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The training cycle

This is where you’ll find information about training needs analysis (TNA), design, development, implementation and evaluation. We have a huge range of material on these subjects, from an interview with Donald Kirkpatrick, the father of evaluation, to more detailed advice about elements within the training cycle.

Training investment needs to rise if the economy is to recover

03/10/2010 - 11:58 - 81 reads

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Dwindling levels of investment in training must rise this year if UK employers are to remain competitive on a global basis as the economy starts to emerge from recession, an expert has warned.

Call for employers to shape qualifications

03/09/2010 - 10:43 - 117 reads

A new website is set to increase employer involvement in vocational reform.

TED Talks: Jamie Oliver - teach our kids about food

02/26/2010 - 10:49 - 632 reads

Jamie Oliver shares his powerful stories from his anti-obesity project in Huntington, West Virginia and makes the case for an all-out assault on our ignorance of food.

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Legal issues: The right to train

02/22/2010 - 12:12 - 1025 reads

Are you clued up on the latest 'right to train' regulations? Employment law specialists, Eric Gilligan and Jesse Turner, explain the legal implications for orgainsations.

The A-Z of freelance training: Part 5

02/15/2010 - 17:11 - 1356 reads

In the final part of her excellent series on freelance training, Sharon Gaskin tackles the trickier end of the alphabet: from V to Z.

The evolution of training

02/15/2010 - 09:49 - 871 reads

Mark Walsh reflects on how training is finally coming of age.

A-Z of Freelance Training: Part 4

02/03/2010 - 10:42 - 1233 reads - 1 comment

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Sharon Gaskin runs from Q to U in part four of her series on freelance training.

Government launches National Apprenticeship Week

02/01/2010 - 10:59 - 547 reads

The government today launched National Apprenticeship Week and have urged young people to consider the benefits to their skills and career of becoming an apprentice.

Fury over training firm closure

01/29/2010 - 17:12 - 1152 reads

Two of the UK’s biggest training firms have folded, leaving thousands of students potentially cash-strapped and without places.

A - Z of freelance training: Part 3

01/26/2010 - 10:12 - 1568 reads - 4 comments

In the third part of her series on successful freelance training, Sharon Gaskin takes us from K to O.

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Evaluation, evaluation, evaluation!

An interview with Donald Kirkpatrick: The father of evaluation

Donald Kirkpatrick answers readers' questions - part one

Donald Kirkpatrick answers readers' questions - part two

And from our archives, but just as useful as when they were first written:

Training evaluation; what's it all about? By Martin Schmalenbach

Ken Blanchard on...

Ken Blanchard tackles TrainingZone's community questions - read his responses here.

Tom Peters talks to TrainingZone.co.uk

Learn leadership tips from business guru Tom Peters in our interview.

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