All Staffing and Training News - April 2007

Which course to take to be a business analyst?

  • Expert Panel
  • Date: 17 April 2007
Next move: Expert advice for readers' career problems

Passwords up for grabs for chocolate

An alarming proportion of IT professionals are prepared to disclose their personal passwords to researchers in return for a smile and a free bar of chocolate.

Staff prefer informal training, study finds

Employees prefer to update their skills through online portals, company intranets and colleagues, rather than through formal courses, a survey of 6,000 staff and senior HR decision makers has found.

Nesta launches mental health initiative

The National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (Nesta) has partnered with the Mental Health Foundation (MHF) and other key mental health organisations to launch a £500,000 initiative to improve patient care using new technology.

Education council warns of graduate crisis

Businesses in the UK will face a shortage of qualified employees within the next few years unless government funding is found for the development of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (Stem).

Technology change key to Citigroup restructuring plan

Global financial services firm Citigroup has announced a continued streamlining of its technology spending, in association with restructuring which will see the loss of around 17,000 jobs worldwide.

Application maintenance for SMBs

Forrester Research found that SMBs tend to apply "Band-Aids" rather than fix problems when their application maintenance groups start to falter.

DPM's Diary

  • In Depth
  • Author: C P Bound
  • Date: 10 April 2007
Weekly round-up of events at Bodcaster City Council

Truck firm rolls out Wi-Fi to support remote working

Truck and bus manufacturer Scania is rolling out the iPass Mobile Office system to its global remote workforce to help deliver secure wireless flexible working.

ICT accounts for 50% of EU productivity growth

ICT is driving almost 50% of the EU’s growth, said an annual European Commission report on the digital economy.
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