13th International Conference on Occupational Stress and Health November 6 - 9, 2019 Jim Rebar / Wednesday, December 5, 2018 0 3425 Article rating: No rating The 13th International Conference on Occupational Stress and Health, "Work, Stress and Health 2019: What Does the Future Hold?" will be held at the Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown, Nov. 6-9, 2019, with preconference workshops and opening events on Nov. 6. This conference is organized by the American Psychological Association, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, and the Society for Occupational Health Psychology. Read more
New Research Explores Learner Preferences in Corporate Training Research report, “What Learners Want: Strategies for Training Delivery” explores questions relevant to corporate training and guidance for learning and development professionals Jim Rebar / Monday, October 22, 2018 0 2784 Article rating: No rating Raleigh, NC – October 18, 2018 – Corporate training programs can be more effective when training delivery strategies are aligned with the learners’ preferences. A new research report from Training Industry, Inc. explores these learner preferences, focusing on how learners want to learn and the match between their preferences and what organizations are actually using to deliver training. “Today’s learners have choices,” Amy DuVernet, Ph.D., director of training manager development at Training Industry, Inc. and the researcher and author of the report. “They can find information about how to best perform their jobs from a number of sources. It’s critical that training professionals, and the training function, acknowledge this reality by providing learning and development in ways that learners want to engage.” Read more