Organizations substantially increased spending on learning and development, according to the findings of ASTDs 2011 State of the Industry Report. Organizations in the United States spent $171.5 billion on employee learning in 2010, up from $125.8 billion in 2009. Em... More »

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With a median salary of $75,000, learning and development (L&D) professionals are paid relatively well compared to other HR professionals and the general workforce, but pay levels have not increased, on average, in the last four years. Also unchanged is the gend... More »

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During its 2011 International Conference & Exposition held here, the American Society for Training & Development (ASTD) presented the Excellence in Practice Awards and Citations to 71 organizations from 11 countries: Australia, Canada, China, Denmark, India,... More »

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Learning executives ended 2010confident about the outlook and expectations for the learning function for the first half of 2011, according to the latest measurement by ASTD. The Learning Executives Confidence Index (LXCI) for the fourth quarter of 2010 grew to its highe... More »

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