Professional updating: the employer's role

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Employers are beginning to develop specific approaches toward continuing professional development (CPD), a concept being advocated by the Institute of Personnel Management (IPM) and other professional organizations. These initiatives stem from organizational considerations and not from the professional development needs of an individual. The CPD trend in personnel operations is launching professionl development projects at a time when mobility between specialist areas is restricted. Two companies that launched efforts to enhance the professionalism of their functional specialists at such a time are Wellcome Foundation Ltd and British Telecommunication PLC.

Professional organizations, Social policy, Professional education, Institute of Personnel Management

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A touch of glass

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The upgrading of employee skills using national vocational qualifications has made it possible for machine operators at United Glass Ltd. to receive certification for their skills. Industrial training organizations, such as Glass Training Ltd, help maximize the current resources of a company. Training of machine operators places emphasis on awareness of basic safety procedures. Assessment of trainees is conducted at the work site during actual performance of tasks. The validation of the machine operator's certificate is made after tests on randomly selected topics in the syllabus are given individually.

Glass containers, Management consulting services, Standards, Services, Occupational health and safety, Occupational safety and health, Training, Glass industry, Business consultants, Management consultants, Job qualifications, Mechanics (Persons), Vocational qualifications, United Kingdom. National Council for Vocational Qualifications, United Glass Ltd., Glass Training Ltd.

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Union fortune decline, but full derecognition remains a rarity

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The current status of trade unions in the UK is revealed by a recent survey done by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research involving 500 major companies. The survey reported a significant decline in union membership, a rise in the number of derecognizing unions, widespread use of close shops, and the acceleration of the trend towards decentralized pay bargaining. The economic effects of these changes are considered.

Labor organizations, Surveys, Labor relations, Labor unions, United Kingdom. National Institute of Economic and Social Research

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