Where’s My Bucket? How to tap into state and federal funding and stretch your training budget!

In many organizations today if training is not a customer or regulatory requirement it likely won’t happen. As you know it is difficult at best to demonstrate training’s return on investment and even if you can, the costs are still “fronted”. An alternative to hoping for a training budget, is to create one yourself. This can be done through State and Federal funding. There are “buckets” of money available for training, if you know how to identify and tap into them.

Join us on March 10 at the North County Breakfast Meeting for a discussion with Thomas Bright and Wendy Evers

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Listen to/Download Podcast Interview with Tom Bright (7:15)

Applications for 2010 are due March 31 for the American Society of Training and Development’s BEST Awards (Building talent, Enterprise-wide, Supported by the organization’s leaders, fostering a Thorough learning culture) which recognize organizations that demonstrate enterprise-wide success as a result of employee learning and development.

2009 BEST award-winning companies include Wipro Limited, sanofi-aventis, Sun Microsystems, BB&T, Gables Residential, Deloitte Touche Tohmastu, CIGNA, Trust Company of the West, LaQunita, Infosys Technologies, Whirlpool, Luxottica Retail and InterContinental Hotels.

For more details: http://www.astd.org/ASTD/aboutus/AwardsandBestPractices/bestAwards/

ASTD-San Diego launched the third annual ASTD-San Diego State of the Industry survey in January 2010.  On February 24, the chapter hosted a panel discussion on workplace learning trends with San Diego Learning Leaders from Genentech, Scripps Health and San Diego Community College District.  We want to thank all who participated in the survey which included chapter members and non-members from various industry sectors. 

Read the results from our survey

View/print the hand out from our chapter meeting

Leadership that Drives Organizational Change and Results – Amylin Pharmaceuticals Case Study

Current research tells us that in order for leaders to be successful as they advance through the leadership pipeline, they must adapt their competencies for success at every level.  Greg Goates, Director of Leadership Development at Amylin Pharmaceuticals, will discuss how Amylin has implemented best practices in leadership assessment and development to ensure their leaders have the right competency mix for current and future leadership roles at Amylin. 

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ASTD National requires ASTD chapters nationwide to meet chapter operating requirements (CORE) - a set of performance guidelines designed to help chapters deliver consistent benefits to members. CORE includes five elements: administration, finance, membership, professional development, and communication.
 
Chapter leaders work hard to ensure ASTD San Diego consistently beats the minimum operating requirements set forth by ASTD National, and we just received word from National ASTD that we did it once again! ASTD San Diego is one of 104 chapters to receive 100% on all 18 CORE elements.

ASTD’s award winning Mentor Program is in its eleventh year of matching Mentors and Proteges.  This is an important way to grow professionally and to contribute to the learning and development community.  To get involved with this unique member benefit, visit the Mentor Program page on the website and complete a profile by April 30^th.  Don’t miss out.  Only 15 pairs will be accepted.

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Don't be left behind, join your colleagues and fellow chapter leaders for this exciting online event where you can watch educational sessions presented at the conference.

Review the sessions as many times as you like until March 8th.

• 35+ education sessions
• Six exhibitor demo sessions
• Access to recordings of sessions for review
• Dedicated technical support

Take advantage of this great benefit TODAY! Sign up using the ASTD Sand Diego ChIPs code (CH8024) to earn credit for our chapter. This deal ends on March 8 so don't be late!

Are you an independent service provider?

Are you tired of attending events – expecting they’ll be informative – only to leave feeling like you were at a sales meeting?

Would you like to meet and share ideas with other business owners?

The Independent Consultants’ SIG is a free, members-only benefit that’s specifically intended to help you grow your business.

Next meeting: March 16

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Attend ASTD's informal networking events!

We provide:
•appetizers
•introductions - great for new members!
•brief discussions - Learning & Development topics

You gain:
•professional relationships
•closer connections with colleagues
•meaningful conversations - your topic choice!

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Thank You, Merci, Danke, Grazie, Xie Xie, Gracias, Sukran...

We can't say Thank You in enough languages to show our appreciation for all the chapter members who dedicated their time to ASTD-San Diego.

A special thank you to the 2009 Volunteers of the year.

If you were at Your Turn to Learn 2009, you know it was a fun, information-packed day! Watch and listen these highlights from the day in a video produced by Staylor-Made Communications, Inc.

Did you miss the PEAK Awards at our last Chapter Meeting? Watch this video recap of the PEAK Award finalists produced by Staylor-Made Communications, Inc.