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Shape the Future of the Talent Development Capability Model™
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Help inform the next evolution of the Talent Development Capability Model™ and participate in ATD’s global occupational survey by March 9, 2026 . Your insights help ensure the model reflects today’s learning and development landscape. As a thank you for completing the survey, participants will receive a code for 20% off an ATD course after submission .
Help inform the next evolution of the Talent Development Capability Model™ and participate in ATD’s global occupational survey by March 9, 2026. Your insights help ensure the model reflects today’s learning and development landscape. As a thank you for completing the survey, participants will receive a code for 20% off an ATD course after submission.
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Take the Open Survey
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ATD Research actively invites talent development professionals to provide essential feedback to our research surveys through email invitations, announcing them via social media, and posting announcements on ATD’s Research webpage. Survey responses are kept confidential, are anonymized, and will be combined and reported in the aggregate only.
ATD Research actively invites talent development professionals to provide essential feedback to our research surveys through email invitations, announcing them via social media, and posting announcements on ATD’s Research webpage. Survey responses are kept confidential, are anonymized, and will be combined and reported in the aggregate only.
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If you're interested in participating in our live surveys, please sign in to (or create) your free ATD account and choose Research Surveys under Opportunities and Offers. Surveys take anywhere between five and 15 minutes of your time to complete. We appreciate your participation.
If you're interested in participating in our live surveys, please sign in to (or create) your free ATD account and choose Research Surveys under Opportunities and Offers. Surveys take anywhere between five and 15 minutes of your time to complete. We appreciate your participation.
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For step-by-step instructions, please watch this video.
Annual State of the Industry Report
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The State of the Industry report is ATD's annual review of talent development trends, spending, and activities that can help benchmark your team’s work. Easy to read and with dozens of graphs, charts, and tables, the report provides key information needed to assess and chart your organization’s talent development advancement.
The State of the Industry report is ATD's annual review of talent development trends, spending, and activities that can help benchmark your team’s work. Easy to read and with dozens of graphs, charts, and tables, the report provides key information needed to assess and chart your organization’s talent development advancement.
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Members can access the PDF version of the report from their Benefits Center. Log in now to access your membership benefits.
Members can access the PDF version of the report from their Benefits Center. Log in now to access your membership benefits.
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Downloads of reports, case studies, and whitepapers from this website are for individual use only and cannot be reposted online or redistributed. If you are interested in obtaining a license to repost or redistribute our research, please get in touch.
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