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Welcome to the December edition of First Train from CorporateTraining.ie - the monthly email newsletter for HR and Training Professionals around Ireland.

The last First Train e-newsletter of 2006 takes you through the latest news and developments affecting Ireland's training community, as well as featuring a number of interesting and informative articles taking a wider view of the Irish training and development sector..

Change Management is a huge issue in many organisations at present, and it is one with many implications for the training function - Jim Clemmer has some useful advice. Meanwhile, many trainers are looking to design their own individual e-Learning Programmes for clients - Mike Alcock runs you through the pros and cons.

The Training News pages have all the latest from Ireland's training sector, including the CIPD Ireland 2007 Conference, plus the latest awards and funding news, while the updated Training Events Diary lists all the training related events and conferences coming up soon.

We are also showcasing our own directory, the National Guide to Corporate Training for 2006/07 - which lists almost 2,000 corporate training courses from Irish training providers. The all new edition, featuring brand new content and updated listings is available to buy online here.

Comments or suggestions? Interested in listing an event or writing an article for us? Let us know - firsttrain@corporatetraining.ie.

 Training News this Month

New National Productivity Centre to open with partnership between IMI and Microsoft, Government announces Knowledge Acquisition Grants for Small Businesses and Finn wins Euro ECDL award. More>>>>

Change Management Training

Change Management is an important consideration for many organisations operating in modern business conditions. Having a structured approach to staff training and development is a must, argues Jim Clemmer. More>>>>

 
Design Your Own E-Learning Programme

New relatively inexpensive and easy to use software packages can help trainers develop their own e-Learning software applications. Mike Alcock outlines the reasons why, and runs through the feature to look for in a rapid authoring package. More >>>>

CIPD Ireland 2007 Conference Details

The 2007 CIPD Ireland Annual Learning and Development conference will take place at the Stillorgan Park Hotel in Dublin on the 29th of January. We take a sneak peak at the line-up of top quality speakers and presentations. More>>>>

 
Issue Three of First Train Magazine

The third issue of the First Train print magazine will be arriving on trainer's desks at the end of January 2007. You can secure yourself a copy, or get contact details for the editor, news and commercial teams. More >>>>

Training Events Diary

First Train News

New National Guide

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