Discuss some of the practices and measures that have been introduced by the government, whether it was in the UK, UAE or in your home country, to produce or maintain an effective workforce. Limit your discussion to training and development and lifelong learning practices.

In your own words, explain how the competency movement has affected the private and public sectors.

The UK government has initiated contemporary training initiatives to enhance the knowledge and skills of the work force. Discuss those initiatives and comment on how you think those initiatives could contribute to the human resource development of an organization.