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Flexible training is the future of professional learning and development
06/12/2011

Learning and development is usually one of the first casualties of a recession. So it should come as no surprise that the CIPD has reported that nearly half of all organisations have decreased funding in this area. And this has been mainly attributed to declining economic circumstances over the past 12 months.

Evolution, revolution, and the sustainability of change

9/09/2011

I have a confession to make. I was once an auditor. Don’t let that put you off, we’re really not as bad as the press we’re given. Why am I telling you this? Well, it allows me to illustrate the speed of change, and through that to show you why this is just getting harder and harder for people and organisations to deal with.

Understanding the Basics of Financial Management

11/08/2011

PBIT is profit before interest and tax. EBITDA stands for earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation. But what do they tell us?

Five Steps to Successful Learning
08/11/2011

What makes successful learning? What makes a course worth the time and money you spend on it? These are the kinds of questions frequently asked by learning providers, learner-delegates and organizations investing in training.

Finding the answers is key to giving a monetary value to training as well as identifying other business benefits.

At Kaplan Hawksmere, we’re convinced that successful learning is made possible by following five steps. The result? The delegate understands the course content and can then apply it in a work context in order to ground it in actual business success.

Is there a magic formula for budget management?

10/10/2011

Whatever your organisation, the spotlight on budget management has never been more intense. As well as the watchwords of “no surprises”, the challenge of delivering “more for less” has been a recurring theme. That being said, at times it may still feel like the discipline of budget management belongs to “finance” and come what may the world will keep turning – we hit our targets, we over-spend, we under-spend, forecasts are sometimes right but usually wrong …and life goes on, the money will come from, or go to, somewhere and at times it may be difficult to see the consequences.

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Flexible training is the future of professional learning and development

Evolution, revolution, and the sustainability of change

Understanding the Basics of Financial Management

Five Steps to Successful Learning

Is there a magic formula for budget management?