Honorary president: Judith Butcher Honorary vice-president: David Crystal OBE

Reasons for training

'Training' is the current buzzword, and it's hard to come up with an argument against it. But what, within the editorial world, are the reasons why training is a good thing?

You might find answers in one of these articles on various aspects of training:

• Why train? Rosemary Roberts MBE considers the question.
• CPD: Training counts Barbara Horn discusses continuing professional development.
• Buyer beware! Training from a user's perspective by Helen Bailey of John Wiley & Sons.