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NASFS: Strengthening Nigerian Army’s Combat Power, Retooling Training Architecture for Unconventional Warfare
This Day
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August 18, 2025
Through the Nigerian Army Special Forces School (NASFS), the Nigerian Army has pivoted towards more sophisticated training that is in tandem with wider global trends in military strategy, where asymmetric warfare and insurgency demand specialised...
NSDA holds workshop on skill development, employment generation in logistics sector
Bangladesh Sangsbad Sangstha
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NSDA holds workshop on skill development, employment generation in logistics sector DHAKA, Aug 17, 2025 (BSS) - The National Skills Development Authority (NSDA) held a workshop on ‘Industry Skills Council (ISC) on Skill Development, Industrial...
N(T) students more likely to finish school, do as well in job market as N(A) peers: Study
The Straits Times
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August 17, 2025
SINGAPORE - Students from the Normal (Technical) stream fared the same as their peers from the Normal (Academic) track in the labour market, with little difference in employment, earnings or wealth accumulation outcomes, a long-running cohort...
Shaping Healthcare Leaders for the Future: Essential Skills and Strategies
Psychreg
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August 17, 2025
6 Reading Time: 5 minutes Table of contents Introduction Technological Proficiency Data-Driven Decision Making Adaptive Leadership Emotional Intelligence Interdisciplinary Collaboration Continuous Learning and Development As the healthcare...
Air Canada suspends plan to resume flights
Inquirer
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August 18, 2025
Air Canada airplanes stand on the tarmac at Pearson International Airport in Toronto. Air Canada cancelled hundreds of flights Saturday as it began shutting down operations in response to a strike by flight attendants — triggering summer travel...
What Are the Most Effective Training and Development Methods?
Small Business Trends
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August 17, 2025
When considering effective training and development methods, it’s essential to recognize the variety of approaches available. Blended learning, which combines instructor-led training, eLearning, and on-the-job experiences, has gained popularity...
Can you lose your job to AI? Identify the red flags and here are 5 things you can do to tackle job uncertainty
The Economic Times
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August 17, 2025
In the past few months, big names in the information technology and tech industry have been on a job-shedding spree. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) laid off 12,000 jobs in July. Microsoft has let go of 15,000 people so far this year. Intel is set...
Understanding Onboarding Paperwork Meaning for New Employees
Small Business Trends
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August 18, 2025
Comprehending onboarding paperwork is vital for your successful start in a new job. This documentation includes various forms, such as contracts, tax forms, and company policies, which help clarify your role and responsibilities. Completing this...
Revisiting the consequences of job displacement
VoxEU
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August 17, 2025
A recurrent and urgent policy debate revolves around the long-term consequences workers face after job displacement events like firm closures or mass layoffs. Historically, studies have shown that such displacements trigger substantial and...
AI, language training to address skills gaps in Philippine labor market — MMDC
Business World
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August 17, 2025
By Beatriz Marie D. Cruz, Reporter MAPÚA MALAYAN Digital College (MMDC) said it is expanding its micro-credential programs with courses in English proficiency and artificial intelligence (AI) to help Filipino workers address skills gaps in the...
Concentrix sets up P123-M KALIX health hub for 28,000 employees
Business World
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August 17, 2025
CONCENTRIX PHILIPPINES said it has launched KALIX, a health hub worth over P123 million that is expected to provide free medical services to more than 28,000 employees and their dependents. KALIX, which combines the Filipino words kalusugan...
With US tariff war disrupting Indian job market, here's how to protect your job through smart adapting
The Economic Times
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August 17, 2025
If your news feed does not show you geopolitics or trade policies, you’re not alone. International trade doesn’t grab attention like cricket or Bollywood. However, when the US hiked tariffs on Indian exports, as it did again in July this year, it...
MOU to strengthen vocational training
The Fiji Times
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August 17, 2025
Pacific Polytech, a privately owned and operated Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) provider, last week signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Asco Motors for the launch of a strategic partnership to boost skills...
Apache Maintenance Training Takes Off In Townsville
The National Tribune
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August 18, 2025
Crisafulli Government delivers new partnership between Aviation Australia and Boeing Defence Australia for the Townsville Aviation Training Academy. Academy to initially focus on the Australian Army’s rotary wing fleet, including the newly...
Tort: Former employees sued for trade secret theft
Virginia Lawyers Weekly
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August 18, 2025
Where the marketing company alleged facts making it plausible that its “prospective costumers lists” are trade secrets, and that they were misappropriated by the defendants, its federal and state trade secrets claims survived the motion to...
Air Canada says it will resume flights on Aug. 18. The union says not so fast
Straight Arrow News
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The union representing Air Canada’s flight attendants announced Sunday that its members will not be returning to the cabin, despite a government-issued back-to-work order. Meanwhile, Air Canada says it will resume some of its flights on Monday,...
JOB VACANCY: Cook Wanted
Antigua News Room
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August 17, 2025
Pasta Box, also known as Dre Bar” , located on Kentish Road, Saint John, is seeking a talented and passionate Cook to join our team. The ideal candidate should have a strong background in cooking and experience and can manage a kitchen and a...
GU-Q students gear up to shape Qatar’s diplomatic future through UN experience
Qatar Tribune
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August 18, 2025
Tribune News Network Doha Poised to shape Qatar’s diplomatic future, students from Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) spent their summer stepping onto the world stage through prestigious United Nations programs at the centre of global...
Time to stop looking down on manual skills
The Times
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Last week on a Times Radio panel we mentioned the government’s plan to open or enlarge ten colleges of technical skills, training 40,000 construction workers. I applauded the intention (with the usual doubts about fulfilment, cost and student...
How to Explain Training and Development in Your Organization
Small Business Trends
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August 17, 2025
Explaining training and development in your organization involves outlining how these processes improve employee skills and support career growth. Training provides immediate job-specific skills, whereas development focuses on preparing employees...