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In this issue:
- Save up to £50,000 by investing in training.
- Useful tips on applying Lean to workforce.
- Successes of the Recession Toolkit workshops.
- Free lean webinar session.
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| GET THE £50,000 ADVANTAGE
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| Manufacturing companies hit hard by recession are being urged to think twice about cutting back on training. Many businesses are tempted to save money because they cannot see the immediate benefit. They are actually risking their future prosperity according to The National Skills Academy for Manufacturing (The Skills Academy). more...
THE ADVANTAGE VIDEO
With a large proportion of businesses seeing training as a cost, Bob Gibbon, Managing Director of The Skills Academy explains, that if businesses were to take a strategic approach to learning, they could potentially gain up to £50,000 return on investment. more...
Watch the video
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| GREEN OPPORTUNITIES
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|  A recent lecture by Professor Lord Kumar Bhattacharyya KB CBE has highlighted how climate change and the current economic crisis have combined to put investment in skills at the top of the political agenda. more...
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| OTHER NEWS
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CASH AND COST BENEFITS FOR SME MANUFACTURERS
The Skills Academy has successfully ran two of its Recession ToolKit workshops resulting in managers adopting new ideas and techniques for improving cash flow and driving cost reductions. more...
COACHING FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE
The only true route to competitive advantage lies in how fast an organisation takes on new information and learning, disseminates this across its functions and uses the learning to take effective action. more...
listen to podcast
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| EMPLOYER VIEWPOINT - TOP TIPS
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Gary Schultz, Business
Improvement Manager
at Relyon
explains how The Skills Academy's pilot programmes - Lean Foundation and Business Improvement Techniques (B-IT) have benefited Relyon's daily operations. Gary gives some useful tips on how you can make the most out of work-based
learning. more...
Reylon case study video
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| EVENTS - SUBCON 2009
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