Experts weigh in on the past, present, and future of the profession. More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies , Senior Leaders & Executives , Career Development , Global Human Resources Development

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

Learning leaders from three global regions describe current human capital realities, address barriers to people development, and offer steps to advance the profession worldwide. More »

Global Human Resources Development , Human Capital , Senior Leaders & Executives

Global Workforce Development , Latin America , Europe , Asia Pacific , Managing the Learning Function , Human Performance Improvement , Engagement , Business Impact , Trends

The field of employee learning and development has grown exponentially in the past decade. According to the ASTD 2010 State of the Industry Report, U.S. organizations spent approximately $125.88 billion on employee learning and development in 2009 - a $65 billion increa... More »

Learning & Development

Business Impact , Managing the Learning Function , Measuring and Evaluating , Trends

It's a painful fact that today's economic distress puts pressure on continuing organizational learning. Cutting learning expenses is easy, produces almost instant savings, and has few short-term negative effects. Learning budgets are almost always among the first target... More »

Learning & Development , Workforce Development

Business Impact , Economy , Managing the Learning Function , Training and Development - General , Trends , World Events