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Frontline Employees: Addressing Training Needs for Critical Workers
Frontline employees are professionals who do not regularly work at a desk or computer—for example, retail clerks, utilities technicians, hospitality staff, warehouse associates, and nurses. Frontline employees are typically working...
By ATD Research on January 28, 2025
Bridging the TD Skills Gap: Preparing for the Future
In a constantly changing business landscape, the TD function is a critical business partner in preparing an organization for the future of work. Every day, TD professionals are challenged to...
By ATD Research on November 12, 2024
Leadership Skills: Unlocking Your Abilities to Face Tomorrow’s Challenges
It’s more important than ever for organizations to have capable and effective leaders to help successfully navigate the challenging business climate. Being a successful leader, however, requires a wide portfolio...
By ATD Research on November 7, 2024
The Science of Learning: Embracing the Science Behind TD
The science of learning is foundational to the field of talent development. For those who design and deliver learning solutions, their work is a direct application of the scientific principles...
By ATD Research on October 22, 2024
AI in Learning and Talent Development: A Closer Look Into Its Future Potential in the Workplace
In AI in Learning and Talent Development, 398 TD professionals answered questions about the potential of AI and AI in action.
This study can help organizations understand...
By ATD Research on October 22, 2024
Blended Learning: Leverage Flexibility to Maximize Results
Blended learning in the workplace has many advantages for learners. A blended learning program allows participants the flexibility to learn largely on their own schedule. They can apply new skills...
By ATD Research on September 17, 2024
Making Learning Assessments Successful: Using Performance and Tests to Measure Knowledge and Skills Learned in Training
In this study, 318 TD professionals answered questions about how they measure learning using performance and test assessments, who creates these assessments, and best practices for measuring learning. This study...
By ATD Research on September 10, 2024
Informal Learning: Measuring Success Outside the Classroom
Informal learning in the workplace has benefits for both employer and employee. Because it is flexible and learner centric, employees can learn when and where they want. When employees are...
By ATD Research on August 13, 2024
Instructional Design in Practice
In today’s fast-paced business environment, instructional designers are tasked with creating learning experiences that meet employees’ informational needs while also considering learning needs, time constraints, and budget factors. This means...
By ATD Research on June 26, 2024
Tapping the Potential of Sales Enablement
Businesses create solutions to solve problems and fulfill the needs of their customers. However, having a good product or solution isn’t enough for a successful business strategy. Organizations must also...
By ATD Research on June 4, 2024
New Employee Onboarding: Setting the Stage for Success
Onboarding programs are a crucial piece connecting a new employee to an organization. These programs should provide new hires with an opportunity to buy in to the organization’s mission by...
By ATD Research on May 28, 2024
Making the Case for Investing in Talent Development
For an organization to succeed, it needs to invest in its talent. However, with staff shortages and budget constraints, talent development professionals may struggle to convince their organizations that investing...
By Partnership with CTDO on May 7, 2024
Localizing Your Learning: How Adapting Your Content Can Make Training More Effective
In today’s global world, organizations must create accurate and useful training content for employees in other regions, countries, and continents. These organizations need to localize their training. This goes beyond...
By ATD Research on April 30, 2024
Bridging the Skills Gap: Using Learning Opportunities to Address Current and Future Talent Needs
Bridging the Skills Gap: Using Learning Opportunities to Address Current and Future Talent Needs examines the current and future skills gaps organizations are facing, as described by 356 talent...
By ATD Research on April 23, 2024
2024 State of Healthcare Training
The healthcare industry is one of the largest sectors of the US economy, and navigating the complexities of the field and the many training requirements and priorities can be a...
By ATD Research on March 26, 2024
Learning Technology Ecosystems
In today’s business environment, technology is vital to the growth and advancement of all organizational departments. In talent development, technology is an essential component for creating, managing, delivering, and analyzing...
By ATD Research on January 31, 2024
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On-the-Job Training for Frontline Employees
New ATD Research study finds that 95 percent of organizations use on-the-job training to build frontline employees’ technical and hard skills.
By Tessa Guiv on 19 Feb, 2025
TD Skills Gaps to Expect in Five Years
Bridging the TD Skills Gap: Preparing for the Future explores potential gaps in the ATD Capability Model we can expect to see in the next five years.
By Tessa Guiv on 3 Dec, 2024
How Effective Are Learning Strategies in Improving Learning Outcomes?
The Science of Learning: Embracing the Science Behind TD asked TD professionals about their level of knowledge on the science of learning, how they apply it to their work, and how they develop their knowledge and skills in this area.
By Tessa Guiv on 26 Nov, 2024
Instructional Designers Are Leveraging AI for Critical Job Responsibilities
ATD’s latest research report, Instructional Design in Practice: The Essential Skills and Resources, explores how professionals are using AI.
By Tessa Guiv on 6 Nov, 2024
Blended Learning Best Practices
New research from ATD finds that blended learning makes up more than half of total learning at organizations.
By Caroline Cope on 23 Oct, 2024
While Many Working Americans Prefer Flexible Training Methods, Some Still Like the Traditional Classroom
A quick look at some recent data from ATD Research.
By Tessa Guiv on 18 Sep, 2024
