Training and Development For Dummies

Introduction

Training is the best profession in the world. The training professional touches almost everyone every day. Whether you’re experiencing a golf lesson, taking a virtual course to learn to use new computer software, working with Leaders Beyond Boundaries in Ethiopia, trying a new recipe, or being coached by your boss, you’re learning something new and experiencing training. You and your trainer don’t even need to be in the same room or on the same schedule.

What other career affords you the opportunity to increase an organization’s bottom line, improve your country’s productivity level, and enhance individuals’ lives around the globe, all at the same time? It is truly a privilege to be a trainer, yet it’s also a responsibility.

Training is a profession on the move, and those moves are ones to be proud of. As I finished this book, the Association for Talent Development (ATD), the trainers’ professional association, is almost a year into its new name; has opened an office in China; is designing two new trainer tool apps for virtual learning and a global approach to learning; and is introducing CTDO, a publication to serve senior leaders who develop talent. We are a profession on the move, and this book shows you why.

About This Book

It’s been ten years since the first edition of Training For Dummies was published. Now with a slightly updated name, Training and Development For Dummies incorporates several new elements that mirror the growth of the training and development ...