By: Sam Russell – July 2015 Given that there is a large number of people that have joined the network since the results of the most resent networking events were emailed, we thought it might be worth posting the overview of the session outcomes to give the new members a idea of what’s been discussed, and…
By: Daniel McCorry – July 2015 The first Australian ‘Edupreneur Awards’ are being held this weekend in Perth. As you’d probably guess from the name, it’s been organised to recognise and celebrate the many people out there that are creating new and innovative ways to deliver training and get their message out there. Unfortunately, nominations…
By: Judith Kors – July 2015 As many in the Learning and Development/RTO space would be aware, last year saw a long overdue overhauling of the ever-popular Diploma of Project Management with, among other things, a change from being a nine unit qualification to a twelve. The latest qualification to get such an overhaul is…
By: Daniel Turner – July 2015 “Why would I need a Diploma of Leadership & Management when I already have a degree?” is a question all-too-often posed to Learning and Development Managers in their ongoing quest to help create their organisation’s future leaders, especially (although not exclusively) in organisations that employ a large number of…
By: Rachael Hunter – July 2015 The current buzzword from the learning and development world lately seems to be‘continuous learning’, but what does that mean for your organisation, exactly? It’s all well and good to have ongoing training programs and a variety of curricula for your employees to follow, but unless they are willing participants…
By: Daniel McCorry – July 2015 Being a ‘leader’ doesn’t come naturally for everyone, and even for those few that have an innate ability to lead, it doesn’t mean the role is a simple one…indeed, there’s a huge (and ever increasing) amount pressure that comes with frontline management these days so the more support they…
By: Judith Kors – July 2015 Well, what-do-you-know, it’s July already and that means that, what is almost certainly the largest event in the Australian Human Resources calendar, the AHRI National Convention & Exhibition, will soon be on again. Whilst it’s obviously aimed mainly at members of the generalist/mainstream Human Resources industry, there’s typically a decent amount included to keep…
Developing and Delivering a Compelling Business Case for Learning & Development Programs By: Judith Kors – 18th July 2015 Are you finding that your Learning & Development budget has been shrinking? That winning approval for your training strategy has required far greater sales skills? As any experienced, professional salesperson will tell you, good sales skills…
Hello and welcome to the very first post on the new (and long awaited) ‘Learning Matters’ free online magazine, developed specifically for members of the Australian (and New Zealand) Learning & Development and Organisational Development community. About the ALDN The Australian Learning & Development Network is an industry group that was established to meet the specific…
Learning Matters - The Australian Learning & Development Network Magazine 