ASTD Employee Learning Week

ELW

What is Employee Learning Week?

Employee Learning Week is an awareness campaign highlighting the important connection between learning and achieving organizational results.

When is it?

Employee Learning Week typically takes place the first week of December. But, employee learning is a year round event!

Where is it?

Employee Learning Week events can happen anywhere! Hold events in your office or plan a special off-site program.

Why participate?

Training is more important now then ever before. The growing skills gap and increased need to compete in today's economy require organizations to develop a knowledgeable and highly skilled workforce.

Who can participate?

All organizations are encouraged to recognize Employee Learning Week by rededicating themselves to employee learning.

Tell us what your doing and we'll feature you as an official ASTD "Champion of Learning."

Need to know more? Email elw@astd.org

"Increasingly, business leaders realize that the most important asset in our knowledge economy is talent, and a skilled workforce is key to realizing results. We encourage all organizations to demonstrate their commitment to learning by recognizing Employee Learning Week."

- Tony Bingham, ASTD President and CEO

Here is a list of downloadable materials you can use to promote Employee Learning Week at your organization:

ASTD Chapter Project Plan
ASTD Chapter Toolkit
ELW 2013 Logo
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Media Tips and Talking Points
Organization Tool Kit
Poster2013
Press Release Template
Proclamation Toolkit

Employee Learning Week is getting bigger and better each year thanks to your help! Make 2013 the most successful year to date by becoming a "Champion of Learning."

Here is a look at what the ASTD chapters and organizations did in their participation of Employee Learning Week 2012. You can use these ideas as inspiration to implement your own Employee Learning Week activities next year. They are organized alphabetically by organizations, followed by ASTD chapters.

Champion of Learning

Get the word out! Here are some helpful tips and ideas for making your ELW efforts as successful as possible!

* Work with members of your ASTD chapter to pilot a PR campaign targeted to business leaders and learning professionals in your community.

* Institute an employee development recognition event for individuals and departments in your organization.

* Introduce new learning opportunities during the week.

* Work with government officials to pass a proclomation recognizing Employee Learning Week.

* Communicate learning and development tips to your workforce each day of the week.

* Host a press briefing with the local media.

* Host a program with a local university or community college.

* Help employees create individual development plans to increase and enhance their skills.

* Submit an article about your company’s learning efforts to a local newspaper.

Your company can be designated an ASTD “Champion of Learning” by participating in Employee Learning Week. Get recognized by emailing elw@astd.org with information about what you did to showcase Employee Learning Week this year.

Employee Learning Week Noted in Congressional Record

Hon. James P. Moran of Virginia, in the House of Representatives, Acknowledging the American Society for Training and Development.
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