It is not easy to select the ‘best fit’ between what your company needs, and the trainers and/or courses on offer. As a rough and ready guide, every available option will be good enough for something or someone’s needs; the question is, is it the best choice for you or your organization? A great deal of time and other resources (including the goodwill of staff) are wasted on misdirected interventions.

By Dr Malcolm A Birkin from the Sandton Consulting Group (Pty) Ltd

In a downturn we need to look at expenditure to make very certain that we receive good value for what we spend.

This is especially important when we look at training costs, because good training is expensive and we have be very certain that we achieve a return that is well in excess of our costs.

In a downturn we need to look at expenditure to make very certain that we receive good value for what we spend. This is especially important when we look at training costs, because good training is expensive and we have be very certain that we achieve a return that is well in excess of our costs.

Soccer fanatics visiting South Africa next year for the FIFA World Cup can rest assured that they will have adequate accommodation.

London Mayor Boris Johnson recently witnessed King Cross Central’s National Skills Academy for Construction seal of approval. The award commended the scheme as a centre of excellence for construction skills and training.