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This issue of 'Training and development in Australia' looks at training investment as a driver of stock prices. Feature articles include: 'Training investment as a driver of stock prices' by Laurie Bassi and Daniel McMurrer (p. 4-5); 'Six guiding principles for performance' by Michael Carm (p. 6-7); 'Developing a mentoring culture' by Pamela Murray-Jones (p. 8-9); 'Thinking strategically at every step' by Elaine Yin (p. 10); 'Training: who should foot the bill?' by Michael Milgate (p. 11); 'Red flags in decision-making' by Professor Sydney Finkelstein and Glenn Martin (p. 12-13); 'Outside the box: meta-strategy - go one better' by Kevin Lohan (p. 14); '[Training and development] T&D guru' (p. 15); 'Spice up your training with stories' by Eleanor Shakiba (p. 16-17); 'Debunking the body language myth' by Pamela Thorne (p. 18-19); 'Who are the people in your training room?' by Catherine Logue (p. 20-21); 'There is no excuse for bad instructional design' by Karen Moloney (p. 22-23); 'Quality facilitation - are you getting the very best?' by Caron Egle (p. 24-25); 'Digital games: serious fun, serious learning outcomes' by Joanne Turbett (p. 26-27); 'Guidelines for coaching practice: a Standards Australia initiative' by Ann White in conversation with Glenn Martin (p. 28-29); 'Map your mind around this?' by Karen Squire-Ryan (p. 30-31); 'Resources 101 - so you're about to step into the training room...' by Neil McLeod (p. 32-33); and 'My favourite (free) resources' by Mark Smithers (p. 36). Show less

This issue includes the following training related articles: 'The business of education' by Steve Coomber (p. 17-18), in which the author reports on his visit to Nottingham Business School; 'Coaching at Work conference 2009' by Debbie Carter (p. 19), in which the author reviews the highlights of this year's Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) coaching conference; 'Lifelong learning on the agenda' by Elizabeth Eyre (p. 20), in which the author reports on the learning agenda for the UK's political parties set by attendees at a thinking breakfast last month; 'Run, rabbit, run' by Daniel Wain (p. 21-24), in which the author catches up with Steven J. Spear, a senior lecturer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); 'An innovator's toolkit' by Jonne Ceserani (p. 26-30), in which the author recommends using a creative problem-solving model rather than brainstorming; 'Critical challenges for [learning and development] L&D' by Ed Griffin (p. 32-35), in which the author examines how L&D practitioners will need to address the critical challenges posed by the recession; 'Employee engagement and motivation' by Fiona Dent and Viki Holton (p. 37-40), in which the authors discuss how organisations do not motivate people, people do; 'How professionals learn' by Des Woods and Henry Marsden (p. 42-46), in which the authors examine the future of learning in professional service firms (PSFs); 'The complete trainer' by Barry Johnson and Mandy Geal (p. 48-52), in which the authors consider the many strings a trainer adds to his bow as he moves from administrator to manager; 'The great leadership and management development conspiracy' by Robert Terry (p. 53-57), in which the author argues that organisations, trainers and learners collude to maintain the status quo in training that demonstrates no organisational benefit; 'Tools of the trade' by Carol Wilson (p. 59-60), in which the author focuses on methods of exploring team roles in cross-cultural leadership; 'Tools of the trade at work' by Barry Rogers (p. 61), in which the author offers some practical observations on the use of the Insights Discovery behavioural profiling tool; 'How to spend wisely on coach training' by Lisa Wynn (p. 62-64), in which the author sets out some golden rules for ensuring a return on your organisation's investment in training managers to be coaches; 'To lead or not to lead, that is the question' by Carol Wilson (p. 65-69), in which the author makes the case for directive coaching; 'Technology tools' by Justin Collinge (p. 73), in which the author offers some tips for using interactive whiteboards effectively; 'In the mix' by Mark Stuart (p. 74), in which the author highlights the importance of thinking locally when marketing your business; 'Learning about e-learning' by Rob Hubbard (p.75), in which the author asks 'Generation Y not?'; 'Transactional analysis' by Garry Platt (p. 76), in which the author explains Group Imagoes; and 'The moment of truth' by Margo Manning (p. 77), in which the author tells us why we cannot afford to ignore customer care. Show less

‘Training matters’ is a Western Australian (WA) Department of Education and Training magazine that examines the WA training scene, including new developments and initiatives in training. This issue includes the following articles: Modern training laws for modern times (p. 3); Industry backs calls for training investment to secure a skilled workforce in WA (p. 4-5); Positive partnerships (p. 6); A vision for WA’s training system (p. 7-9); Budget boost (p. 10); More reasons to invest in training (p. 11); Program to help link students with the workforce (p. 11); Young florist prepares to take on the world (p. 12-13); Guide to help boost employment outcomes (p. 13); [Kevin] Sheedy reveals his tactics for life (p. 14); Sowing the seeds of success (p. 15); Lecturing goes live (p. 17); Training hits top gear (p. 17); and Schools step up to trades training (p. 19). Show less

