Confidence of Learning Executives Continues to Slip in Q3 2012

ASTD Staff

Learning executives’ optimism and confidence about the outlook and expectations for the learning function continued to fall in the third quarter of 2012, according to the latest measurement by the American Society for Training & Development (ASTD). More »

New Research: The Global Workforce Presents Challenges for Learning and Development

ASTD Staff

As business becomes increasingly global, organizations are facing the challenge of training a workforce dispersed around the world. In a recent survey only 32 percent of learning professionals indicated that global learning initiatives have been successful to a high or ... More »

Positivity Slips Among Learning Executives in Q2 2012

ASTD Staff

Learning executives' optimism and confidence about the outlook and expections for the learning function fell slightly in the second quarter of 2012, according to ASTD's Learning Executive Confidence Index More »

Learning Executives End 2010 with a Surge of Optimism

ASTD Staff

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 »

New Report Shows Employers Struggle with Ill-Prepared Workforce

ASTD Staff

As the Obama administration shines a light on the training and skills workers will need for the jobs of tomorrow, a new report shows that U.S. employers continue to struggle with an ill-prepared workforce, finding new hires lack crucial basic and applied skills. For the... More »