Online video is changing the way that the world learns – bringing about a new cost-effective, on-demand era of learning and knowledge sharing. Stuart Bowness, CEO of MediaCore, explains how a new secure video learning platform allows organisations to harness the power of the video learning revolution.
The Government has called on employers to take action to improve the mental health of people in their organisations. The call comes as organisational change and re-structuring across the public sector has caused a 50 per cent increase in stress-related absence.
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Fraud cases across the UK have reduced by 50 per cent during the last year, but because of a slower decline, the public sector now accounts for 60 per cent of the total.
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In this book Jay Oatway describes how to use social media to become a social leader.
The author takes a totally different approach to other social media books, concentrating not on the media, but on the message. He describes how to build the sort of relationship in social media that will accelerate your growth and magnify your influence. He explains how to track your social capital so you can improve it.
With more shoppers deserting the high street, plans been announced to bring them back.
Shopping habits are changing and compared to last year, high street footfall is down 2 per cent. Following the Mary Portas 2011 report the problem of empty shops is to be tackled by relaxing planning controls. Some 11 percent of shops on the high street are empty, creating a depressing appearance and a financial loss for landlords. The new planning arrangements seek to turn this problem into an opportunity.
Two-thirds of local authorities in England are failing to ensure there is sufficient childcare available in their area this summer. The cost of daycare has increased substantially in some areas.
The Daycare Trust’s 2012 holiday childcare costs survey, sponsored by Computershare Voucher Services, found that only one in three councils are fulfilling their legal duty to ensure that sufficient daycare is available. The survey also showed that over half of councils had cut their daycare budget.
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The troubled families report, which sets out the aim to turn around the lives of 120,000 troubled families by 2015 and the challenges it presents, marks the Coalition Government’s acceptance of a new model of service delivery based on a single community budget.
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Managing risk is a risky business. In this book Chris Chapman and Stephen Ward provide an in-depth explanation of why it is important to understand and manage underlying uncertainty in all its forms, in order to realise opportunities more fully and enhance performance.
EU funding aimed at reducing economic disparities between regions is at risk because of the lack of match funding which formerly came from Regional Development Agencies.
The European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) is a valued source of money for large regeneration and small business development schemes alike. It has supported many modest projects to boost enterprise or support small businesses as well a major schemes including the Eden Project in Cornwall, the Kings Dock redevelopment in Liverpool and the Sage concert hall and Baltic art gallery in Gateshead.
Read more on MPs WARN EU FUNDING AT RISK WITH ABOLITION OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES…
Ofsted’s remit to inspect services for looked after children will be enhanced by collaborating with the Care Quality Commission. It is also planned that Ofsted will play a greater role in child protection by working with all agencies providing services for children.
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