PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Staffing levels in IT will remain the same in 2010 as they are now according to a recent survey conducted by Hay Group, the global management consulting firm. Sixty-nine percent of CIOs said their staffing levels will be unchanged in 2010, indicating a ‘bottoming out’ of staff reductions in IT. “Combined with the fact that IT operating budgets are stabilizing means we appear to be coming to the end of a very rough period for IT leadership” said Vincent Milich, Hay Group’s Director of IT Effectiveness.

The web-based survey was conducted in October 2009 with 41 CIOs and IT Executives which addressed business and human resource planning issues for 2010.

When asked what their greatest skills/knowledge gaps are in their organization, fully half of the CIOs cited ‘knowledge of the business’ followed by a third citing ‘technical skill.’ This is quite a turnaround from recent Hay Group surveys that cited project management and people management skills as the top two skill gaps.

“This signifies an ongoing and significant shift in the profession,” according to Milich. “As IT continues to get closer to the business, and packages and vendor solutions require less in-house support, the unique contribution that the IT professional needs to make will be based on their understanding of their industry and organization, and how IT can add value to their business.”

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(From CNN Money) "Talent Management in Healthcare," a recent study by Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks Company (NYSE: HHS), reveals that although healthcare organizations are still struggling with the lack of qualified candidates in the talent market, the primary focus has been on developing and retaining talent. Performance management, engagement, and succession planning are the top strategic emphases for these organizations. Analysis showed that automation of talent management elements, specifically recruitment and learning management, leads the list of enablers that differentiate top performers from the rest of the sample. Utilizing assessments and defining competency profiles are earning organizations substantial gains in employee performance, retention and customer / patient satisfaction.

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The 24-year-old software verification employee of South Korean-invested Kraze Vina is taking a business administration course through the TOPICA electronic learning (E-learning) program at Hanoi Open University.

What makes the two-year course so interesting is that Ha’s teachers, several of whom are businesspeople, often use real-life situations to get their point across.

“Real examples help us understand the lessons quicker, and we can watch the same lectures as many times as we want,” she told Thanh Nien Weekly.

Like Ha, many students and employees are taking the course to learn things that universities don’t teach.

Some 1,900 students and 105 entrepreneurs have registered for the “1,000 Businesspeople Share Their Experience with Youth via E-learning” study program co-organized by TOPICA, the Vietnam Youth Association and the Vietnam Young Entrepreneurs Association.

Over the next two years, the program is expected to train 30,000 students and 1,000 businesspeople.

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London, UK (PRWeb UK) 2 November 2009 -- Figures from the Ashdown Group Jobs Index show it is one of the best performing sectors of the month.

Demand has been driven by a number of factors, including a recent upsurge in online and search engine optimisation (SEO) positions. Figures from data analyst firm IT Jobs Watch show the number of SEO vacancies rose by a massive 50% year on year.

John Lynes, director of marketing recruitment agency the Ashdown Group, said, "There has been a scramble for marketers with a strong understanding of online marketing, as businesses of all sizes wake up to the need to be found online."

Online jobs are booming as individuals spend increasing amounts of time on the Internet. Shopping online has become the norm for many people over the last five years as Internet retailers continue to attract more consumers away from the high street. This trend is set to continue, with experts predicting a strong Christmas performance for online retailers. Online retail sales have grown by 14% year to date according to the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index.

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(From investmentnews.com) Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management last week unveiled a training program to help its 15,000 financial advisers develop a retirement income program for their clients.

As part of the program, the firm has announced a service that will allow its wealth management clients with at least $250,000 in assets to transfer funds from their Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. cash management account into a Bank of America Corp. deposit account on a periodic basis to facilitate their retirement income stream.

Using the service, clients can access their retirement income at a BofA ATM or office. Merrill Lynch advisers will also be able to track their retiree clients' spending habits.

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ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Health Communications, Inc. (HCI) today announced that eTIPS, an online training and certification program for servers and sellers of alcohol, was approved by the District of Columbia's alcohol Beverage Regulation Administration (ABRA). The District of Columbia's liquor code requires all managers of a licensed establishment to be certified in an alcohol training and education program that is conducted by a Board-approved provider. The addition of eTIPS will greatly expand the training options available for managers in the District of Columbia. Immediate benefits include tools to reduce underage drinking, intoxication, and drunk driving, as well as new flexibility in extending such benefits toestablishments large and small.

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CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, the National Association of Women Lawyers (NAWL®) and the NAWL Foundation® released the results of the fourth annual Survey on Retention and Promotion of Women in Law Firms. The Survey is the only national study of the nation’s 200 largest law firms which annually tracks the progress of women lawyers at all levels of private practice, including the most senior positions, and collects data on firms as a whole rather than from a subset of individual lawyers.

“The 2009 NAWL Survey explores new territory, including the impact on women of the unprecedented downsizing of major U.S. law firms, and the frequency with which women are represented in the top ranks of “rainmakers,” those lawyers who generate the most new business for their firms,” said NAWL President Lisa Gilford, Partner with Alston & Bird LLP. “Each year’s Survey helps us drill down further into the data, with the goal of learning why women’s advancement in law has been stalled and what can be done to enable more women to succeed.”

NAWL Foundation President Stephanie Scharf, Partner at Schoeman Updike Kaufman & Scharf in Chicago, stated: “The NAWL Survey continues to break new ground in identifying both the opportunities and obstacles facing women attorneys seeking to advance in private practice. In these challenging economic times it may be unrealistic to expect women to make significant headway; however, it is particularly disappointing to see the dearth of women rainmakers, a role that is essential for success in private practice. It was also disconcerting to see major firms terminating a disproportionate number of women who were practicing part-time. Part-time practice for women attorneys, as for other women professionals, typically lasts only a few years. Terminating these women can only further thin the ranks of talented women who could become equity partners and law firm leaders in the future."

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(From thegovmonitor.com) The Minister for Education, Julia Gillard, today announced that all apprenticeships and vocational education training packages will be reviewed to ensure that they include relevant green skills by March next year, and that all courses will be revised to include the new green skills by the end of 2010.

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VIENNA, Va.--(Business Wire)--Jeannette Terry, president and CEO of Tercon Consulting, a human capital resources consultancy to Fortune Global 50 organizations, today announced that Lorin R. Walker, MOB, PhD, has been promoted to the position of Chief Learning Officer and Director of Organization Development.

For decades Lorin has supported numerous Fortune 100 companies in fulfilling their missions through focused leadership, team excellence and change management," said Terry. "His new title recognizes his significant accomplishments in helping Tercon`s clients develop and implement highly effective and sustained change management strategies."

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SEATTLE--(Business Wire)--The US market for Self-paced eLearning will reach $16.7 billion in 2009 according to a new report by Ambient Insight called, "The US Market for Self-paced eLearning Products and Services: 2009-2014 Forecast and Analysis." The demand for online training is growing by 7.4% and revenues will reach $23.8 billion by 2014.

"In the past two years, the rate of growth for online learning products has slowed," reports Chief Research Officer, Sam S. Adkins. "Yet, despite the recession, and in many cases, because of it, the demand is positive in all the online learning buyer segments. There are distinct revenue opportunities in each of the buyer segments."

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