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Training help
 In this training help section you can start to discover how to give your existing skills a spring clean or pick up some new skills. If you haven't explored the training courses and options on offer for a while you could be pleasantly suprised by what's available these days.
Learning is for life
"People cannot be expected to learn one expertise and just apply it routinely in a job. Your expertise is in steadily renewing your knowledge base and extending it to new areas. That lifelong cycle of learning really is the foundation of the new information organization and economy." George Gilder
When we want to get promoted but keep getting passed over, or if you've been made redundant, is often a time when we might wish that we'd spent more time developing ourselves and getting recognised qualifications than we have. Being on the internal or external job market without certain skills can make getting an interview, let alone an offer, very tough indeed! So, learning really needs to be an ongoing process and you're never too old to pick up a few new tricks.
How does training affect my job prospects? - Continuing Professional or Technical Development (CPD, CTD) for yourself, and being able to demonstrate your commitment to it, can make a big difference when it comes to getting a new job offer or holding on to the one you’ve already got.
- The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) Recruitment, Retention and Turnover Survey 2004 revealed that 37% of their sample of job leavers cited the lack of training, development or career opportunities as their reason for leaving.
- The all-party commons Public Accounts Committee reported in July 2005 that there were currently between 700,000 and one million over-50s who wanted to work but were unable to find jobs.
- Many over-50's may continue to be discriminated against because they lack the skills needed by employers - who can quite legitimately rule them out when sifting through job applications and selecting candidates for interview. So if that's you..........read on!
- Creating a new life might also involve embarking on a completely new career direction or setting up your own business. If you've worked for big corporates all your life you may well find that that doesn't necessarily equip you to run a start-up venture. Either way, you should check out the advice and ideas throughout the site on how to acquire and put those skills to work.
- How can I fit training in with my life style? Will distance or olinelearning work for me? Completing our What's my learning style? test is a good place to start if you don't know, and don't forget to check out our book choices for some essential reading tips.
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