‐star hotel within a management center, to back up claims that training is helping to discourage employees from job‐hopping in … employ these trainees for a minimum of 12 months after the training period is completed. Originality/value – The paper …

Purpose – This paper aims to highlight the emphasis placed on training at UK not‐for‐profit health‐insurance company … competitiveness for all sizes of business. Originality/value – The paper suggests that employees who take advantage of training …

training for supply‐chain employees is saving Rok, one of the UK's 20 largest building companies, more than £1.5 million a year …, while training at national building‐services company NG Bailey has created a professional procurement function delivering … how training helped both firms to overcome problems of managing projects in isolation, and failing to realize economies of …

Purpose – This paper aims to describe a 12‐week training program for cashiers and branch managers that helped to …. Design/methodology/approach – The paper explains the reasons for the training, the form it took and the results it has … explains that, although the recession had not hit at the point that the Moneycorp training academy idea was conceived, it was …

Purpose – This paper aims to describe a training program for 300 delivery drivers at UK retailer John Lewis. Design … meet the individual training and development needs of each driver. Practical implications – The paper explains that … training materials and activity packs with job‐aid cards were created for the drivers. A “day in the life of a John Lewis …

's leading automotive and retail operators to reinforce sales training. Practical implications – The paper shows that the fast … they can incorporate into their daily lives, and training sales staff to deliver them.  …

relate. Directors and managers share a strong commitment to training and development. Reveals that the 17‐employee company …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe two training programs at Midlands Co‐operative Society – one for … improvements in customer service have resulted from the X‐Factor training for travel‐agency employees, and the food‐safety training … the X‐Factor training to travel‐agency employees, the number of passengers booking flights increased by 5 percent and …

effective Human Resources and leadership training, organizations can not only achieve greater competencies to meet client and …‐skilling that has become so important during the recession, is changing attitudes to training in the UK. Design …/method/approach – The paper examines the new regulatory environment and its effect on the requirements for, and provision of, training …

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to describe the policies – particularly in the areas of training and employee … and the results they have achieved. Findings – The paper explains how the training – delivered through Housing 21's in …