...James Creelman Reports on a recently published research‐based report identifying trends and best practice in career development. Focuses on what is happening at Pilkington Optronics, the London Borough of Brent and ICL. Concludes that developing individual competences to match the requirements...

...Stephen King Reports on trends in human resource best practice in the USA. Asks where human resources should be concentrated, and what high‐performing organizations are doing to motivate and retain key employees. Reports on surveys which suggest that when top management promotes progressive human...

... Employers Organizational change Surveys Technological change Training Trends United Kingdom The Employment Department′s Employers′ Manpower and Skills Practices Survey[ 1 , 2 ] provides pointers to training trends, as shown by this report from the ED′s Labour Market Quarterly Review, especially...