On March 15, the House of Representatives—through a vote of 215-202—passed HR 803, The SKILLS Act (Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills). This bill would reauthorize the Workforce Investment Act (WIA). The House now sends the bill to the Sen... More »

Career Development , Workforce Development , Learning & Development

Career Development , Skills Gap , Training and Development - General

Public Policy

Section 127 of the IRS Code--employer provided education assistance--is now a permanent part of the Code. More »

Career Development , Higher Education , Learning & Development , Workforce Development , Human Capital

Public Policy

This report is the fourth from ASTD to cover the growing importance of talent to organizational performance and the skills gap that threatens so many organizations today. The 2012 edition of Bridging the Skills Gap updates the picture with the jobs outlook in today... More »

Career Development , Learning & Development , Workforce Development , Higher Education , Government

Skills Gap , Career Planning , Competencies

ASTD Press Room , Public Policy

As the summer winds down and Congress comes back to Washington after the summer break, here is an update on some public policy issues that ASTD is following. More »

Career Development , Learning & Development

Skills Gap

Public Policy , ASTD Press Room

ASTD is updating its whitepaper on the skills gap and is looking for brief case studies from organizations. More »

Career Development

Career Development , Skills Gap , Trends , Training and Development - General , Managing the Learning Function , Business Impact

Public Policy , Case Studies