Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD) annual survey report, 2005: training and development

This survey report provides 2005 data on current and emerging practice in the UK, covering: economic influences on training and development; trends in training practices; e-learning; organisations' future skills requirements; apprenticeship programs; leadership development; gaining manager buy-in to training; and training spend and budgets. Key findings include: while traditional training methods such as on-the-job training, conferences and formal education courses remain more commonly used than the newer methods like e-learning and knowledge-sharing events, the 'newer' training methods are rising in popularity and coaching by line managers is now used by 88% of respondents and 72% use mentoring/buddying schemes; on-the-job training, instructor-led training, off-the-job and formal education courses are judged to be the most effective training methods; the main drivers behind changing skills requirements are achieving the organisational strategy and driving quality improvements; and 58% of respondents say they are involved in National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) and Scottish Vocational Qualifications (SVQs), but under a third are involved with apprenticeship programs at Level 2 or advanced levels. Show less