Nothing takes the place of repetitive skill practice to prepare people to perform their jobs effectively. At most companies, the skills that we want our employees to demonstrate in their jobs have been well defined. We know exactly how we want our sales people to behave with customers, how customer service representatives should handle calls, and how we’d like our managers to effectively coach employees.

The demand for technicians to work at GlobalFoundries and General Electric has prompted the state Labor Department to award $150,000 in grants to train college students and unemployed people for future jobs.

By virtually every measure, electronic learning is experiencing unprecedented growth and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. A new analysis and forecast released this month by research firm Ambient Insight bolstered previous research in this area, showing that electronic learning, by dollar volume, reached $27.1 billion in 2009 and predicting this figure will nearly double that by 2014, with academic institutions leading the way.

The following is a list of the most frequent concerns. To help ensure that you make a safe and rewarding training investment when you outsource, I’ll provide a synopsis of each concern listed and a recommendation.

Everyone knows that innovation is what drives business success in the 21st century, right? Well, sort of. While corporate leaders may intellectually accept the need for innovation and promote their commitment to innovation at every opportunity, many really don't get it. As a result, they can become a major roadblock in your own career path as an innovation leader

At the beginning of every year, TrainingIndustry.com provides our predictions on the learning marketplace for the upcoming year. Our goal is to provide visibility around the trends that may help you in managing, developing or ...

The evolution of informal learning has been interesting to watch. We’ve witnessed decades of changing landscapes within learning organizations and, regardless of the latest or greatest learning theories and behaviors, people continue to learn ...

All industries have deals that are instrumental in defining the evolution of their market in terms of quality and scope of services. The biggest deals are not always industry changers, but the relative complexity, scope, ...

2009 was as challenging a year for the training industry as we’ve had in the past twenty. The good news is that it’s over. Now it’s time to get up, dust ourselves off, and begin the task of making 2010 the best that it can be.