Training News

NVM EXITS DEVELOP TRAINING LIMITED FOLLOWING SUCCESSFUL DE-MERGER

NVM Private Equity Limited (NVM) has sold its stake in Develop Training Limited through a £15m secondary buyout to Barclays Ventures and HSBC. The training services provider was created early this year following a de-merger from the Longhirst Group....more

Schneider Electric invests in training centre

Schneider Electric, the leading global provider of electrical power and control solutions, has underscored its commitment to excellence in customer service and best practice skills development by expanding its dedicated UK Training Centre in Coventry. With an extra 2,900 sq ft of space, the new centre will provide a full range of electrical and automation courses to clients from across the region and beyond...more

Henley Management College ranked in business schools Top 10 world providers

Henley Management College acknowledged as a world top 10 provider of Full-Time MBAs by a leading industry poll.

The Economist Intelligence Unit 07 rankings officially released their annual rankings at the end of September and placed Henley as overall 10th in the world and 5th in Europe for the quality of their MBA. Henley ranked higher than many other world leading business schools including Harvard, London Business School, SAID, CASS and INSEAD...more

RAMSAC TAKES THE STRESS OUT OF SCHOOL ICT MANAGEMENT

Surrey based independent schools - King Edward’s and Manor House – opt to outsource IT headache to ramsac

ramsac, a leading IT solutions consultancy today announced that both King Edward’s and Manor House independent schools in Surrey have outsourced their IT management to the company to take the stress out of managing their own Information and Communication Technology (ICT) systems...more

ASTON BUSINESS SCHOOL TOPS TABLE FOR GRADUATES

Aston Business School was recently ranked the best in the UK for getting postgraduates into good jobs.

The Birmingham-based institution topped the table for Careers rank in the Financial Times Masters in Management programmes...more

RDI BECOMES WORLD'S LARGEST INDEPENDENT PROVIDER OF UK UNIVERSITY DISTANCE LEARNING EDUCATION

People who want to study for a UK university degree or masters qualification without giving up work now have more options than ever before - thanks to Coventry-based company, RDI (http://www.rdi.co.uk), which has become the largest independent provider of UK university distance learning education in the world.....more

‘Going for gold’ – now’s the time to win public sector business

Lucrative opportunities are now up for grabs for SMEs (Small to Medium-sized businesses) offering goods and services bought by the public sector. A massive £150 billion* is spent by the public sector annually on goods and services, but this is just the tip of the iceberg.

The Government has recently committed to broadening its supplier base, opening up the market to more SMEs and making it easier for them to bid for public sector contracts....more

UK training specialist asked to speak in USA

ONE OF THE UK’s leading business training specialists has been invited to lecture at an event taking place in the USA this autumn (September 2007).

Sara Burks, Managing Director of London-based Adaptis Ltd., will be one of the guest speakers at a Relationship Awareness Conference being held in San Diego from September 19 until 21.

Sara, who lives near Henley, explained: “I will be hosting a conference session on Friday, September 21 about developing ‘Mental Toughness’ using Strength Deployment Inventory® (SDI®). SDI® is the latest type of personal development tool being adopted by trainers across the UK.

“If you’ve ever felt stressed, experienced a time when you’ve had an ‘adverse reaction to excessive pressure or other types of demand placed on you’, as defined by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), you’ll be able to relate to SDI.

“Understanding how we react to additional demands or changing circumstances can help ensure that we see these moments as opportunities.....more

Echelon's ground-breaking actor-enhanced assessment for job applicants at St Pancras international station

While work on the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL) gathers pace - focusing on developing the new line from Fawkham Junction to London St Pancras via north Kent and east London, as well as developing the facilities at St Pancras - Echelon Consulting is working with London and Continental Railways (LCR) to recruit, select and train the numbers and calibre of station staff necessary to help build an impressive reputation for customer service and care...more

Could Britain’s business leaders learn leadership skills from The Queen?

Fifty four per cent of people think leaders are made, not born, suggesting that training and development play a vital part in the shaping of good leaders. The survey, from leading online training provider learndirect business, also rates The Queen No 1 for leadership skills.....more

Tackling Tough Leadership Challenges

A selection of top HR professionals from across the UK gathered together recently to learn how executive education can help with tackling tough leadership challenges. The event, which was jointly hosted by Aston Business School’s Executive Education team and training specialists Trans4mation heard from some esteemed speakers, including Sir John Allison, who talked about some of the leadership challenges he faced flying with the Royal Air Force and in his role as an Air Marshall...more