A selection of the most authoritative and interesting professional training websites, magazines, resources, blogs, and institutions in Europe, the US and Italy of interest to training managers, trainers and T&D professionals.
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Corporate Training Magazines
Training+Development
Online version of the ASTD magazine, dedicated to training, strategy and knowledge
management.
Trainingmag
Magazine dedicated to management training.
E-Learning Magazines & Blogs
eLearningpost
Edited selection of the best articles on on-line training, specializing in instructional
design, usability, virtual communities and training theory.
Learning Solutions
Magazine
One of the first and most popular publications dedicated to e-learning and the
application of technology to learning, published by The eLearning Guild.
Learning Circuits
Online e-Learning magazine published by the American Society for Training and
Development.
eLearn Magazine
Published by the ACM, an NGO founded in 1947 to provide education and training
services to students, teachers and sector professionals.
eLearnspace Blog
News and resources from the world of e-Learning published in real-time.
Europe
ETDF/FEFD (also in French)
European Training and Development Federation
Elearningeuropa
The European e-Learning portal, listing events, projects, and initiatives in progress
in the EU member countries.
European
Commission
Section of the EU website dedicated to education and learning. Deals with life
long learning, new technologies, European projects, documents and collaborations.
UNESCO
Official site of the United Nations' Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
Includes current projects, member organizations and terms of reference.
EIfEL (also in French)
European Institute for e-Learning. Managed by training professionals, this site
is one of the most important sources of information on the development of e-Learning.
The institute offers quality certification for distance learning programs.
European
glossary of distance learning
European glossary on open and distance learning. Multilingual online glossary
(French, English, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, and German).
USA
ASTD
American Society for Training and Development. The largest American association
dedicated to online training and company performance. Market analyzes, developments
and trends in e-Learning.
USDLA
United States Distance Learning Association. Aims to promote e-Learning through
partnerships and international collaborations.
ADLnet
Advanced Distributed Learning. Consortium between government, industry and academia
to develop a new learning paradigm and encourage interoperability of platforms
and content.
EDUCAUSE
Non-profit organization aiming to transform the education sector though the use
of IT.
The Masie Center
Think tank founded by Elliott Masie as a virtual laboratory to explore and develop
links between training and technology.
Brandon Hall
The official site of the American e-Learning guru Brandon Hall. Includes information,
documents and industry reviews.
Other Resources
Corporate Training
Materials and Articles Search Engine
Training-specific search engine for research, articles and materials selected
by independent trainers, to help trainers find spam-free noncommercial training
and learning resources such as reports, industry surveys, and training resources.
DLC
Business Glossary
A specialized business dictionary which is continually updated and focuses on
definitions of Human Resources terms and business terms. Contains over 2,000 business
terms used in compensation and benefits administration.
TrainerBase
UK-based database and professional association for business trainers and training
providers.
Italy
Ministry of Education,
Universities and Research (in Italian)
The official site of the Italian Ministry of Education, Universities and Research.
AIDP (in Italian)
The Italian Association of Human Resource Executives
AIF (in Italian)
The Italian Association of Trainers. Promotion of conferences and events in the
public and private training sectors.
ASFOR (in Italian)
The Italian Association of Management Training. Promotion and development of management
techniques and theory.