Training, L&D news
Our response to Skills for Sustainable Growth
The eLN has responded with the Association for Learning Technology (ALT) to the UK Government's Skills for Sustainable Growth consultation. See our letter here.
Road-testing entrepreneurship indicators gathers momentum
Immigration cap will lead to skills shortages, say employers, The Guardian
London Business School ranked top b-school outside US
John A. Byrne, editor-in-chief of business school community website Poets & Quants, cited the “stellar quality” of London Business School’s faculty and students, and how it has “smartly leveraged its location” in the financial centre of Europe.
Immigration cap will devastate UK companies, employers fear, The Observer
Japan loses second spot to China
The Japanese government revealed the country's GDP grew at an annualised rate of just 0.4% in the second quarter, far below the 4.4% growth seen in the first quarter, and the 2.3% expected by economists.
Preparing teachers for inclusive education in diverse socio-cultural environments
Christopher Hennessy named “Rising Star” in Finance
The “Rising Star” accolade, awarded to only four researchers every two years by Rensselaer and New York University’s Stern School of Business, recognises his body of work, as an academic who obtained his PhD within the last decade.
Teachers for the future- collaborative agents for development of inclusive schools and societies
Executive MBA students visit South African ICT specialist
They were given a unique glimpse of the 'Nerve Centre' of South African firm Integr8, which specialises in ICT solutions such as online security, disaster recovery and infrastructure management for blue chip companies.
Britain moves towards part-time work culture in wake of recession, Guardian
"The ref was biased!"
Epic announce the second E-Learning Debate
Following on from last year's highly successful inaugural debate at the Oxford Union, a prestigious 186-year-old debating society, Epic will be taking the oldest of topics, informal learning, and then weaving it into a thoroughly modern debate motion about learning technologies:
"This house believes that technology-based informal learning is more style than substance."
A highly prestigious speaker list for the event on October 6th at 4pm includes informal learning guru Jay Cross, author and academic Dr Alison Rossett and Professor William Dutton of the Oxford Internet Institute. For more information, visit the debate website.
Job satisfaction dives as GDP rises, Telegraph
Torino Process to help improve Armenian competitiveness
Teacher training primary concern for entrepreneurship education policy
Stronger relations are a gateway for effective reforms
In memoriam
School receives scholarship support for Brazilian students
Sir Andrew Likierman, Dean, comments, “I would like to thank this donor for their generosity and support. Scholarships are so important to us as they enable the School to attract and retain some of the most talented and deserving students from across the world. This gift will have a real impact on the lives of future generations of Brazilian students at London Business School.”