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17 May 2012
Apprenticeship Scheme Not ‘Girly Enough’ for Young Women
Women reject ‘male-oriented’ apprenticeships despite rise in youth unemployment.
09 May 2012
Guide to Improve Communications during Olympics Released
Language issues identified as a major weak spot for organisations during London 2012.
18 Apr 2012
Media Highlights Engineer Opportunities
‘How to get into engineering’ article shows greater awareness of engineering career paths.
28 Mar 2012
Service Community Rolls On
The not-for-profit group for people interested in finding out more about the service industry from its participants will hold a second meeting.
22 Mar 2012
Adopting Strategies to ‘Get Through the Door’ Will be Crucial for Smart Meter Roll-Out
Adopting strategies to ‘get through the door’ that couple an enhanced customer experience controlling cost will be key.
21 Mar 2012
How Can Time Structure Your Training Plans?
We complain that there’s never enough of it, but the way time is used can act as a metric for determining a training strategy according...
07 Mar 2012
Norbar Engineering Apprentice Event Record Attendance
The Engineering Open Evening at Norbar Torque Tools on 28th February broke attendance records, showing hopeful signs that engineering may be becoming increasingly appealing as...
02 Mar 2012
Lack of Maths Reveals Low Number of New Engineers
A lack of new talent in mobile engineering pools resounds across the nation; meanwhile a new study on numeracy levels may show why.
01 Mar 2012
Why Focus Unemployed Training on the Saturated Retail Market?
Service Departments need fresh blood more than Tesco, so why provide massive multinationals with government supported workers?
09 Feb 2012
Companies Fail To Offer Fuel-Saving Driver Training
More than half of businesses operating vehicle fleets do not offer their employees training on safe, cost-efficient driving - a new study has revealed.
27 Jan 2012
67% Think UK Customer Service is Mired by Mediocrity
A survey carried out by YouGov has revealed that 67% of UK homeowners believe customer service has either stayed the same or deteriorated over the...
25 Jan 2012
E-Learning Takes Visual Approach
“Why should a learner always be forced to select from multiple-choice questions?” asks Nitin Mistry, Deputy Practice Head - Systems Design, Software Solutions at TATA...
13 Jan 2012
digital publishing (dp) Whitepaper on Communication Strategies Training for a Diverse Global Workforce
dp (digital publishing) are releasing a new European whitepaper entitled, ‘Online communication skills training for a diverse global workforce’ which will offer a valuable insight...
05 Jan 2012
Simulation Training Launched for 4G Rollout
Tata Interactive Systems launched “4G LTE TOPSIM” - an online multi-player simulation training programme in the UK to help develop leadership and decision-making skills specifically...
16 Dec 2011
Training Facelift for Dermalogica
The SAS Group has announced the completion of a project to upgrade the WAN infrastructure of global skin health specialists, Dermalogica. The new network connects...
15 Dec 2011
Next Telematics Experts Invested in by Isotrak
Isotrak have teamed up with the National IT Partnership (NiTP) in their IT scheme for young apprentices. NiTP's new apprenticeship scheme is offered to 16-18...
08 Dec 2011
Will 'Youth Contract' Government Plan Work For Aging Service Management Workforces?
Almost £1billion will be spent over the next three years to provide unemployed young people with extra help as part of a new "Youth Contract",...
01 Dec 2011
TNT Apprenticeship Schemes Receive Government Boost
This morning Business Secretary Vince Cable visited TNT's depot in Bodmin, after announcing it will be amongst companies benefiting from £18.7m Government funding for advanced...
25 Nov 2011
Service Engineer Recruitment Issues at Odds with Unemployment Figures
The Service Recruitment Conundrum: The number of jobless 16-24 year-olds recently passed 1 million for the first time in 19 years. At the same time...
17 Oct 2011
Top Safety Accreditation for PPR
PPR Solutions is one of the latest companies to join a leading edge scheme, designed to help industry improve its safety record.
05 Oct 2011
Textile Manufacturer's Protective Fabrics Chosen By West Midlands Firefighters
A leading British textile manufacturer is kitting out almost 2,000 firefighters with its innovative protective fabrics. West Midlands Fire Service was impressed by the Hainsworth®...
03 Oct 2011
The AFSM UK Not-For-Profit Organisation (and what it can do for you)
Steve Downton and Service Management seek to resurrect the not-for-profit discussion group. AFSM UK was a useful not-for-profit organisation allowing service organisations to meet and...
03 Oct 2011
Nationwide training provider relies on City Link
First4Skills provides work-based training for thousands of apprentices and NVQ students throughout the UK every year through a network of hundreds of Training Assessors who...
