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Trainers' Library Newsletter
April 2008
April 2008
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How effective is e-learning?
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development’s annual learning and development survey shows that over half of learning and development managers (57%) now offer e-learning as part of their training provision. Only 7% of the people responding to the survey, however, listed it among the top three most effective ways of training. Among the organisations completing the survey, it is, on average, available to 60% of employees. Only half of these tend to use it though. Almost all of the organisations agree that e-learning will become more effective if combined with other types of training. According to Martyn Sloman, learning and development adviser, CIPD, “E-learning is here to stay: over the last decade it has become a permanent feature of the training and learning landscape. However, we still have a long way to go to embed it effectively in the organisation. It’s clear from our survey that it is still not fully appreciated by learners or by training managers. “ Simply saying we support blended learning solutions is not enough. We must work much harder to integrate e-learning into broader learning and performance support activities. The best organisations are doing this, but the worst are simply making e-learning available to the individual on their PC and hoping that something will happen as a result. E-learning is about learning not technology. “ Businesses need to remember that technology is there to support people management and development strategies, not replace them.”
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Sexism still abounds
in the work place According to a new report published recently by equality pressure group, The Fawcett Society, mothers-to-be and new mothers experience the most discrimination in the work place. Tessa Jowell, minister for the Olympics and London, backs the report which reveals that more than 30,000 women a year in Britain lose their jobs due to pregnancy. CIPD diversity adviser, Dianah Worman, whilst welcoming the research, argues that changing deep-rooted practices will take more than just a gesture. She says “The war for talent is a key preoccupation with top teams in business, yet so much talent continues to be wasted through the failure to provide fair and tailored working conditions for all. We need to make the business case for diversity and inclusion through a campaign that hits where it hurts - namely, the bottom line on the balance sheet. “ There is mounting evidence from a range of CIPD research that shows the need for the business case to reflect organisational circumstances and objectives. Organisations need to focus on the design of workplace policies and practices that address the needs of business and people equally seriously to ensure the survival and economic health of both. “ Change is a long time coming and the mounting evidence produced by the trail blazers needs to be trumpeted as loudly as possible. Everyone stands to gain from a national campaign offering solutions that work, rather than just bleating perpetually about the problems. It would give the ammunition needed to overcome the resistance put up by the reactionaries in business.” Changes to Glasstap web sites Look out for some minor changes to Glasstap's web sites, designed to make life easier for our members. In Trainers' Library you will now notice that many of the games and modules have an asterisk following the title. This indicates that there is a review included in the "information" page. The books in Trainers' Market are now catergorised for easier browsing. |
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