In the wake of recent cut backs, job losses and budget tightening, the business climate has changed. How an organisation handles its talent management and leadership development, how well its staff can adapt to change and whether they have the skills to drive business growth, will be vital. Most L&D professionals across the country are recognising that they need to be able to develop new training schemes to meet these requirements.
This will be considered in depth at the upcoming World of Learning Conference & Exhibition, at the NEC in Birmingham on Tuesday 27 and Wednesday 28 September 2011.
The world-renowned conference features speakers from across the globe, debating the key issues affecting the sector.
The impressive keynote speakers include Valerie Todd, Director of Talent & Resources for London and South-East rail initiative Crossrail, Europe's largest civil engineering construction project, and Commissioner for the UK Commission for Employment & Skills, who will deliver the opening address at the Conference. She is set to explore how L&D can help businesses develop, the role of skills in driving business growth and the critical role of L&D in engaging individuals and retaining talent.
Charles Jennings, one of the UK L&D industry’s foremost commentators, and Managing Director at Duntroon Associates, will explain how to develop and manage a more effective L&D strategy through a united approach to learning, and provide advice on working in collaboration with stakeholders to deliver what the organisation needs.
Laura Overton, Managing Director at Towards Maturity, will close the two-day conference with an interactive session focusing on adapting to change and influencing success.
Valerie, Charles and Laura will be just three of an impressive line-up of industry-leading speakers set to address the conference. Coaching, informal and social learning, collaborative and workplace learning, mobile and e-learning development and building a compelling business case will also be covered in the programme.
One of the ways to ease the pressure on time and budgets is via the use of e-learning, which is now being introduced across a wide range of organisations including the London Fire Brigade. Philip Evans, Head of e-Learning at the London Fire Brigade will be speaking about it at the World of Learning Conference.
Philip Evans explains the benefits of e-learning experienced by his organisation: “It has drastically cut the amount of on-call time lost through classroom training, allowing us to halve the number of days required. Introduced just two years ago, e-learning now saves the force £700,000 a year and has been widely adopted for a range of training needs, including management development, equality and diversity, IT support and operational improvement.”
The World of Learning Exhibition features a comprehensive programme of free seminars and around 100 exhibitors offering the latest in ideas across all sectors of L&D, from e-learning, using social media in learning and consultancy, to experiential learning, coaching and informal learning.
For more information and to register online visit www.learnevents.com