Employee Learning Week is 5 Days Away - How are You Celebrating?

ASTD Staff

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution recognizing Employee Learning Week. Several ASTD chapters have secured proclamations from their local cities, counties, and states also declaring Employee Learning Week 2010. Some businesses are hosting learning fair... More »

ASTD Members Hit Capitol Hill With a Strong Training Message.

ASTD Staff

On September 30th, through a torrential downpour in our nation's capital, members of ASTD went up to Capitol Hill to advocate for effective training and development legislation. A group of chapter leaders and members of the Public Policy Council met with 18 members of C... More »

Department of Labor Announce an On the Job Training Toolkit (and program)!

ASTD Staff

Earlier this summer, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced an online toolkit to help local workforce boards and agencies implement the On the Job Training (OJT) programming through the Workforce Investment Act and National Emergency Grants (NEG). The toolkit, located ... More »

ASTD CEO Tony Bingham Responds to News on Training

ASTD Staff

ASTD President and CEO Tony Bingham has issued this open letter: The topic of training and its efficacy have been featured in three national newspapers this summer. USA Today opened the conversation with a June 11 article titled, "Laid off workers retrain but end up in ... More »

ASTD Virtual Conference Extends Benefits of Successful International Conference

ASTD Staff

Thousands of workplace learning and development professionals from around the world gathered in Chicago May 16-19 for the American Society for Training & Development's 2010 International Conference & Exposition. Now, ASTD's Virtual Conference offering is open fo... More »