Most HR managers genuinely believe strategically planned staff training play a major role in addressing the challenges inevitable in the wake of an economic slowdown. These same managers would also genuinely agree that in practice IT training is one the first budgets to be cut during economic downturn after freezing recruitment. (Just in case a definition: A recession is when the economy shrinks for 2 consecutive quarters. A depression is when the economy shrinks by more than 10%). If you d...