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Feds Lead the Way in Making Training Evaluations More Effective

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James Kirkpatrick

U.S. government agencies are taking heed to the recommendations outlined in a 2009 ASTD report, The Value of Evaluation. In 2009, the American Society for Training & Development (ASTD) published The Value of Evaluation: Making Training Evaluations More Effective,... More »

HowTo.gov Provides Government Tools to Engage Citizens Online

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Andrea Sigritz

Social media in government is here to stay. The team in the General Services Administration's (GSA) Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies (OCSIT) knows this well. This is the team that provides agencies with best practices, training, and shared tools an... More »

Virtual Worlds and Social Media Drive Results and Training

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Samantha Wasserman

With increased constraints on both time and budgets, today's leadership must find creative solutions and strategies to deliver needed training. The National Highway Institute (NHI) has harnessed the power of virtual solutions, mobile and social media, informational vide... More »

Keep Your Training Program Funded: 10 Steps to Training ROI

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Mark Bashrum

It is easy to focus on the quality of training rather than the impact of the learning. To prove value, shift thinking from a quality mindset to an impact and results mindset. More »

Revitalize the Federal Government by Strengthening Four Critical Areas

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Stephen Condrey

The federal workforce faces a number of critical challenges that must be addressed to fulfill the increasingly complex demands placed upon federal agencies. For example, the looming retirement bubble will require the replacement of a significant portion of the federal w... More »