Learn About Our New Competency Model at ASTD 2013

Jennifer Naughton

The ASTD Competency Model defines what practitioners in the training and development profession need to know and do to be successful in the field. If you are interested in learning more about the model and the research that informs it, you’ll have several opportun... More »

Learn From Leading Practitioners

Melissa Washington

The Excellence in Practice awards program recognizes results achieved through the use of practices and solutions from the entire scope of training and development. Award-winning organizations will share their best practices at the Awards Fair, Tuesday May 21, during the... More »

Access Many Career Resources at ASTD 2013

Jennifer Homer

Make plans to stop by the Career Resource Center at the ASTD 2013 International Conference & EXPO, May 19-22 in Dallas, Texas. The Center offers free 45-minute career coaching sessions (advance sign-up is required), career-focused workshops, and access to the ASTD J... More »

The Winding Path to My First ASTD International Conference & EXPO

Laurie Bassi

The path that ultimately took me to my role of VP of Research at ASTD (in the 90s), to my very first ICE, and then on to founding McBassi & Company started a quarter of a century ago with a conversation I had in a steel mill that fundamentally changed the direction ... More »