December 1999/ January 2000

Changing times bring time for change
Already, as we enter this new century, we can begin to sense some changes that are fast approaching the world of training and development. One is the rapid development of e-learning to complement the e-business phenomenon fed by the Internet. Another is the growing desire for measurement of development activities. There will be increasing pressure from main board members for these measures to be stated in terms of the achievement of business objectives: return on investment (ROI) or even the organisation's profitability. Increasingly, technology is making possible the objective and detailed analysis of learning activities as never before. There are a number of effective, generic learning management systems, enabling the building for instance of competency databases. Specialists in HR and training functions need to develop new skills. A happy new millennium and a brave new world to you all!

Editorial by Bob Little, Editor

Pages	Contents
2-8	News
10	Surveys & Reports
12-27
12		Sporting life
16		Located apart...working together
20		Who’s interfering
24		The needs of the many
30-35
30		Big ears, hands off
34		Net gains
38-44
38		The right stuff
34		Giving it all away?
46-51
46		Navigating the future
50		Three in one
54-59
54		Common language
58		Great expectations
62	Information technology	A tale of two zones
66-68	*Reviews*	Books
70, 71		CD Roms
72, 73		Videos
76-78	Products & resources
80	*Last Word*	Keeping the key