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Links to Learning and Training Organizations

The following professional, academic, and government organizations focus on training and learning issues.

Notes. This is a short list showing only a few of the myriad training and learning-related professional organizations. Organizations are listed in alphabetical order. The descriptions provided are direct quotes from the web sites of the respective organizations.
We encourage you to use this as a starting point for your own research, based on your particular interests.
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North American Training and Learning organizations

• American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE)

  AAACE is the nation's premier organization dedicated to enhancing the field of adult learning. With members from 60 affiliates and 40 nations, the Association represents its members from secondary and post-secondary education, business and labor, military and government and from community-based organizations.

• ASTD - American Society for Training and Development

  The world's leading association of workplace learning and performance professionals, forming a world-class community of practice.

• Canadian eLearning Enterprise Alliance (CeLEA)

  CeLEA is Canada’s national elearning industry organization, dedicated to fostering the growth and development of the commercial elearning sector.

• Canadian Society for Training and Development (CSTD)

  CSTD is Canada's professional association focused on training, learning and performance in the workplace.

• International Association of Facilitators

  The International Association of Facilitators (IAF) is dedicated to growing facilitators and encouraging the use of group process methodologies world-wide.

• Society for Applied Learning Technology (SALT)

  the Society for Applied Learning Technology® is oriented to professionals whose work requires knowledge and communication in the field of instructional technology.

European Training and Learning organizations

• European Consortium for the Learning Organisation (ECLO)

  ECLO consists of European organisations from the corporate and academic worlds as well as consultancies and the public sector. It is open to any organisation interested and committed to explore new directions for successful business and people development in a learning organisation perspective.

• The Institute of Training and Occupational Learning (ITOL)

  The Institute of Training and Occupational Learning (ITOL) is a rapidly growing International Institute, and is now the professional body of first choice for those specialising in training, development and occupational learning.

Global Training and Learning organizations

• United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

  UNESCO is the only UN body with a mandate in higher education. The Organization supports governments and institutions worldwide in building capacity and formulating policies and strategies, so that higher education fully contributes to sustainable national development.