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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.

How to combat the constant pressure to deliver L&D ROI

31/08/2010 - 14:37 - 534 reads

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David Vachell, L&D consultant and speaker at the World of Learning Conference 2010, sheds light on how HR and L&D practitioners can tackle the ever-demanding issue of ROI.

Coaching case study: Who do we tell?

25/08/2010 - 10:31 - 2608 reads - 9 comments

What do we do if the coachee goes beyond the acceptable limits of confidentiality? Richard Hawkes investigates.

Learning and development at the crossroads: part 3

23/08/2010 - 09:30 - 1758 reads - 11 comments

Donald Taylor examines how the change in executive understanding has affected L&D as a whole, and the impact of the industry in future.

No neurosexism please, we're trainers

18/08/2010 - 15:42 - 366 reads - 3 comments

Training providers need to be careful of indulging in 'neurosexism', after revelations that widely accepted differences between male and female abilities are the result of cultural assumptions.

Why it's important for HR to network

18/08/2010 - 10:02 - 1870 reads - 6 comments

Judith Germain asserts that it's just as important for the HR function within your business to network as it is for any other department.

Ten ways to better assessment

16/08/2010 - 10:14 - 2808 reads

As part of this month's HR theme, here are 10 expert tips for industry professionals on how to get the most from testing your workforce.

Learning and development at the crossroads: Part 2

15/08/2010 - 15:20 - 945 reads - 1 comment

In this second part of the three-part series, Donald Taylor examines how technology has forced L&D to evolve with it.

The future of coaching is in the hands of every coach

15/08/2010 - 14:58 - 764 reads - 3 comments

In the last of his series of coaching articles, Alan Ward outlines the responsibilities that every coach has, to ensure the success both of their own practice and of the profession in the future.

Kirkpatrick training deals for TrainingZone.co.uk members

10/08/2010 - 12:11 - 148 reads

TrainingZone.co.uk has teamed up with Kirkpatrick partners to bring you some excellent savings on two of their much sought-after Four Levels of Evaluation training programmes.

Could training cuts be good for us?

02/08/2010 - 09:22 - 735 reads

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What happens when your company cuts its training budget? Jonathan Males thinks training can still be effective, even when the purse strings are tightened.