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ACI |
American Competitive Initiative – the Administration’s competitiveness proposal |
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AHRD |
Academy of Human Resource Development – association for professors |
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ALC |
ASTD Leadership Conference – annual conference for chapter leaders |
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AMS |
Association management system – software for membership records, financials, etc. |
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AOE |
Area of Expertise – in ASTD Competency Study: the specialized knowledge/skill an individual needs over the foundational competencies. |
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APB |
ASTD Policy Brief |
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ASTD CI |
ASTD’s Certification Institute. |
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BEST |
ASTD awards for organizations that are BEST at Building talent, Enterprise-wide, Supported |
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by the organization’s leaders, fostering a Thorough learning culture. |
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BLS |
Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. government |
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BMF |
ASTD’s Benchmarking Forum – consortium of private and public sector organizations |
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BRG |
Business Relations Group (division of Employment and Training Administration in the U.S. Department of Labor) |
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C |
CAEL |
Council for Adult and Experiential Learning |
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CBS |
See ChAMP |
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CBT |
Computer-based training |
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ChAMP |
CHapter Administration & Membership Program (formerly Chapter Billing Service) – ASTD provides this option to chapters to reduce their administrative responsibilities: membership billing, invoicing, reporting service. |
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ChIPs |
CHapter Incentive Program – revenue sharing program for chapters who promote ASTD products and services |
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CEU |
Continuing education unit – a recognized method of quantifying participation in an education experience under responsible sponsorship, capable direction, and qualified instruction. One CEU is 10 contact hours spent in such an educational experience. CEUs provide a permanent record of the educational accomplishments of an individual who has completed significant non-credit educational and career enhancement activities. CEUs are especially important to those who seek to maintain a credential. |
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CHCOs |
Chief human capital officers – required (as a result of ASTD’s action) in each agency of the U.S. federal government. |
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CI Board |
ASTD’s Certification Institute Board of Directors. |
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C-Level |
Executives with “C’ in their titles, including chief executive officer, chief learning officer, chief financial officer, chief information officer. |
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CLC |
ASTD’s Chapter Leaders Community on the website. |
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CLO |
Chief learning officer |
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CMS |
Content management system – web development platform that allows users to create, manage, and distribute dynamic, customized, and personalized content through the web. |
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COC |
Council on Competitiveness |
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COHRMA |
Council of Human Resource Management Associations – ASTD’s president is a member |
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COMPETE
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Collaborative Opportunities to Mobilize and Promote Education, Technology, and Enterprise Act of 2005 |
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CompTIA |
Computing Technology Industry Association |
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CORE
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Chapter Operating Requirements – baseline standards that all ASTD chapters must meet annually to maintain their charters |
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CPLP |
Certified Professional in Learning and Performance. This certification program is sponsored by the ASTD Certification Institute. |
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CRM |
Customer relationship management – methodologies, software, and Internet capabilities that help a company identify and categorize customers and manage relationships with them. |
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CRC |
ASTD’s Chapter Recognition Committee that recognizes chapter best practices and administers the chapter awards program. |
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CSTD |
Canadian Society for Training & Development |
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C-Suite |
See C-Level |
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CxOs |
See C-Level |
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DO IT |
Digital Opportunity Investment Trust |
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DOL |
U.S. Department of Labor |
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DRM |
Digital rights management |
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ECC |
ASTD’s E-Learning Courseware Certification for asynchronous web-based & multimedia
courses |
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ED |
U.S. Department of Education |
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ELW |
ASTD’s Employee Learning Week |
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EOY |
End of year |
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EPSS |
Electronic performance support system |
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ERP |
Enterprise resource planning – the technological backbone of e-business, an enterprise-wide transaction framework with links to sales order processing, production and distribution planning, inventory management and control, finance, and human resources. |
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ETA |
Employment and Training Administration in the U.S. Department of Labor |
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GN |
Global network - ASTD affiliates who meet locally outside of the US. Each has an organizing
committee with a steering chair. |
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GLS |
Government Learning Solutions – ASTD’s offerings for the public sector (federal, state, and local) |
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HHS |
U.S. Health and Human Services |
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HPI |
Human performance improvement |
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HRD |
Human resource development |
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HRDQ |
Human Resource Development Quarterly – research journal co-sponsored by ASTD and the Academy of HRD |
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HRO |
Human resource outsourcing |
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ICE |
ASTD’s International Conference & Exposition |
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IDP |
Individual development plan |
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IFTDO |
International Federation of Training and Development Organizations – ASTD is a founding member |
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IODA |
International Organization Development Association |
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IP |
Intellectual property |
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ISD |
Instructional systems design |
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ISPI |
International Society for Performance Improvement |
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ITM |
Integrated talent management |
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JIT |
Just-in-time |
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LAN |
Local-area network |
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LCMS |
Learning content management system – software application (or set of applications) that manages the creation, storage, use, and reuse of learning content. An LCMS often stores content in granular forms such as learning objects. |
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LCN |
Leader Connection Newsletter for ASTD chapter leaders. |
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LDT |
Leadership Development Team – ASTD committee for chapter leaders’ orientation and development, and the planning group for the ASTD Leadership Conference |
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LiLAs |
Lifelong Learning Accounts |
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