Roundtable

A notorious radio ad during the dotcom boom claimed that after going on an MCSE training course, you could instantly “make lots of money”! It seems laughable in hindsight – only experience learned the hard way coupled with at least some training is rewarded by the market – but do we still have the same unconscious attitude towards training and skills development? Do companies treat it as a magic process to turn greenhorns into veterans or are they recognising that there’s a lot more to investing in their people?

For Ursula Fear, consultant at Deloitte & Touche, the practical aspect comes first.