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The Chartered Management Institute

The Chartered Management Institute website provides a source of professional management information and inspiration. As the champion of management, the Chartered Management Institute shapes and supports the managers of tomorrow. By sharing the latest insights and setting standards in management development, the Institute helps to deliver results in a dynamic world.

The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)

The CIPD is the professional body for those involved in the management and development of people. Its mission statement is:

• to lead in the development and promotion of good practice in the field of the management and development of people, for application both by professional members and by their organisational colleagues.
• to serve the professional interests of members.
• to uphold the highest ideals in the management and development of people.

People Management

The magazine of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and development.

People Management online is a news and research site for HR professionals.

Management Today (MT)

Chief Executives, directors and senior managers all use MT to stay in touch with the latest management thinking. MT has been reporting and analysing key events, issues and developments in business and management for more than 35 years, with accessible, intelligent articles and practical advice to help managers at all levels enhance their careers.

The Department for Children Schools and Families

The purpose of the Department for Children, Schools and Families is to make England the best place in the world for children and young people to grow up.

The Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills

This site provides key information on the national skills agenda and aims to give partners, employers, providers, employees and learners the information they need to get on in business and get on at work.

Edexcel

Edexcel is the UK’s largest awarding body to offer a range of both general and specialist qualifications, for UK and international markets. These include GCEs, GCSEs and BTEC qualifications, as well as NVQs, GNVQs and key skills. Edexcel is also a leading force in modernising assessment, teaching and learning environments through the application of groundbreaking IT and other creative solutions.

Edexcel accredits the College’s BTEC funeral training programme.

International Stress Management Association ^UK

The International Stress Management Association ^UK is a registered charity with a multi-disciplinary professional membership. It exists to promote sound knowledge and best practice in the prevention and reduction of human stress. It sets professional standards for the benefit of individuals and organisations using the services of its members.

BELBIN®

Over a period of 20 years Dr Meredith Belbin has researched the subject of "Team Roles" - clusters of behaviour that relate to a person's natural tendency in the way they interrelate with others. Dr Belbin's team role model is now used extensively throughout the world to help bring about improvements in individual and team performance.

Belbin Information

This Belbin information site is sponsored by CERT Consultancy & Training
It is a non-commercial site edited by Barrie Watson, a member of Belbin Associates. The purpose of the site is to provide information for people using or planning to use the Belbin Team Role model and other Belbin tools techniques and philosophies.

SelfGrowth.com

SelfGrowth.com is an internet for Self Improvement and Personal Growth. It is part of a network of websites owned and operated by Self Improvement Online, Inc., a privately held New Jersey based Internet company.

The company’s mission is to provide informative, quality Self Improvement and Natural Health information to help people improve their lives. We provide information ranging from Goal Setting and Stress Management to Natural Health and Alternative Medicine.

Personal-Development.com

A portal on the web for personal development, success, and self-esteem.