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New items added to the Learning Directors Network between 23/11/2009 and 4/12/2009

NEWSDESK:


M&S chief says school leavers not fit for work
School-leavers are not 'fit for work', according to Sir Stuart Rose, executive chairman of Marks ...

LDN Economic Update – week commencing NOV30 2009
Apart from Dubai World and Nakheel (its property subsidiary) it was mainly good news last week. ...

Computers enter learning 'core'
Computer technology is to move centre stage alongside English, maths and personal skills in an ov...

National IT skills academy awarded £7.9m grant
A National Skills Academy for IT will be launched in late 2010, with the backing of a £7.9 millio...

The commission of inquiry into the future for lifelong learning
Time off for learning can be just as refreshing as a holiday and is not just a boon to the employ...

Global Knowledge expands its portfolio to include EMC
Global Knowledge, the leader in IT and Business Skills training, today announced its partnership ...

Government’s skills proposals criticised by education leaders
College leaders have warned that ministers’ investment plans for training and skills programmes n...

LDN Economic Update – week commencing NOV 23 2009
1. Upbeat Tempo Economists ignored last week’s gloomy figures from the ONS and believe ...


Research & Analysis:


IT staff are UK's biggest couch potatoes, says report
IT workers exercise the least of all professionals in the UK and they have the unhealthiest diets...

Only half of UK employees think their bosses are effective
In the UK, 50% of employees feel their managers are effective, according to research by the Kenex...

Companies investing in tech projects again, survey says
Organisations are starting to reinvest in key technologies such as networks and teleconferencing,...

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