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Meet the CLO Advisory Board: Erv Lessel

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which was very interesting because it has a blend of local politics, national politics and international politics. CLO: How did you first become interested in learning and development? CLO: What lessons did you learn in the past year in 2020 that you’ve taken with you into 2021? I was born and raised in Washington D.C.,

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Industry insight: Blockchaining to track current and potential employees’ skills

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As a learning and development expert for Insights, I always have my eye on the big issues facing chief learning officers and potential solutions emerging within the L&D industry. Other steps you can take In the meantime, there are some steps that organizations and individuals can take on a local level to reap similar benefits.

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L&D, as global as possible, as local as necessary – finding beauty in the balance

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As the first part of his follow up to these articles and their relevance within the Nordic markets, Jan recently spent some time with Joakim Slorstad Senior VP L&D at Telenor Group discussing the concept of As Global as Possible as Local as Necessary, and what this means for both Joakim and Telenor. Increase of local costs (short-term).

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Brenda Sugrue Is the 2018 CLO of the Year

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An elementary school teacher, a university professor, a company owner, an industry researcher and now an award-winning corporate learning leader, Brenda Sugrue has spent her career in learning. That is the role of the CLO,” she said. “To Brenda Sugrue, EY’s global chief learning officer. Photo by Brian Flaherty.

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Case study: Healing the talent gap with homemade talent and a skills-first economy

CLO Magazine

Leaders everywhere are in the lurch for skilled workers, making the need for a “reconsideration of local economic development strategy” exceedingly salient, according to a recent Brookings commentary. As such, establishing a robust talent pipeline can pay huge dividends for local economies down the road.

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How Manufacturers Build Skills Through Apprenticeship, Industry Partnerships

CLO Magazine

Per 2016 data from the United States Department of Labor, there are more than 21,000 registered apprenticeship programs across the nation, and 14,422 of those are in the manufacturing industry. They ensure that industry in a region can band together to develop a collective solution to a shared problem.”.

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Let’s catch up on Learning Pool’s hybrid events from 2021

Learning Pool

To keep up with this pace of change, in September last year our VP, North America, Sharon Claffey Kaliouby launched a series of hybrid events, inviting L&D professionals from across the globe to share their experiences of working during a pandemic, as well as the hottest trends and topics from across the industry.