Associations for Workplace Learning and Performance Professionals
January 20th, 2007 by 
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All,
I’m going to define “Association” broadly to included any organization that represents the Workplace Learning and Performance (WLP) profession, or provides a common meeting ground (usually online) for WLP professionals. This can broadly include classic associations, but also include common portal websites, bulletin board, online groups, and governmental websites that act as or support the WLP profession.
Having said that, here is my list of associations you need to know:
Professional Associations:
- ASTD (American Society for Training and Development)
- International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI)
- Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
- American Management Association (AMA)
- Internation Board of Standards for Training, Performance and Instruction (IBSTPI)
- Academy of Human Resource Development (AHRD)
- American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE)
- American Association for Vocational Instructional Materials (AAVIM)
- American Educational Research Association (AERA)
- Association for Business Simulation and Experiential Learning (ABSEL)
- Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE)
- Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT)
- Computer Education Management Association (CEdMA)
- International Association for Continuing Education Training (IACET)
- International Association of Facilitators (IAF)
- International Association of Information Technology Trainers (ITrain)
- International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS)
- International Technology Education Association (ITEA)
- Society for Applied Learning Technology (SALT)
- Society for Organizational Learning (SOL)
- Toastmasters International
- Worldwide Association of Business Coaches (WABC)
Governmental Organizations:
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
- Employment & Training Administration (ETA)
- National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
- Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE)
- Small Business Training Network (SBA)
- National Centers for Career and Technical Education (NCCTE)
- National Council for Workforce Education (NCWE)
- What Works Clearinghouse
Other Associations:
- Center on Education and Training for Employment (CETE)
- CompTIA Technology Learning Group (TLG)
- eLearning Guild
- Institute for Research on Learning Technologies (IRLT)
- Learning Technology Research Institute (LTRI)
- Organization Development Network
- Performance, Learning, Leadership, & Knowledge Site
- Training & Development Discussion Group
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