Large U.S. firms tripled their spending on social tools such as internal blogs, wikis and communities of practice in 2012, a new report says By Garry Kranz - workforce.com Social learning may not yet be a mainstay of corporate training departments, although it’s more than a trend inside larger enterprises. A...
By Justin Arneson, William J. Rothwell, Jennifer Naughton - astd.org ASTD launches a revised competency model for the profession. The forthcoming publication of The ASTD Competency Study: Training & Development Redefined™—scheduled to be available for purchase in May—will continue ASTD's more than 30-year history of publishing...
By Julie Sillito - realbusiness.co.uk Training and development of a workforce can often fall to the bottom of the pile in a growing business as orders take priority. However, not only are there distinct benefits in doing so, there are also legal requirements. One of the...
By Marjorie Derven - astd.org This five-step strategy serves as a vehicle to promote shared responsibility with key clients and obtain their commitment up front to engage in action planning for positive change. Are your learning initiatives adding value to the organization? That is a simple question,...
Federal Initiatives in Broadband Technology has the potential of enabling Australia to live with Agile Learning and run ahead of 50% of their global counterparts Half of global survey respondents revealed not being able to provide employees with the right training and knowledge for their roles Sydney/...
By SnowdropKCS HR and Payroll Solutions - Editorial New research has revealed HR departments feel they are some way from being able to provide employees with the full training and knowledge needed for their roles. A survey commissioned by integrated talent management solutions company Lumesse found more...
By Thomas Berglund - hrmagazine.co.uk One of the inevitable challenges for any business which grows to operate on a global level is how to remain relevant locally – how do you embrace everything that access to global markets, economies of scale and international exposure brings, without...
Management Training Australia (www.mtaustralia.com) conducts training and development programs for all levels of management in organisations throughout Australia and Asia-Pacific. The culture set by an organisation and the climate set by each team in the organisation drives the performance of the organisation. About 70% of work...
By Sue Miller - hrmagazine.co.uk On the job learning continues to be the most important aspect of any learning and development (L&D) plan, with industry statistics showing that 70% of what people learn is gained through real life experience, 20% through learning from others and 10%...
By Martin Couzins - TrainingZone Leaders and managers prefer to learn informally, according to a study on leadership development carried out by GoodPractice. The GoodPractice research looked at the key challenges faced by managers in UK organisations today, where they go for support and to understand the...