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• Online learning developer Nelson
Croom has launched Reflections:
Nelson Croom’s Online Learning
activities
Blog. The blog covers a range of
online learning issues, news and
developments. Take a look at
http://blog.nelsoncroom.com
• The World of Learning has
announced the Learning & Skills
Council as offficial sponsor of the
World of Learning Conference with
GB Training as official sponsor of the
World of Learning Exhibition. The
British Institute of Learning &
Development is also working in
association with The World of
Learning Conference & Exhibition,
and the Awards, and is supporting
W
ith the introduction of the
law, TeamFilm has seen a massive increase
Learning Magazine.
Corporate Manslaughter Act,
in enquiries.
which came into force in April
• An independent research poll
2008, companies now have to seriously
The firm has been developing unique and
conducted on behalf of Ixion has
think about moving to team building
innovative staff development activities that
revealed that a staggering 85 per cent
activities that keep health and safety risks
are both safe and still deliver hard outputs
of SMEs across London and the
at a minimum. Companies can now be
that directly benefit the organisation,
South East have lost-out on
charged with manslaughter if an employee
through the creative world of film
government funding available for their
is killed while participating in a staff
production. TeamFilm challenges teams
business to invest in training. While
development activity, leaving businesses
to work together to make a short film
most respondents said that their
on red alert, or even blacklisting
or advert based on key business issues.
business had carried out some form of
potentially dangerous activities.
They can be used internally and externally
staff training in the past, a worrying
and also have the added benefit of being
71 per cent had not taken steps to
The change in the law is seeing a move
created by the teams themselves so they
capitalise on a minimum of £1,500 in
from extreme office team building activities
take pride and ownership in the results.
government funding available to them
such as quad-bike racing and assault
for training.
courses to more sedate pursuits – such as
Sue Watson at TeamFilm said: “Since the
cookery, collective drumming sessions and
change in the Corporate Manslaughter
yoga classes.
Act, we have been inundated with
Tap into a market worth
enquiries from organisations all over the
£12.4 billion …
So, can organisations really benefit from
UK seeking safe, inclusive and business-
the safer alternatives? According to
focused activities. We knew the Act would
Teesside-based TeamFilm, the answer is
have an impact on our business but it has
‘yes’. Since the introduction of the new far exceeded our expectations.”
T
he next issue of Franchisor News,
the only magazine exclusively
for franchisors, will focus on the
importance of learning and development

for franchisees.
Unstructured learning
employee expertise. These networks could
take the form of social networks or more
Training is crucial for any franchise business
favoured
to ensure that franchisees continue to
formalised mentoring programmes.
make it a success. In a market that is
worth £12.4 billion (according to the
A
survey by LINE Communications
Most respondents stated that training
latest NatWest/bfa survey) isn’t it time you
has found that ‘unstructured’
and learning needed to push employees considered the potential of franchising?
learning interventions are a crucial
outside of their comfort zone, while
element for inspiring the curiosity to
also allowing for failure and/or error by
The winter issue of
learn in the workforce of many large
learners as an effective means to learning
Franchisor News is out on
European organisations.
new skills.
2 December. To find out
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