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 »

Executives Need to Boost Employee Performance by 20 Percent in 2013

ASTD Staff

CEB, the leading member-based advisory company, today released its annual Executive Guidance indicating that the majority of executives are seeking breakthrough performance gains of 20 percent from their employees to achieve their business goals in 2013. However, only f... 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 »

VitalSmarts Cofounder, Al Switzler, to Keynote Government Workforce Conference

ASTD Staff

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 »