Workforce Investment Act (WIA) legislation introduced in the House of Representatives.

ASTD Staff

The House Education and Workforce Committee today introduced several bills to streamline and consolidate worker training programs.  Here is the press release from the Committee. http://edworkforce.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=271815 ... More »

Congressional Conversations Recap

ASTD Staff

On October 13th, as a pre-conference event to the Chapter Leaders Conference, 32 members of ASTD went to Capitol Hill to have a conversation with their member of Congress (and staff) about training. Most of our discussions centered on reauthorization of the Work... More »

Worker confidence in employers plunges - survey

ASTD Staff

Oct 4 (Reuters) - U.S. workers are much less optimistic about their companies' outlook than they were three months ago, according to a quarterly survey by Glassdoor.com, a website dedicated to workplace issues. The online poll of about 2,300 U.S. adults found 33 per... More »

Chapter Leaders Alert! Come join ASTD on Capitol Hill.

ASTD Staff

Led by ASTD's Public Policy Council, ASTD will be heading back to Capitol Hill as part of the chapter leaders conference (ALC) this fall. Congressional Conversations will be a pre-conference (registration required) event. ASTD and chapter leaders will have the opportuni... More »

Grants Available for Workforce Training and Small Business Development

ASTD Staff

(From bed-stuy.patch.com) Employer matched grants are available through the for small businesses looking to train new or existing exployees or expand their business. The grants are NYC Business Solutions Training Funds, a program of the Department of Small Business Serv... More »