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T equals L - Next Step Learning

[This is an article that I wrote way back in September 2016.   It looks at Training, Learning and Development from my perspective.  Going through archives, I thought it might make some light reading for practitioners.  I do notice some places where I might have had a change of heart - leaving them intact for historical reasons.  Please do leave your comments and insights.] A practitioner's view on what the job of Learning and Development will entail in the future  as Published in the magazine Business Manager, September 2016    My first brush with L&D was when I was conducting "behavioural training" at a major software giant way back in the early 2000s. Our training company had given us ready-made Powerpoint presentations, pre-printed booklets of exercises and even a trainer's script which we had to diligently follow. In those days the client company had a system of participants rating the trainer as Red, Green or Yellow -  this defined how the trainer w