The article presents information on adult and continuing education in the U.S. A goodly amount of learners would be on the receiving end of workplace learning. Training has to be up there among industries on the size of the audience it serves. Talking globally, it might even rival fast food chain McDonald's claim of over a billion served. Technologies are skipping generations by leaps and bounds. Competencies and roles are being redefined as they're executed. Approaches such as performance need be fluid and evolving as they're put into practice. The coming labor shortage, influx of diverse workers needing skills training, competing global demands-all factors pointing to expansion.