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Learning and development

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  • Type:
    How to

    How to employ an apprentice

    Updated to reflect the Government's announcement that it intends to replace the apprenticeship levy with a new growth and skills levy

  • Date:
    4 September 2024
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

    Navigating career development in a multigenerational workforce

    With individuals from Baby Boomers to Generation Z bringing unique perspectives, aspirations and technological fluency, a "one-size-fits-all" approach to career development is no longer effective. Instead, fostering an environment of open communication, understanding and tailored support is paramount to unlocking the full potential of every employee, says career development expert Caroline Green.

  • Type:
    Leading practice guides

    Succession planning: A step-by-step process

    Leading practice guidance providing a five-step process for implementing succession planning in your organisation.

  • Type:
    Leading practice guides

    Succession planning: The 9-box grid

    Leading practice guidance on using the 9-box grid for employee assessment and development in succession planning.

  • Date:
    6 August 2024
    Type:
    News

    Data skills gap leads to 26 days a year in lost productivity

    A data skills gap among workforces is causing businesses to lose 26 days a year in productivity, new research has found.

  • Date:
    17 July 2024
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

    Why investing in L&D is a business imperative

    With budgets increasingly stretched, learning and development may be falling to the bottom of HR's to-do list. But new research shows that the best-performing organisations have a strong L&D programme, explains Paula Flores, and this gives them a competitive edge.

  • Date:
    19 June 2024
    Type:
    News

    No sign that generative AI is replacing jobs

    Increased use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is not replacing jobs, according to a pulse survey of technology leaders.

  • Type:
    Leading practice guides

    Succession planning: Key HR drivers and metrics for success

    Leading practice guidance discussing the role of succession planning in driving organisational growth, and key indicators and metrics for monitoring the progress and success of a succession planning programme.

  • Type:
    Leading practice guides

    Succession planning: Making the business case for succession planning

    Leading practice guidance discussing what succession planning is and how it aligns with an organisation's business and HR strategy; why it is a business imperative; and how it benefits an organisation and its employees.

  • Date:
    23 May 2024
    Type:
    Podcasts and webinars

    Podcast: Rethinking recruitment and reskilling

    According to research, almost half of the skills used by the workforce today will no longer be relevant in a couple of years. Given this context of a fast-evolving workplace with shifting needs, it's perhaps unsurprising that organisations are struggling to hire people with the right skills. What is to be done? Career mentor Laurie Macpherson joins us to discuss ways for HR and employees to begin to rethink recruitment and reskilling.