Ghaziabad, India — In a simple classroom above a storefront on a bustling street, four young men crowded around the colorful innards of an open computer hard drive while their teacher explained in Hindi how it all worked.
The computer repair course was among 25 offerings at Gras Academy, a private institution with 58 skills training centers across India, including this one in Ghaziabad, a city on the outskirts of New Delhi.
http://www.astd.org/Publications/Blogs/ASTD-Blog/2013/06/Filling-Indias-Huge-Need-for-Vocational-Training
A lack of skilled workers makes it difficult to capitalize on business opportunities.
http://www.astd.org/Publications/Magazines/TD/TD-Archive/2013/08/Intelligence-Talent-Shortages-Worldwide
Natalie Chan collected bets, dealt cards and calculated payoffs. She was not a croupier working in a casino — in fact, at 20, she was not even old enough to be on the gambling floor at the glitzy casinos just a short walk from campus.
http://www.astd.org/Publications/Blogs/ASTD-Blog/2013/07/Training-Future-Macau-Casino-Bosses
According to the 2013 Kelly Global Workforce Index (KGWI), responsibility for training and skills development is shifting to employees who are dictating the way that training is designed, provided, and funded. The good news is that the majority of employees who are seeking training are motivated by a desire to stay with their current employer.
http://www.astd.org/Publications/Blogs/Global-HRD-Blog/2013/07/Global-Index-Finds-That-Training-Aids-Retention
Market conditions for mobile learning are extremely positive in Asian nations.
http://www.astd.org/Publications/Magazines/TD/TD-Archive/2013/07/Intelligence-Mobile-Learning-Soars-In-Asia
Learning and development expert Ger Driesen discusses global trends and challenges.
http://www.astd.org/Publications/Magazines/TD/TD-Archive/2013/07/Webex-Technologys-Influence-on-the-Field
According to Harvard Business Review’s 2012 global survey of corporate directors, the vast majority of board members said their companies are hiring in double-digits and across the globe. The recent HBR Blog Network post, “New Research: Where the Talent Wars Are Hottest” briefly reviews which world regions and industries are generating the greatest demand for talent to help organizational leaders determine whether their companies are prepared to defend their talent from aggressive raids by competitors.
http://www.astd.org/Publications/Blogs/Global-HRD-Blog/2013/06/Survey-from-Harvard-Business-School-Examines-Global-War-for-Talent
The recent Accenture Outlook article, “The Human Touch Behind Asia Inc.’s Global Push” examines how a growing number of Asian companies are thriving globally by using creative approaches to talent management.
http://www.astd.org/Publications/Blogs/Global-HRD-Blog/2013/06/Innovative-Talent-Management-Creates-Competitive-Advantage-for-Asian-Companies
Many factors are working against employee engagement in Asia, but there are ways to change that momentum.
http://www.astd.org/Publications/Magazines/TD/TD-Archive/2013/06/Whats-Different-About-Engagement-and-Retention-in-Asia
HRM Asia reports that rather than lay-off workers during its eight-month closure and remodel, Suntec Singapore provided intensive training opportunities to equip the workforce with the necessary skills to function in the new technologically-advanced center.
http://www.astd.org/Publications/Blogs/Global-HRD-Blog/2013/06/Suntec-Singapore-Trains-Workers-During-Its-Closure-and-Remodel