Press Releases

The Association for Talent Development (formerly ASTD) announces the keynote speakers for its upcoming 2017 TechKnowledge Conference & Exposition: Mick Ebeling, CEO of Not Impossible Labs,...

Organizations spent an average of $1,252 per employee on training and development initiatives in 2015, a $23 increase from 2014, according to the recently released ATD 2016 State of the...

Kirkpatrick’s Four Levels of Training Evaluation updates the original Kirkpatrick four levels of training evaluation model, an industry staple since 1954. The book is written by James D....

The Association for Talent Development honored 36 organizations from Canada, Denmark, India, Scotland, Taiwan, and the United States as winners in the 2016 BEST Awards. Maersk Line – AP...

Jason Wolf, PhD, CPXP, President of The Beryl Institute, will keynote the inaugural 2016 Healthcare Executive Summit, hosted by the Association for Talent Development. The event will be...

Find Your Fit (October 2016), a new book from the Association for Talent Development, is an ambitious project designed to help people of all ages land a job that they’ll love. A recent...

In a supplement to its September issue of TD magazine, the Association for Talent Development (ATD) shares best practices from 16 organizations that are trailblazers in recruiting,...

(Alexandria, VA) August 9, 2016—Three  Association for Talent Development (ATD) publications— TD (formerly T+D), The Public Manager, and CTDO (Chief Talent Development Officer)—swept the...

During its 2016 International Conference & Exposition held in Denver, CO, the Association for Talent Development (ATD), formerly ASTD, recognized organizations and individuals for their...

The Association for Talent Development will hold its 2016 International Conference & Exposition on May 22-25, at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, Colorado. The conference is the...

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The volume of information being created is increasing faster than we can make sense of it. Think: blogs, email, wikis, communities of practice. Think: SharePoint, Pinterest, YouTube, Yammer...

The Association for Talent Development (ATD) welcomes Rob Green, Director and General Manager of Amazon Marketplace, as the 2016 chair of the board. Marci Meaux, recently retired from Cisco...

The Association for Talent Development (ATD) announces that Ted Smith, Chief of Civic Innovation for the Louisville Metro Government in Kentucky, has joined the Association’s board of...

The Association for Talent Development (ATD) announces that Tara Deakin, Head of Talent and Organizational Effectiveness for TD Bank Group, has joined the Association’s board of directors....

The Association for Talent Development (ATD) announces that Jessica Neal, Chief People Officer for Scopely, the leading touchscreen entertainment network, has joined the Association’s board...

In a competitive business landscape, organizations need the right people in the right jobs. And senior business leaders need to be thinking strategically about their people and how to keep...

Career and technical education (CTE) programs are vital to overcoming the skills gap. For this reason, the Association for Talent Development joined more than 300 other organizations in...

Every organization needs people—the right people, with the right skills, in the right jobs. The most successful organizations know how to find the right people, invest in their development,...

In 2015, the median annual salary for someone in the talent development profession is between $70,000 and $79,999, according to new research from the Association for Talent Development (ATD...