This issue focuses on return on investment in training. The feature articles are: 'Productive methods to increase return on training investment' by Jim Kirkpatrick (p. 3-6), which reveals some common barriers to performance within organisations and techniques for overcoming these problems; 'Mobile learning: should we get a move on?' by Mark J. W. Lee (p. 8-11), which examines the growth of mobile learning technology and the new 'learning lifestyle' it has engendered; 'Optimising human capital: measuring what really matters' by Les Pickett (p. 12-15), which demonstrates how investment in human resources results in measurably increased financial returns and describes a recent international study comparing human capital performance; 'Measuring return on e-learning investment' by David Hobbs (p. 16-17), which provides advice for training professionals on building return on investment (ROI) into e-learning programs; 'Traction control: how to make your learning deliver' by Simon Dethridge (p. 18-19), which investigates how to make training outcomes last in the longer term; 'Tackling the skills challenge from both ends' by Caroline Alcorso and Jeremy Gilling (p. 20-21), which describes several projects within the national skills ecosystem program that use vocational education and training (VET)-industry partnerships to provide solutions to persistent skill shortages; 'Making training dollars count' by Susan Koboroff (p. 22-24), which discusses why training effectiveness should be measured and how to do it. Show less

‘Training journal’ provides current and practical information for those involved in workplace learning, training and development in the UK. This issue contains the following feature articles: ‘Reversal theory: changing you and your organisation for the better’ by Stephen Carter (p. 20-22), which examines how the theory’s approach to maximising human potential for contribution at work can be applied to the business context; ‘Mind your brain: why lifelong learning matters: part 5: why emotions matter for learners’ by Bill Lucas (p. 24-29), which examines how emotions and thought are intertwined and ways of managing emotions during learning; ‘Evaluation: navigating the Kirkpatrick magician’s maze’ by David Laughrin (p. 30-32), which describes a practical approach to useful training evaluation for trainers and their employers (Kirkpatrick’s model of training evaluation is indexed at TD/TNC 70.486); ‘Stopping the training drain’ by Suzanne Evans (p. 36-39), which highlights the lack of return on investment in training in the UK and investigates the reasons why as little as 10% of what is learnt during training is actually applied in the workplace; ‘Learning needs analysis: part 5: learning needs analysis methods’ by Sarah Cook (p. 54-56, 58), which provides an overview of the range of methodologies available for training professionals to identify training and development needs as part of a learning needs analysis. This issue also contains a special section focusing on diversity. The articles are: Mental health at work: the hard facts / Tara St John (p. 44-47); Centre stage: how theatre plays a role in diversity training / Adrian McDougall (p. 48-50). Show less

This periodical, published quarterly, provides current information for vocational education and training (VET) practitioners on educational, policy and industrial developments affecting the VET sector in Australia. Articles in this issue include: 'Tafe professionals: raising the standard', by Rex Hewett (p. 12-13); 'Gearing up to the funding campaign', by Michaela Kronemann (p. 14-15); 'Industry's investment in training', by Julius Roe (p. 16-17); 'Moreton Bay Institute of TAFE, Bayside Campus: a learning community', by Jim Luthy and Maree Jackson (p. 19); 'Addressing casual employment', by Pat Forward (p. 22-23); and 'Working together to change lives: an interview with Janina Gawler', by Darcel Moyle and Michaela Kronemann (p. 26-27). Show less

This issue of 'Training and development in Australia' focuses on the implementation of training packages. The feature articles are: 'Training packages - implementation is the key' by Mark Casey (p. 5-6) which explores the key issues in the implementation of training packages which are now a major part of the Australian training and development scene; 'AQTF: complicated dumbing down?' by Phil Rutherford (p. 7-8) which challenges the new quality training framework; 'Learning is a personal business' by David Williams (p. 9-11) which suggests that personalised learning is more likely to achieve more sustained learning application; 'Turning the tables on mentoring' by Ann Darwin and Carol Mills (p. 12-13) which describes how junior staff have taken on the role of e-mentoring for senior executives with the emergence of internet technology at the South Australian Department for Administrative and Information Services (DAIS); 'E-learning: testing the potential' by Martyn Sloman (p. 14-15) which provides an international perspective on e-learning with a case study from Britain; 'Mentoring can optimise learning' by Ann Rolfe-Flett (p. 16-18) which draws on the author's new book, 'Mentoring in Australia', to demonstrate how to structure a successful mentoring program to help organisations achieve a greater return on their investment in training; 'Time to get serious about valuing people' by Andrew Mayo (p. 19-20) which urges organisations to value their staff and outlines a 'Human Capital Monitor' as a framework of human resources measurement. An interview with Moira Scollay, the CEO of the Australian National Training Authority (ANTA) (p. 4) reveals her views on training priorities for Australia, the best use of training packages for organisations, and the state of play of managerial skills in Australia. Show less

This edition of the Western Australian Department of Training and Employment's bi-monthly publication includes the following articles: 'Policy update', which gives a brief update on the Senate inquiry into the quality of vocational education and training (VET) in Australia, on the ANTA Ministerial Council (MINCO) Meetings, and on research to assess the potential for more apprenticeships and traineeships; 'WA TAFE students first to apply online', which describes the launch of the WA TAFE online handbook and accompanying electronic application; 'Disabled break down barriers', about the growing number of people with disabilities who are succeeding in VET and gaining jobs in many industries. Other articles include, 'Kimberley primed for growth', which describes how the Kimberley region is ready to take full advantage of emerging industries; 'Big investment in training, skills and jobs', which outlines the Department's 2000-2001 Budget Paper overview; 'Youth gain from commitment', about the government's Priority Access Program, which encourages businesses to make an active commitment to training; and 'Employers praised as role models', which describes the overwhelming response to the government's program, Profit from Experience, to assist unemployed workers aged 45 and over. Show less