You’ve a small company with a handful of staff. What’s the point of spending money on training them? They’re doing their jobs adequately enough, aren’t they? The truth is that any company that doesn’t invest in the training of its workforce is hamstringing itself for future growth and is likely only ever to tick over, or possibly even go into a downturn when extra skills are needed and there isn’t budget to employ new people with those skills.
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On Wednesday 21st March, PCG bought another freelancer event to Club Workspace. The event was held at Clerkenwell Workshops in association with Miradorus.
The audience were welcomed the fully-booked seminar at Club Workspace and the evening began as Jenny Powell and Sue Farmer from Miradorus introduced both themselves, and the theme of ‘Whole Brain Thinking.’
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Studying for a Master of Business and Administration (MBA) in the UK remains incredibly expensive, those looking to pursue this option can expect to pay in the region of £15,000 for their course. However, a recent survey from the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) revealed that job offers to executive MBA graduates were at an all-time high, with 76 percent of participants having received an offer of employment at the time of the survey (February 15 - March 18, 2012). With that in mind, can the advantages of holding an MBA really justify such a substantial investment in both time and money especially given the uncertain economic climate?
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Training and development is an essential part of human resources policy but the significant benefits possible can be lost if training is not delivered in the most efficient way.
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