Human Resources Organizations Lack Critical Skills for Success in 2011

ASTD Staff

(From PRNewswire) -- Bersin & Associates, a world-class research and consulting firm that empowers HR organizations to drive bottom-line impact, today announced the launch of new research that shows many HR organizations lack the skills they need to succeed in 2011.... More »

Survey: Skills lack sends jobs overseas

ASTD Staff

(From newsobserver.com) Despite the depressed economy, many U.S. companies that move jobs overseas are doing so because of a lack of skilled workers here, and not because of the savings, according to a new survey. Companies surveyed late last year reported that a number... More »

Department of Labor (DOL) Announces Grant Applications for the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training Grant Program.

ASTD Staff

DOL announces that up to $2 billion in training grants are availalble. They will be used over the next four years. This is an excellent opportunity for ASTD members to engage and partner with the public workforce system to help meet their current and future workforce ne... More »

Poll Finds That People Are Optimistic about Change in the Workplace

ASTD Staff

MAYNARD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Employed job seekers have been waiting out the recession for years before embarking on a new job search, and many experts are finally predicting 2011 could be their year for change. Monster.com, the leading job matching engine and flagsh... More »