ASTD is offering employers the opportunity to recruit and promote training and development internship positions on its popular ASTD Job Bank. More »

Career Development , Higher Education , Learning & Development

Jobs , Career Development , Economy , Faculty , Skills Gap , Training and Development - General

ASTD Press Room , Press Releases

The American Society for Training & Development (ASTD) and The Public Manager announce that Al Switzler, author of bestsellers including Crucial Conversations and Crucial Confrontations, will keynote the one-day innovation-focused Government Workforce: Learning Inno... More »

Government

Career Development , Change Management , Delivering Training , Designing Learning , Innovation , Integrated Talent Management , Skills Gap , Training and Development - General

ASTD Press Room , Press Releases , Conferences

As the summer winds down and Congress comes back to Washington after the summer break, here is an update on some public policy issues that ASTD is following. More »

Career Development , Learning & Development

Skills Gap

Public Policy , ASTD Press Room

On Thursday, June 7, the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Education and the Workforce approved The Workforce Investment Improvement Act of 2012 (H.R. 4297) to reauthorize the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA). More »

Career Development , Learning & Development , Human Capital

Skills Gap

ASTD Press Room , Public Policy

ASTDsurveyed 1,179 companies and found that 79 percent of them say they face a skills gap. 79 percent! Communities, states, regions, and entire nations pay a heavy price when workers lack the right skills for critical jobs. While the skills gap has always been a concern... More »

Government , Human Capital , Senior Leaders & Executives

Business Impact , Career Planning , Skills Gap , Training and Development - General , Trends

ASTD Press Room , Membership , Public Policy , Research , Press Releases