A global survey of more than 1 300 CEOs revealed that the availability of key skills is the second-biggest threat to business growth, close behind the increasing tax burden. A report issued in Business Day showed that this comes as South Africa’s government cuts mandatory grants, or reimbursements, that are paid back to companies that engage in sector education and […]
ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS TO WORK READINESS
Skills development initiatives don’t mean much in the workplace if real work readiness is notachieved. If the skills taught cannot be implemented by the employee at work, if they amountonly to theoretical learning without practical application, will any return on investment beachieved?According to Gizelle McIntyre, Director at The Institute of People Development workreadiness programmes need to be well designed and […]
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HOW TO ACHIEVE AND EVALUATE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT ROI
Benjamin Franklin is quoted as saying; “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.”Yet, in an economy where nothing is certain, many companies shy away from real knowledgebuilding, to avoid the perceived cost and the headache they assume determining return oninvestment (ROI) will be.However, putting the heart-warming stories of the advancement of staff and theimprovement of productivity aside, when it […]
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