Adding a tenth unit to its web-based communities of practice, ASTD has launched the Workforce Development Community of Practice where managers and trainers can learn how to collaborate to create a more engaged and productive workforce.

This new community helps promote the role of trainers to managers, advocating for their essential role within the organization, and helps managers grow their own influence and skill in developing and engaging employees and improving staff productivity.

Members of ASTD's Workforce Development Community will have access to:

•             Tests to help identify the skills managers need to grow their management influence 

•             Videos of ready-to-use techniques to improve skills in such areas as project management, leadership, coaching, and teambuilding

•             Weekly updated tools and content on how to implement and evaluate workforce development strategies

•             Daily articles and blog posts on the latest news and ideas from industry experts

•             Monthly webcasts featuring case studies on what techniques and strategies work - and which do not

•             Tools to help calculate salaries, turnover costs, and more

•             A monthly enewsletter updating readers on the latest ideas and success stories for improving employee performance and engagement

•             Discounts on workforce development books and services

To learn more and to sign on as a member of the Workforce Development Community of Practice, visit their home page at www.astd.org under the Communities of Practice tab.