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 »

Research Shows Productivity of UK Workers Stifled by 9 to 5 Working

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(From onrec.com) -- Research released by 2e2, the ICT services company, has shown the need for UK businesses to change traditional working practices while at the same time maintaining informal employee interaction. In a survey of nearly 2,000 office workers, 63%... More »

Gulf Banks Face Skills Shortage According to Accenture Survey

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(From Business Wire) -- Demand for skilled banking staff is outstripping supply in the Gulf region at a time when the Western banking industry is drastically cutting its workforce, according to an Accenture survey of 47 executives at major banks in the Gulf Cooperat... More »

ASTD Archive Image of the Day: The Rubik's Cube of Internation HRD, Circa 1981

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This image portrays the intricacies of international HRD--cultures, lifestyles, and diverse economic, demographic, and political conditions--and gives workplace learning and professionals a model for how to approach and design training around these differences. T... More »

New Zealand: Workplace Learning Contributes to Improved Performance

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(From voxy.co.nz) -- An independent evaluative report released this week into the Learning Representative Programme shows that workplace learning supported by Learning Representatives (Learning Reps) led to improved individual worker and workplace performance. E... More »