Training Under Way for New Nuclear Plant Operators

ASTD Staff

Utility companies are preparing a new wave of workers to run first-of-their-kind nuclear plants, a process certain to influence how workers are trained on the new technology for decades to come. More »

Marines Expanding Use of Meditation Training

ASTD Staff

Mindfulness-based Mind Fitness Training (“M-Fit”) is a fledgling military initiative that teaches service members the secular meditative practice of mindfulness in order to bolster their emotional health and improve their mental performance under t... More »

Texas Announces Workforce Training Initiative

ASTD Staff

The "Skilled Workforce Initiative" would seek to meet the growing demand for skilled workers in areas such as advanced manufacturing with people who already have some training and experience, including military veterans and displaced workers. More »

Training and the Skills Gap

Despite stubbornly high unemployment, there are still as many as 3 million open jobs in the United States. For all of the talk of a manufacturing renaissance, companies are having trouble finding people to staff it. More »

Fort Worth to Get Jobs Training Center for Veterans

ASTD Staff

Fort Worth will be one of 10 cities initially targeted for a new manufacturing jobs training program aimed at putting military veterans to work. More »