Date and time:

Friday 11 May 2007: 10.30 – 11.30am

Venue:

Seminar Room: Level 5, Division of Economic & Financial Studies Macquarie University, Building E4A

Presenter:

Helen Rainbird, Professor of Human Resources Management Birmingham University Business School

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The aim of the paper is to explore the distinctions between training, development and workplace learning and whether there is a relationship between training and the performance of the individual, the company or the economy. It will outline the individual, organisational and collective character of skills and through four case studies will explore reactive and proactive approaches to training in organisations and the difference between training for business need and training for employee need. It suggests that there are a range of ways in which training can be considered to contribute to performance, but not necessarily in a mechanistic way which is easily measurable.

Helen Rainbird, Professor of Human Resources Management, Birmingham University Business School, will be visiting Sydney and Melbourne in May 2007. Her specific area of expertise is workplace learning - the range of learning opportunities available in organisations, including but not limited to formal and institution-led training.

She has published widely on UK and European comparative research that explores the opportunities and constraints on workplace learning, and how workplace learning relates to organisational goals.

Seminar bookings:

Pam Morpeth
E: pam.morpeth@efs.mq.edu.au
T: 9850 8985