Discusses a survey conducted by the American Society for Training & Development (ASTD) that provides preliminary evidence that companies that invest more heavily in training are more successful and profitable. Describes the free benchmarking service offered by ASTD. (Author/JOW)

This condensed version of the American Society for Training and Development's annual state of the industry report highlights the practices that distinguish leading-edge firms from average organizations in how and to what degree they train. (JOW)

Provides survey data from 55 large, multinational companies on outsourcing, training expenditures, learning technologies, delivery systems, and performance evaluation. Notes an increase in outsourcing, centralized training, classroom delivery, and use of the Internet. (JOW)

Surveys of companies involved in reorganization found that firms that establish workplace education programs and reorganize work report noticeable improvements in their employees' abilities and the quality of their products. (Author)

Comparisons of the training practices of large companies confirm that the delivery and financing of training is changing rapidly. Companies in the American Society for Training and Development Benchmarking Forum are delivering less training with permanent staff and more with strategic use of technology, contract staff, and external providers,…

Displays responses from 540 organizations plus other recent surveys that show how much training is provided at what cost, types of courses provided, training staff, outsourcing, technological delivery methods, and human performance practices. Also looks at whether measures show that training is linked to performance. (JOW)