16 Sep 2011
TeenTech: Our Future Engineers
TeenTech initiative strives to involve students in engineering pursuits, showing young people possible career paths. TeenTech is an engineering event for school students created by...
07 Sep 2011
TNT delivers 40 new jobs for young trainees
Leading express delivery company, TNT, is creating 40 new jobs in north Warwickshire, giving young unemployed people the chance of a rewarding and fulfilling career....
23 Aug 2011
Keynotes Announced for SME 2011
Keynote sessions have been booked in to kick start each day of the SME conference, taking part during SME 2011 (Birmingham NEC, September 20-21).
16 Aug 2011
CA Technologies Launches Recruitment and Training Programme
Programme recruits entry-level candidates to augment Professional Services organisation. CA Technologies has announced the launch of the Associate Services Consultant Programme (ASCP) in Europe.
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26 Jul 2011
The Importance of a Strong Brand and Great People
In the new economy brought about by the recession, caution and value for money are now key criteria in making decisions.
17 May 2011
Back End Buy-In
We all talk about training engineers and getting them onboard with new technologies, but what about the back office workers?
01 Mar 2011
Feel the Love
In this month's column, Steve Downton considers what will happen if we ignore the ever growing importance of customer interface staff.
11 Jan 2011
Keeping the Plates Spinning
With increasing competition in the telecoms market and pressure to deliver on time and on budget, how do telcos and operators maintain service excellence? Mark...
09 Dec 2010
Preparing for the Challenges of Growth
Recently, Service Management magazine conducted a survey in association with Hitachi Consulting (UK), asking service-providing organisations to tell us what their aims are in improving...
22 Nov 2010
CRC Delays A â??Significant Opportunityâ?? But No Slack For Big Business
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) yesterday announced a consultation on a delay to the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) Energy Efficiency Scheme. The...
29 Oct 2010
New service standards
Samsung has recognised the opportunity to use customer service support as a means to increase its brand awareness through a number of carefully planned projects...
19 Oct 2010
Scania launches online manual
Scania has made its product information manual regarding safety available online
15 Sep 2010
The Sky's the limit
Learn how BSkyB is training its engineers using a variety of practical methods, and at the same time encompassing elements of improving the overall customer...
23 Aug 2009
Teleplan repairs to Prague
Multivendor repair services company Teleplan has expanded its Eastern Europe operations by opening a new service location in Prague, Czech Republic.
15 Oct 2007
Service enterprise software set for launch
Enterprise software company, Geac is to launch what it claims is the first integrated enterprise system for service businesses.
11 Oct 2007
Are your engineers a security risk?
As more and more engineers are equipped with mobile computing devices Martin Morey of the Mobile Coputer User Group asks if there is a security...
11 Sep 2007
The doctor can see you now
This is the month we plan our MCUG walk-in advisory clinic for the Service Management Exhibition in October.
11 Sep 2007
Demand the best
New web based CRM system touts itself bigger and better than Salesforce
24 Aug 2007
Who is the Computer Software Group....?
The recent news of the first major acquisition in the field service management systems vendor community for some years could herald a shake up in...
13 Jul 2007
Strategy: Getting control of the process
Technology and the people using it are both tangible aspects that combine in a business, but the process that connects the two is hard to...
05 Jul 2007
Mobility: Moving to the top of the agenda
Last Autumn Service Management magazine undertook a study of the attitudes and opinions of service managers to on mobilisation. Mobilisation was then at the top...
29 Jun 2007
Colt rounds up Telent field engineering team
Telecoms systems company Colt has contracted engineers from services provider Telent to add weight to customers systems support team.
21 Jun 2007
Independent Service appoints veteran field service manager
Warranty and service specialist, Independent Service (Domestic Appliances Limited) has appointed Dave Highton as field service manager.
01 Jun 2007
case study: Telent's new life as a services company
In January 2006 Telent was launched as an independent technology services business following the Ericsson acquisition of the Marconi brand and product businesses. Telent has...
23 May 2007
Strategy: Developing the people balance
Balancing the business tripod of people, process and technology is essential says Steve Downton. In this continuing series he turns his attention to people and...
15 May 2007
How do I join the Service Management Benchmark Study?
The Service Management Benchmark Study is a brand new concept in industry benchmarking. It is aimed at and intended for small to mid-sized service businesses...
15 May 2007
Why should you benchmark your business?
As Service Management launches the UKs first Benchmarking Research project for small to medium-sized service enterprises, Steve Downton examines the role of benchmarking and how...