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In an article for People Management, Partner Nicola Bennison and Principal Associate PSL David O'Hara discuss the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech Act) and whether this can provide guidance to organisations in other sectors. While the environment of higher education may be different, these forthcoming changes help provide clues as to the protections that could be transposed into the workplace to set guidance on how to balance competing views and protect the employer and the employee from harm, disruption, offence and even negative action. Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/gKQ5yx56

Top 5 Reasons to Study the Higher Diploma in Human Resource Management (cubsucc.com) https://lnkd.in/eqvWQAsM

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Maine's community colleges may be leading the nation's most ambitious push on short-term education and training. The system has tapped $100M from the Harold Alfond Foundation and federal funding to create a broad range of on-ramps to jobs in healthcare, shipbuilding, and much more. Through a new compact with 1,700 employer partners -- comprising half the state's workforce -- the system increasingly is seeing businesses help cover costs for the short-term programs, Likewise, manufacturers in Georgia have teamed up with the state's two-year colleges to create fast-track training programs -- and are covering the pricetag. The urgency is due in part to an annual turnover of 56% of the state's manufacturing workforce. The new programs are designed to quickly prepare workers for good jobs. Are these employers in Maine and Georgia on the leading edge of a trend?

The recent King’s Speech has set the stage for transformative changes in education, with a strong focus on skills and further education. 📚✨ Key Highlights of the Skills England Bill: Centralized Coordination: Bringing together central and local government, businesses, training providers, and unions to create a cohesive national strategy for skills development. Addressing Skills Shortages: Tackling the growing skills shortages in critical sectors like construction, healthcare, IT, and engineering. Economic Growth: Improving skills levels to drive economic growth and reduce reliance on overseas workers. Local Workforce Development: Supporting local areas in developing the skilled workforces they need, aligning with the government’s Industrial Strategy. Employer Involvement: Requiring colleges and training providers to work closely with employers to ensure training meets local needs. Reducing Fragmentation: Streamlining the fragmented skills landscape, providing strategic oversight of the post-16 skills system. These measures are designed to create a more integrated and effective skills system, supporting both economic growth and individual career development. 🌟 These measures are designed to create a more integrated and effective skills system, supporting both economic growth and individual career development. 🌟 But what does this look like in practice? How can we bring all the pieces together to create true cohesion and effectively reduce fragmentation? Your insights and experiences are invaluable. Please share your thoughts and let’s discuss how we can make this into an acheivable reality! #EducationReform #SkillsTraining #FutureReady #PurpleBeardTraining

Here is a Newsweek article with a different perspective on Gen Zers in the workplace-include the older generations in these issues! Everyone needs to remember the environment that pervious generations faced is not the environment of Gen Z-and vice versa-so we need to stop judging each other as "good" or "bad", but just different. Here is the article: https://lnkd.in/gjtR7ea8 If you think through the people you know under 26, you will see different levels of focus and purpose. This has always been true, but more so now, the distribution in the values of Gen Z are probably more distributed away behaviors related to loyalty and sacrifice for work. They have another hurdle- and that is a lack of trust in organizations and power; the level of skepticism is pronounced and fueled by social media. The last generation with similar thinking was during and post Vietnam War. Like then, this group is ready for a change in the values of society, a zest for life (outside of work and rules), idealistic, full of good intentions, and easily influenced. As a result-there is plenty to work with here! Realize the balance of the workforce and you, may share the same bias against Gen Z! That can be a tough pill to swallow. The good news is this can be resolved through information sharing, engagement & collaboration, and probably some changes to the way we work. Don't forget our April blended PCHRA chapter meeting on embracing Gen Z with Kristin Williams!

Regarding the value of trade schools: “𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮'𝙧𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚; 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮'𝙧𝙚 𝙖 𝙛𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙥𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙤𝙢𝙮.” ~ 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝘾𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙖 Stigmatization of trades has a direct impact on the future of our workforce. Undervaluing the importance of these discourages individuals from considering these career paths, limiting their potential and depriving industries of much-needed talent! And there is sooo much talent out there!! Let’s do our best, as Chad states, to Champion trade schools!! #WLCE #futureleaders #talent #tradeschools Bill Gallardo Tim Spears Randall Metz, MPA, EFO, CFO, FM, MIFireE José G. Roig, CBO, CCEA Dan Stefano Zoraida Diaz Nicole Pesqueira, NAFI-CFEI, IAAI-FIT Bethany Childers (Moss), CBO Jack Applegate Daniel Berlant Aleris Dunn Maraskeshia Smith Peggy Flynn

What defines a successful training and employment intervention? Read more in Olly Newton recent blog post reflecting from the Learning and Work Institute Employment and Skills Summit 2023 with Impetus - Backing the best and Youth Futures Foundation 👇 https://lnkd.in/gCGQkz9G

At our roundtable with the Commercial Education Trust on commercial ability, speakers felt: 1. Strong engagement from employers to deliver careers guidance and work experience is key 2. Resources should be targeted towards the most disadvantaged young people 📝 Read the summary paper here: https://lnkd.in/etny6Fav