Policy - National & International

Reference Material / Books
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Here are some summarised policy documents

• Enterprise Ireland Strategy 1999 - 2001
• Enterprise 2010: A New Strategy for the Promotion of Enterprise in Ireland in the 21st Century (2000)
• Equality Authority
• ESF Evaluation Unit (1999) Challenges for Human Resource Development 2000 - 2006 (2000)
• European Employment Strategy
• Expert Group on Future Skills Needs (1999)
• FÁS Action Plan 1999
• Green Paper on Adult Education
• Recent Legislation
• Lifelong Learning in the Information Society
• National Development Plan (2000-2006)
• National Economic and Social Council
• National Employment Action Plan 1999
• Issues and Challenges Arising and Implications for Trainer
• Programme for Prosperity and Fairness
• Commission on the Status of People with Disabilitiess
• White Paper on Early Childhood Education
• White Paper on Education
• White Paper on Human Resource Development

Reference Material / Books

• The Training and Employment Agency: evaluation of performance: (HC): (1997-98): House of Commons papers: (1997-98)

The Stationery Office Books, 1998, Published in UK.
PAPERBACK UK £9.40

• An Evaluation of audit training centres in Scotland
  By Philip Seed, Margaret Thomson, Fiona Pilkington

The Stationery Office Agencies, 1998, Published in UK
Published in association with Scottish Office. Central Research Unit

PAPERBACK UK £3.00

• National standards for training and development
  By The Employment Occupational Standards Council

This 36 page guide covers the Management Charter Initiative (MCI) and details the standards of competence required for trainers in the UK

• The Top Ten Trends (USA)
  By George Benson, Laurie Bassi, Scott Cheney

This extract from the Training and Development Publication (volume 50, number 11, November 1966, pages 28-42) aims to identify the future effects of the world of work on human resource practitioners and training professionals. Ten likely trends are discussed and how they impact on core business objectives. Topics included are skills shortages, diversity, the ageing and flexible workforce, social changes, measuring performance, learning organisations and systems for accelerating performance management.

• Human resource development roles and competencies in five European countries.
  By Tuija Valkeavaara

International Journal of Training and Development, volume 2, number 3, September 1998, pages 171-189.

This journal article reviews training practices in Germany, Italy, Holland, Finland and the UK and assesses core competencies in the different countries. It looks at the job roles and cultural differences and identifies common themes.

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Internet Links

http://www.ibec.ie/tac/
This page is hosted by IBEC and gives details of The Training Awareness Campaign (TAC), which is a joint project between IBEC and ICTU. It is recognises that, in the future, competitive advantage will be gained through the knowledge, skills and creativity of the workforce and is an attempt to encourage organisations to be Learning Organisations. Partnership 2000 commits the parties to developing "new approaches to enterprise training with business taking a lead in this priority area of investment". This is a useful example of how Irish industries are embracing the idea of the Learning Organisation, and places it in the context of national policies. There are contact names and addresses for people involved in the project if you want further information.

http://www.ictu.ie
Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU)
The Home page of the ICTU site has links to topics such as Budget 2000, Economic Affairs, European Office, Health & Safety and Education. The Education link has details of the courses run by ICTU for trade union officials. Courses include Health & Safety, Women in Leadership, Tutor Training and Development and Certificate in Business Studies in Trade Union Studies. There is a calender at the end of this section listing courses, venues and dates for each month and e-mail links to contacts for further information, as well as postal addresses and phone and fax numbers. The ICTU website contains links to most Irish and international trade unions.

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