On June 8, President Obama visited Northern Virginia Community College in Alexandria, Virginia, to announce a major expansion of Skills for America's Future, an initiative that focuses on training and developing the skills of America's workforce through the collaborativ... More »

Career Development , Government , Higher Education

Business Impact , Career Development , Human Performance Improvement , Jobs , Skills Gap , Training and Development - General

Workplace learning and development professionals must gain a clear understanding of how to leverage technology - especially social media tools - to facilitate learning and drive business results. To determine its place in the ASTD Competency Model, ASTD commissioned a s... More »

Career Development , Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Business Impact , E-Learning , Social Learning , Training and Development - General , Trends