Australia ITD National Conference 22&23 April 08

AITD National Conference 22nd & 23rd April 2008 - Sydney	Professional Development
VISIT THE CONFERENCE HOMEPAGE BY CLICKING THE BANNER ABOVE OR CLICK BELOW TO DOWNLOAD A PDF VERSION OF THE BROCHURE Keynote speakers now confirmed: Prof. Michael Marquardt - George Washington University - The Father of Action Learning Barry Bloch - Global Practice Leader, Leader & People Development for RIO TINTO Ed Cohen - Senior VP Satyam Computer Services - Creating multi-award winning CLO's (and best practice learning strategies!) Suzy McKenna - National Project Director Reframing the Future - the learning imperative for trainers Drs Anne Junor & Ian Hampson - Australian School of Business - the latest research on identifying and developing 'below-the-line' to enhance individual, team and organisational performance PLUS COMPREHENSIVE EXHIBITION PLUS AITD'S NATIONAL AWARDS NIGHT 22 April AITD Learning & Development Achievement Award Excellence in Design Business Strategy Award E-learning Achievement Excellence in a Learning Resource Mark Pompei Student Award PLUS OPTIONAL POST CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS 24 APRIL ACTION LEARNING 9:00am-4:30pm MARKETING ESSENTIALS FOR TRAINING & CONSULTING ORGANISATIONS 9:00am-4:30pm EXTENDED DISC QUICK ACCREDITATION WORKSHOP 9:00am-12:30pm	April calendar NSW: 9/4/08 QLD/NT 15/4/08 Click for full details
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Good help is definitely getting harder to find: National employer survey Over 80% of large Australian employers reported having some or a lot of difficulty recruiting skilled employees in the past 12 months. In 2005, 68% of large employers reported they had some or a lot of difficulty in recruiting staff. The implications on staff retention including upskilling and reskilled current staff is the next wave as the skills shortgae continues to bite. The latest findings from the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) survey are synthesised in the paper "Australian voacational education and training statistics: Employers' use and views of the VET system". Click here to download the publication. Reaching out online In an article published by Learning & Teaching in Scotland, Dr Gilly Salmon shares her views on building online learning communities and using online as a teaching tool (even in instances when the e-moderator has no personal experience with learning online). Dr Salmon outlines her insights into successfully managing online learning communities and provides practical tips into working online. For full details, click here 'Getting into Export' Workshops for Corporate Training businesses & professionals The Australian Trade Commission (Austrade) will be conducts free Getting into Export workshops tailored to Corporate Training businesses and professionals. Don't miss your opportunity to learn from Austrade how to source offshore business clients, generate awareness for your services and learn about potential opportunities in overseas markets. For more information click here When Learning and Performance are at odds Harvard Business School Working Knowledge has released a paper written by Professor Amy Edmonson which explores the tension that often often arises between learning and actual workplace performance (ie. sometimes learning can work against performance). Edmonson outlines how often when organistions take on a new training initiative employee performance often suffers in the short term because new skills and behaviours are being bedded down. For the full working paper, click here