11:15 – 12 p.m. ET

In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, fostering a strong L&D team is a business necessity. Building a high-performing learning and development (L&D) team requires strong processes for identifying skill and competency gaps within your team and using those gaps to define job roles, select the right L&D professionals, and develop your current team.

During this session, Training Industry’s director of training and development, Dr. Amy DuVernet, CPTM, will review essential strategies and tools to attract, develop and retain top L&D talent. Leveraging the latest findings from Training Industry’s ongoing research, DuVernet will share proven best practice recommendations for ensuring your L&D function is positioned for long-term success.

This interactive session will provide actionable insights on how to:

• Accurately define the roles and competencies essential for your L&D team’s success.
• Optimize your L&D talent acquisition strategy to ensure you’re attracting and selecting the right training and development professionals for your team.
• Develop (or source) key L&D competencies to meet shifting demands within your team and organization.
• Structure your training team and refine processes to promote a culture of engagement, commitment and long-term retention.

Amy DuVernet, Ph.D., CPTM Director of Training and Development | Training Industry, Inc. Dr. Amy DuVernet, CPTM, is an accomplished industrial-organizational (I-O) psychologist, recognized for her expertise in talent assessment, development and organizational effectiveness. As Training Industry’s director of training and development, DuVernet oversees all processes related to Training Industry’s courses for training professionals, including program development and evaluation. With a Ph.D. in psychology, DuVernet has dedicated her career to enhancing employee performance and organizational health through evidence-based practices. Her contributions to the field are notable, including publishing research in peer-reviewed journals, regular presentations at national conferences, authoring an L&D career focused column, and leadership roles in professional I-O psychology associations — most recently serving on the executive board for the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology.