training, development and lifelong learning

A skilled and appropriately trained workforce is essential to organisational performance. Consequently, it is in the interests of organisations to ensure that employees have opportunities for training and development. Such opportunities will aid recruitment, retention and succession planning.

It is also in your interest to ensure that your skills and knowledge are as current and up to date as possible. This will not only help you to perform your job better, but will also increase your employability during uncertain times.

In recent years, the government has promoted the notion of lifelong learning: individuals are encouraged to accept that learning does not stop when we leave formal education, but actually continues throughout life. Although there is a continued need to update our skills and knowledge (ie. as technology and working practices are constantly changing) there is only very limited legal support in the area of training and development.