CIPFA enjoys strong student growth
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CIPFA enjoys strong student growth

25y Philip Smith.

CIPFA enjoys strong student growth

Audit Scotland's decision to use CIPFA as its preferred trainer of students has helped the public sector accountancy institute hit its student targets...

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Whitehall threat to training body.
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Whitehall threat to training body.

25y Michelle Perry

Whitehall threat to training body.

Government plans to overhaul the flagship National Training Organisations could result in the demise of the accountancy arm, Accountancy Age has learn...

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FDs back idea of tax credit for training.
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FDs back idea of tax credit for training.

25y Accountancy Age

FDs back idea of tax credit for training.

Tax incentives to encourage more spending on training would be given a warm welcome by the vast majority of finance directors, according to this week&...

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Headstart: Management - Where are the 'people' people?
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Headstart: Management - Where are the 'people' people?

25y Accountancy Age

Headstart: Management - Where are the 'people' peo...

‘I pay tribute to all our employees without whose dedication and loyalty … blah, blah.’ Just another dose of typical boilerplate fro...

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Keep learning, directors told.
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Keep learning, directors told.

25y Liz Loxton

Keep learning, directors told.

Senior managers who admit they have things to learn will improve the learning culture in their companies, according to speakers at the Chartered Insti...

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Letters - Teaching is much harder.
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Letters - Teaching is much harder.

25y Accountancy Age

Letters - Teaching is much harder.

I could not believe the words of recent correspondents who have begrudged teachers a loan for the paltry sum of #6,000. Do they have no concept of the...

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Headstart: Careers - The right skills for the shortage.
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Headstart: Careers - The right skills for the shortage.

25y Accountancy Age

Headstart: Careers - The right skills for the shor...

Not so long ago it was ‘not enough good calibre people for corporate finance’. Now, staff at all levels are being made redundant. This is ...

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Headstart: Careers - Christmas is coming.
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Headstart: Careers - Christmas is coming.

25y Michelle Perry

Headstart: Careers - Christmas is coming.

If you are planning an office party this year log on to ensure a good time is had by all Read More...

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Headstart: Careers - A week in the life ...
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Headstart: Careers - A week in the life ...

25y rumo , Writer

Headstart: Careers - A week in the life ...

Angus Farr is the national training and HR manager at HLB Kidsons. He joined the firm as a trainee in 1994, qualifying as a chartered accountant in 19...

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Investors get say on pay.
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Investors get say on pay.

25y Philip Smith.

Investors get say on pay.

Plans to give shareholders more influence over directors'remuneration given thumbs up Read More...

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E-learning: the next killer app
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E-learning: the next killer app

25y Accountancy Age

E-learning: the next killer app

'The next big killer application for the internet is going to be education. It's going to be so big it's going to make email look like a rounding erro...

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Accountancy graduates fare best
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Accountancy graduates fare best

25y Michelle Perry

Accountancy graduates fare best

Accountancy graduates have the highest graduate employment rate, faring better than IT and business and management graduates, according to new researc...

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Whitehall threat to training body
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Whitehall threat to training body

25y Michelle Perry

Whitehall threat to training body

Government plans to overhaul the flagship National Training Organisations could result in the demise of the accountancy arm, Accountancy Age has learn...

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Regret at ICAS exit from training body
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Regret at ICAS exit from training body

25y Gavin Hinks

Regret at ICAS exit from training body

A national accountancy training body has said it regrets ICAS's withdrawal from its funding group. Read More...

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FDs back idea of tax credit for training
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FDs back idea of tax credit for training

25y Accountancy Age

FDs back idea of tax credit for training

Tax incentives to encourage more spending on training would be given a warm welcome by the vast majority of finance directors, according to this week'...

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Reward staff with dinner out
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Reward staff with dinner out

25y Gavin Hinks

Reward staff with dinner out

Bosses should be holding a cash float to treat staff to dinner out, according to an expert in workforce relations. Read More...

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Insight: Management - Considering all options.
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Insight: Management - Considering all options.

25y Michelle Perry

Insight: Management - Considering all options.

Tax and lifestyle changes mean employee incentive packages are as likely to include share options as they are company cars Read More...

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Headstart: Management - Managing bonuses in a downturn.
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Headstart: Management - Managing bonuses in a downturn.

25y Accountancy Age

Headstart: Management - Managing bonuses in a down...

We are facing low inflation, low interest rates, low unemployment and a nervous stock market. Investment decisions and discretionary spend are under r...

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ICAS exits accountancy training body
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ICAS exits accountancy training body

25y Damian Wild

ICAS exits accountancy training body

The future of the fledgling National Training Organisation for the accountancy profession was thrown into doubt this morning after ICAS announced it w...

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PAC urged to investigate ILA scheme
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PAC urged to investigate ILA scheme

25y our parliamentary staff

PAC urged to investigate ILA scheme

The Conservative Party is urging the Public Accounts Committee to investigate reports of fraud which lead the government to suspend its Individual Lea...

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UK plc wastes millions on training
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UK plc wastes millions on training

25y Liz Loxton

UK plc wastes millions on training

New research from Gallup shows that over 80% of UK employees are not engaged by their work with the millions spent each year on management training be...

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For and Against - Christmas party? I think not.
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For and Against - Christmas party? I think not.

25y Peter Williams

For and Against - Christmas party? I think not.

With companies facing tough economic conditions and staff being laid off, it is not a very good idea to host a Christmas Party for the 'survivors'. Re...

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For and against: Team functions can boost morale
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For and against: Team functions can boost morale

25y Accountancy Age

For and against: Team functions can boost morale

Team working is essential in creating an environment which fosters good morale. The work that you do and its quality is dependent not only on your per...

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TakingStock - Between the covers.
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TakingStock - Between the covers.

25y rumo , Writer

TakingStock - Between the covers.

We like big books landing on the TS desk, it makes us feel important. And so we did when the Corporate Research Foundation’s latest volume Brita...

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Leading from the front
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Leading from the front

26y Accountancy Age

Leading from the front

Autobiographies and diaries seldom make good management texts, but there are a few exceptions. The best is still Alfred Sloan's My Years with General ...

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