British managers lead the way in training workforce

British managers are the most ambitious when it comes to training their workforce.

According to the finding of The Cegos Observatory's Barometer, many companies still do not rank training as a strategic priority - with the notable exception of the UK. The report highlights the following key differences found in UK companies: British human resource directors (HRDs) appear to be the most ambitious in terms of training, they regard their training policy as a tool for meeting the company's challenges and objectives. In fact, 57 per cent of them consider that attracting and retaining talent is a high priority compared with 38 per cent of French and German HRDs. British employees are also the most satisfied with their companies training policies: 84 per cent of them consider that the company policy implements all the requisite resources to correctly identify the skills they need.