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Professional Development Report

Inside this issue

• The advantages of internet-based development are hard to ignore

• Employers should embrace the risks of funding external qualifications

• A framework to allow qualifications to be carried across borders has been agreed - -

Content

Training takes centre stage

Professionals and others have been forced to become more serious, says Andrew Baxter

Continuous development: Keeping managers sane and ahead of the game

Employees need to be stretched at work to develop their performance, says Rod Newing

Online training: The future is already at a screen near you

The advantages of internet-based development are hard to ignore, says Andrew Baxter

Europe: Skills translation comes closer

A framework allowing qualifications to be carried across borders has been agreed, says Ursula Milton

Role of managers: Leaders must set the best example

A culture of development needs to come from the top down, says Rod Newing

Knowledge rests on wanting to learn

There is a need to intervene in different ways depending on the prior experence of the learner, writes guest columnist Martyn Sloman

Candy Ying: Asian crisis sets pattern for continuous learning

The pressure is high to keep on top of developments, says Robin Kwong

Harald Gesell: Lawyer stays on the case

The onus in Germany is on the individual, says Reena SenGupta

Marc Sloot: Essential building blocks of an architect’s career

Hours of education are needed to keep a licence, says Sarah Murray

Chris Burton: Preaching best practice

This engineer puts his experience into the system, says Andrew Baxter

Richard Brehler: Culture is key to CPA professional development