Press release from the Urbandale Chamber of Commerce:
October 2, 2020
ATW Training Solutions recently released the results of its 14th annual “Iowa Trends in Talent Development Survey” conducted in partnership with New Horizons Computer Learning Center, the Association for Talent Development Central Iowa chapter (ATD-CI), and the Iowa Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) State Council. The survey, conducted between August 3-21, 2020, was completed by 117 respondents representing a variety of Iowa industries, companies, and organizations.
These survey results identify three current trends: talent development budgets are expected to hold steady, more people are working and learning remotely, and online training delivery is as desirable as classroom delivery, none of which is surprising in the COVID-19 era. The three challenges are probably more interesting: the constraints imposed by reactions to COVID-19, finding budgets and staff to train or be trained, and making time to shift focus and prepare for online training, for example. The last is clearly the most acute but the shift towards more agile development suits all three trends and challenges. -MW-
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