2011 State of the Industry Report Shows Increased Spending, Commitment for L&D

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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 »

ASTD Releases Salary and Compensation Study for Learning & Development Industry

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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 »

Internal Consultants Now Have Roadmap to Improve Performance

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Internal consultants staff members who serve in consultative roles in their organization face unique challenges in balancing the tension between being knowledgeable insiders and the need to give honest, direct feedback to their clients. Now, a new book from ASTD Pre... More »

Learning Executives End 2010 with a Surge of Optimism

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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 »