Max Fuentes
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Tuesday, 01 April 2008 02:29
How to Bulletproof Your Training
Utilities, like other industries, are facing a new training challenge. Businesses that require a hands-on approach to training their employees are soon to feel the effects of an anticipated “knowledge transfer” due to the pending retirement of large numbers of baby boomers.
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