Blog tagged as Training Needs

Seven ways HR can lift productivity in Australian manufacturing: workforce planning, skills, work design, frontline leadership, reward and bargaining.

Six practical ways managers can engage their HR department: open communication, early involvement, using HR expertise, development, recognition and technology.

Why SMEs that manage HR without professional advice risk compliance breaches, poor hires and overpaying for services, and the benefits of getting it right.

What a Human Resources Broker does, from needs assessment and provider vetting to negotiation, and the cost, time and risk benefits for businesses.

Eleven HR trends from 2024, from hybrid work and wellbeing to AI, analytics and employment law, with a November 2026 update on which ones have held.

Why writing a position description matters: it defines the role, supports performance reviews, fair pay, dispute reduction and better recruitment outcomes.

How online learning widens access to trainers, targets training to teams and cuts travel costs, and where face-to-face sessions are still needed.

A six-step training needs analysis for Australian employers, plus ABS data showing work-related training participation fell to 19% in 2024-25.