ASTD Competency Study: The Training & Development Profession Redefined

PREFACE

For more than 30 years, ASTD has created competency models that define standards of excellence and professionalism in the training and development field. From the first study conducted in 1978 to the more recent one in 2004, ASTD’s competency studies illuminate the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors that are required for success in the profession.

Your role as a facilitator of learning, business partner, and developer of the world’s workforce has never been more critical than it is today. Senior leaders rely on your expertise and entrust you to build the capability of the organization’s human capital. They know that having a knowledgeable and skilled workforce will enable the organization to compete and succeed in today’s ...