Training Stimulates Economic Recovery

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Jennifer Homer

The bill invests heavily in new technologies, infrastructure projects, and healthcare. It also calls for investments to help individuals who have been laid off get back to work. An important part of the legislation allocates $3.9 billion to the Department of Labor, and ... More »

Learning in a Down Economy

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Andrew Paradise

Every learning professional knows that the struggling global economy has caused considerable distress in the past year. Organizations have been forced to find ways to cut costs, with more pressure than ever. Have learning functions been targets or have they developed wa... More »

Decoding the Numbers: Teaching Finance to Non-Finance Professionals

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Gina Gotsill

Patricia Sparacio, managing director of the New York Institute of Finance, is sitting in her office on a Monday evening, waiting for her students to arrive. When her class of several hundred students is ready to start, she logs in and greets the group. Her closest stude... More »

Money Matters, But Training Doesn’t?

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Aparna Nancherla

During these troubled economic times, one might predict that organizations would want their accounting and finance employees to brush up on their knowledge and stay sharp. However, upon closer glance, more than a few companies are choosing to strike while the irony is h... More »