...David Finlay‐Robinson Purpose The purpose of this paper is to highlight the universal benefit of promoting: initiative, competence and commitment, in any organization. Design/methodology/approach The value of a historic approach is highlighted. Findings Long international experience has...

...Mary Clarke Purpose The article seeks to look at the risks that companies face if employees are not competent and to discuss how different assessment methodologies can be applied to improve employee competence, performance and reduce risks. The article aims to show that employee misunderstandings...

...F.T. Evers © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 --> Competence-based education Competences Learner-centered learning Article Type: Abstracts From: Development and Learning in Organizations, Volume 26, Issue 1 Berdrow I., Evers F.T. Journal of Management...

... education Workplace learning Skills Accreditation of prior learning Competences The University of Glamorgan has developed a work‐based learning framework and an online toolkit of support materials designed to facilitate the accreditation of informal learning that allows individuals already...

...L. Dragoni © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 --> Career development Competences Junior management Junior managers Line managers Masters of business administration Part time students Surveys Universities USA Article Type: Abstracts From: Development...

... of reading, listening and watching videos or animations. These programs can only hope to measure the retention of information using True/False, Multi‐Choice and other simple question types. But organizations do not simply need knowledgable employees – they need competent ones. Design/methodology/approach...

... and their effectiveness ”, Personnel Review , Vol. 37 No. 4 , pp. 375 ‐ 92 , ISSN 0048 3486. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Management development Training methods Education Competences Organizations have faced significant changes over the past decade brought about by trends...

... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 --> Competences Human resource management Training Article Type: Abstracts From: Development and Learning in Organizations, Volume 22, Issue 6 Bentley R. Personnel Today, 1 April 2008, Start page: 20, No. of pages...

... The paper provides useful information on learning methods. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Management development Leadership Learning Competences Canada At the University of Ottawa, senior directors of administrative units such as finance, human resources and material management...

... Organizational culture Learning organizations Competences How many organizations spend significant sums of money sending top people on training programs, only to find they're reluctant to put what they've learned into practice when they get back to work? How often are people introduced to enlightened new...

...Ian Cunningham Purpose The purpose of this viewpoint is to discuss lists of competences that have been developed by organizations. Design/methodology/approach Discusses the theory of excellence. Findings The challenge for learning and development professionals is how we develop excellence...

... in context. Findings Many thousands of words have been written on the subject, many, many hours of academic research expended. The truth is now out. You don't develop management skills and competencies away from the workplace. “Abstracted competence” is a myth. Competence, and the development...

... professional trainers who can both do and teach! This is a review of “The qualifications and competencies held by effective workplace trainers” by Darryl Gauld and Peter Miller. Gauld and Miller address the lack of empirical research into the competencies required by adult educators through a study...

... We live increasingly in the information age, an era that is superseding the industrial age. As working practices change, the very concept of what work involves undergoes a re‐evaluation. Competency has always, in the broadest sense of the word, involved having the knowledge, skills and ability...

... Action learning Competences Publishing industry Johnston Press Managers on the front line Regional‐newspaper and Internet‐publishing group Johnston Press is equipping its senior executives to meet the challenges of the future through an action‐learning program. Founded in Falkirk in 1767...

... of up to 50 people. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Training techniques Teamwork Project management Competences Westland Building a team – quickly New teams can take a long time to get going. With critical and complex projects, this can cost vital time and resources. Some projects sink...