry and was selected by the awards judges from all of the 11 category winners. Wed, 24 Jun 2009 23:00:00 +0100 New L&D qualifications announced http://www.trainingjournal.com/news/2241.html L&D practitioners are set to benefit from a trio of new qualifications unveiled at the TJ conference on Tuesday. In a keynote speech closing the day-long event, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development CEO Jackie Orme revealed plans to expand the organisation’s range of qualifications as part of its new HR Profession Map. Wed, 24 Jun 2009 23:00:00 +0100 Fresh training focus needed to get through recession http://www.trainingjournal.com/news/2242.html Attitude and motivation are the key skills needed to survive the downturn and training should reflect this, research has found. The findings are the result of a survey by training company, Video Arts, who asked 400 line managers in the UK about the personal development needs of their staff. Wed, 24 Jun 2009 23:00:00 +0100