September / October 2015

The soft skills gap is not a household term like the technical skills gap, but it should be because its impact is monumental.

Some 80 percent of respondents to a Jones/NCTI national survey of 422 employees across generations say it’s important or very important that their company provides training options to fit their learning style.

The basic principles of networking are not a secret to you. Get out there, meet new people, and follow up with them. But that’s often easier said than done.

With the learning management system (LMS) market predicted to reach nearly $8 billion by 2018, it becomes increasingly important to evaluate organizations’ use of these systems, benefits and challenges, and future investment plans.

A survey commissioned by The Workforce Institute at Kronos Incorporated and conducted by Harris Poll found that nearly three-quarters (73 percent) of 9,000 online adults see at least one potential workplace benefit of wearable technology, including smartwatches and glasses.

Each year, Training magazine requires all Training Top 10 Hall of Famers to submit an Outstanding Training Initiative that is shared with our readers in a print issue. Here are the details of Deloitte’s Federal Proposal Simulation and SCC Soft Computer’s STARFISH program.