Source: IRS Employment Review Issue: 882 Date: 08/10/2007 Publisher: IRS

Survey: Workplace training - budgets and challenges 2007

TOPICS:
HR policy and strategy business challenges
training and development training tools and techniques
employee groups and roles
training and vocational qualifications
training standards and awards
government and national initiatives
employee relations employee relations challenges and tools
health and safety law and codes of practice

SECTORS:
construction
electricity, gas and water
engineering and metals
finance
food, drink and tobacco
hotels and catering
manufacturing (other)
public services
retail and wholesale
services (other)
transport and communication

AUTHOR: Charlotte Wolff


Workplace training trends including learning and development goals, delivery methods, budgets, major challenges and successful solutions are investigated in an IRS survey of 86 employers.

On this page:
Our research
Training goals
Government skills pledge
Time spent in training
Training delivery
Chart 1: Training activities used by employers
Chart 2: Most effective training delivery methods
Management training: delivery methods
Non-management staff training: delivery methods
Most effective training methods
Least effective methods
Annual training budgets
Training spend per employee
Budget trends
Chart 3: Training budgets - outcome at last review
Chart 4: Training budgets - predicted outcome at next review
Current issues
Training results
Biggest challenges ahead
Plans for the future
Table 1: Factors influencing planning of training activities
Table 2: Time that each employee spends on training
Table 3: Summary of annual budgets allocated to training activities
Table 4: Training issues facing employers
Table 5: Examples of successful learning initiatives
Table 6: Training achievements, challenges and plans at 36 organisations

Key points

  • Of the 86 organisations participating in the 2007 IRS workplace training survey, 74 say that the alignment of employee skills with the organisation’s goals is a major consideration when planning learning and development activities.
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