Industrial and Commercial Training: Volume 36 Issue 4

Skills development: the missing link in increasing diversity in leadership

This article provides human resource professionals and managers with an insight into the under representation of women/ethnic minorities at senior management level in UK…

An approach to diversity training in Canada

The article begins by pointing out how Canada has undergone a huge demographic change in the last 30 years, forcing companies to rethink their training strategies. This means…

Is diversity divisive? A positive training approach

In today's climate organisations increasingly need to recognise, harness and manage diversity. Equal opportunities legislation and policy, first developed in the 1970s, came about…

How to increase diversity through your recruitment practices

Increasing the diversity of an organisation's workforce is a primary concern for many businesses with the realisation that it can bring significant competitive advantage. The…

Creating behavioural change in leaders

Many organisations have made significant progress in developing diversity strategies and have put in place robust polices and procedures to ensure fairness and transparency…

Dealing with diversity: a matter of beliefs

This article is based on the experience of a pilot training on “dealing effectively with diversity” for branch office bank personnel in The Netherlands. We conclude that being…

Change management: understanding and harnessing creative diversity

We can be adaptive or innovative in our cognitive thinking styles, and both are required for effective change management. Differences are not viewed positively and where key…

A practical approach to diversity

There is an increasing interest in how organisations of all sizes and sectors can practically address and embrace “diversity issues” both internally within their workforce and…

Value‐based Human Resource Strategy: Developing Your Consultancy Role

Human Resource Development in a Knowledge Economy – An Organisational View

Provident Financial trains leaders of tomorrow

Commission adopts Europass proposal

Guest editorial

Encouraging more low-skilled people to take part in training

Team develops bio-technology career paths in eastern Europe

EU funds training of Tunisian journalists

European organisation for technical and vocational education and training

Asda pilots training scheme

International syllabus being developed for software-testing specialists

Dutch seek to boost the image of vocational education and training

Serco managers earn diploma

Employers unveil plan to improve training in Flanders