2001 ASTD Training and Performance Yearbook

Book Description
This fifth annual edition of The ASTD Training and Performance Yearbook gives readers the best articles and reference information of the past year from leading training industry periodicals so that trainers can stay current with the changes and cutting-edge thinking in their field. Covering the planning, delivery, and evaluation of performance improvement and training programs¿plus a directory of contact information for key training industry organizations, conferences, and periodicals¿this handy yearbook packs the most important industry trends into one comprehensive guide.

Book Info
A guide for trainers to the newest industry developments, trends, and statistics. Provides training professionals with statistics on trends, salaries, expenditures, and other important statistics. Also provides tips on attracting talented employees, new ideas for creating outstanding delivery systems, and an in-depth look at the new technologies.

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Today's training professional, more than ever before, must stay current and informed of the variables and trends that affect and shape not just the training industry, but the global marketplace itself. As the marketplace evolves, the industry evolves­­and so does the ASTD Training and Performance Yearbook. First published in 1997, this resource was designed as a much-needed clearinghouse for the latest trends, information and thinking in the training and performance field.
This fifth edition not only maintains the high standard of excellence for which the yearbook is known, it raises the bar. The 2001 ASTD Training and Performance Yearbook has been updated to include current training data and statistics on everything from trends in salaries to human resource developments to labor forecasts to corporate universities and new training technology. In keeping with the times, there's more emphasis on e-learning and virtual reality training than in previous editions. Once again, renowned and respected training experts John A. Woods and James A. Cortada have culled an entire year's worth of pertinent articles and reference materials dealing with the state of the industry from a host of periodicals, such as Training Magazine, HRD Quarterly, Training & Development Journal and many others. The 2001 ASTD Training and Performance Yearbook is organized into six convenient sections: * Part One paints a portrait of the field of training and human resource development using the latest industry data, statistics, and trends * Part Two reviews the new technology impacting the training industry, and reviews e-learning, as well as training's technological present and future * Part Three explores the wide range of approaches to performance improvement, at both individual and organization levels * Part Four examines the paradigm of analysis and design, implementation, and evaluation, and focuses on training and other interventions * Part Five address topics such as managing human capital, building organizational memory, appraising performance and more * Part Six serves as a training and performance resource almanac, and includes an updated and annotated directory of web sites, magazines, journals, organizations, conferences and events for 2001. The 2001 ASTD Training and Performance Yearbook provides solutions and new perspectives on a wide range of industry issues­­ all in a single volume. Equipped with this highly accessible resource, trainers will save countless hours of reading and research and still stay current in the field. Access a year's worth of training and performance innovations in a single volume With the vast array of books, magazines, periodicals, and websites devoted to the training and performance field, ASTD professionals are faced with information overload. And not all information is created equal. Sorting through the facts and the fluff can be a full-time job in itself. Yet trainers cannot afford to overlook the latest industry developments, trends, and statistics. The 2001 ASTD Training and Performance Yearbook does the legwork­­and the research for today's busy professionals. Inside, trainers will find the most important, influential, and intriguing statistics and articles published during the last year. Selections from key sources address the hot topics, and breakthroughs in performance improvement that are shaping the training field. This newly updated fifth edition provides: * Up-to-date statistics on salaries, trends, expenditures, and labor forecasts * An in-depth look at new training technology including e-learning, virtual-reality, and corporate universities * Ways to improve individual and organizational performance, with coverage of in-house certification, and portfolio thinking * Tips on attracting and retaining the most talented employees * Expert advice on training the next generation of managers * New, innovative ideas for creating outstanding delivery systems and more. ASTD professionals will turn The 2001 ASTD Training and Performance Yearbook again and again for fast facts, expert advice, and sound solutions to a range of industry issues.


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This fifth annual edition of The ASTD Training and Performance Yearbook gives readers the best articles and reference information of the past year from leading training industry periodicals so that trainers can stay current with the changes and cutting-edge thinking in their field. Covering the planning, delivery, and evaluation of performance improvement and training programs-plus a directory of contact information for key training industry organizations, conferences, and periodicals-this handy yearbook packs the most important industry trends into one comprehensive guide.


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