Unemployment Prompts Online Training Challenging Colleges: Jobs

ASTD Staff

Acupuncturist Courtney Wallace was struggling to pay off $60,000 in student debt. Seeking more lucrative work through tapping skills she’d learned as a kid building websites, she went to TrainSignal Inc., which provides web-based computer training for $49 a month.... More »

Innova Learning Offers State of the Art Learning Platform

ASTD Staff

Innova Learning announced today that it has partnered with Applied Virtual Learning Systems L.L.C. to offer the OASIS virtual learning platform to its subscribers of online learning. Under the partnership, Innova will use the OASIS learning platform to support its custo... More »

Mobile at the Speed of Retail

Mike Yonker

At $231 billion in 2012, according to Forrester, e-commerce already accounts for 8 percent of all retail sales in the United States. The good news is that retailers don't need to train the computers used in e-commerce transactions. The bad news is that e-commerce conv... More »

Sales Onboarding Deep Thoughts

Kristen Gleason

As a training professional, I’ve seen situations where sales organizations want to onboard their reps as effectively and as soon as possible. What I’ve noticed is that no matter the sales organization’s size, industry, or situation, they have similar ... More »

Getting Ready for the Virtual Classroom

Wayne Turmel

It sounded like a simple assignment: Write a short blog post on preparing for the virtual classroom.  The real problem isn’t just how to help get people ready; it’s knowing which people need to be prepared. Let me explain. On the surface, a lot of orga... More »