Professional development

Professional development is skills and knowledge gained for personal development and career advancement. There are a range of approaches including consultation, coaching, training, study, mentoring and reflective supervision.

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e-Mentoring scheme to start across EU

e-Mentoring scheme to start across EU 0

IT | Stefan Marseglia | 15 Jan 2010

An e-mentoring scheme designed for civil society organisations is set to be launched across the European Union.

Cardiff housing body installs Unity HR system

Cardiff housing body installs Unity HR system 0

IT | Vibeka Mair | 1 Mar 2009

Cardiff Community Housing Association (CCHA) is introducing an online HR system for staff to book annual leave, check their career development and assess risks of particular tasks. Carval Computing has developed a browser through its HR Unity range for CCHA to manage its human resources and training processes for employees.

Samaritans enlists online volunteer training tool

Samaritans enlists online volunteer training tool 0

IT | Vibeka Mair | 1 Mar 2009

The Samaritans will start training its volunteers via the internet through open source learning management system Moodle from April. Moodle, which allows users to build and administer courses, is already used by the Open University, NHS and Cisco for elearning. The software tracks students and enables trainers to see who are visiting the courses and completing assessments.

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