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Smoky Mountain American Society for Training and Development

What We Do

Using the resources of ASTD National, our Smoky Mountain ASTD chapter provides resources for learning and performance professionals—research, analysis, benchmarking, online information, books, and other publications. These include:

  • State of the Industry Report – analyzing learning investments and practices annually
  • Benchmarking Forum – convening private and public sector organizations from around the world
  • T+D magazine – keeping readers up-to-date on the latest ideas, trends, and best practices
  • Books – publishing and distributing more than 200 of the best titles on training, e-learning, and performance improvement topics
  • Infoline series – giving short, practical “lifelines” on a range of subjects
  • Learning Circuits – offering online news and features about e-learning
  • Buyers Guide – providing a searchable database of products and services

We bring people together—in conferences, workshops, and online

  1. International Conference & Exposition – serving the needs of the worldwide community of workplace learning and performance professionals
  2. ASTD TechKnowledge® Conference and EXPO – focusing on
    e-learning and the use of technology
  3. Conferences covering hot topics such as Outsourcing Learning (presented by ASTD and TrainingOutsourcing.com) and “Telling Ain’t Training”
  4. Nearly 140 local chapters in the U.S. and 25 Global Networks around the world
  5. Online discussion forums – bringing colleagues together virtually

We offer professional development opportunities for learning and performance practitioners:

  1. Individual Certification – the Certified Professional in Learning and Performance™ (CPLP) credential.
  2. HPI Certificate Program – offering a certificate from completing a five-course program in the fundamentals of Human Performance Improvement (HPI)
  3. Training Certificate Program – helping practitioners learn what’s needed from trainers today and how to shape their career for the future
  4. Designing Learning Certificate Program – complete workshop for designing outcome-based training
  5. ASTD Job Bank and career resources in the online Career Center
  6. And much, much more!