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There are hundreds of professional organizations dedicated to supporting learning professionals (adult education, training, course development, instructional technology, organizational development, human resources development). Here is a list of the larger nonprofit organizations. If you have complete information on others, please send it to us. Thank you. Non US-Based OrganizationsI am trying to include more non-US resources. If you have information on any, please send it to me. The more complete the information, the better. Asia-Pacific | Canada | Europe | Back to US Organizations International Federation of Training and Development Organisations (IFTDO)
1800 Duke Street ...updated 12/29/01
Alexandria, VA 22314-3499 USA
703-535-6011 tel, 703-836-0367 fax
Email: Dr. David Waugh, Secretary General iftdo@shrm.org
Website: www.iftdo.org Asia-Pacific Based OrganisationsAdult Learning Australia (ALA)
Formerly Australian Association of Adult and Community Education (AAACE) ...updated 12/29/01
PO Box 308, Jamison Centre, ACT 2614
02 6251 7933 tel, 02 6251 7935 fax
Email: info@ala.asn.au
Web site: www.ala.asn.au Asia South Pacific Bureau of Adult Education (ASPBAE)
Website: www.aspbae.org ...added 12/29/01 Australian Human Resources Institute
2nd Floor, 21-23 Grovenor Street
Neutral Bay
NSW 2089
02 9953 2900 tel, 02 9908 3012 fax
Email: ahrinat@ahri.com.au
Website: www.ahri.com.au Australian Institute of Training & Development (AITD)
PO Box 5452
West Chatswood NSW 2057
Email: aitd@wr.com.au Australian National Training Authority (ANTA)
AMP Place, 10 Eagle Street, Brisbane Qld 4000
GPO Box 3120 Brisbane Qld 4001
07 246-2300 tel, 07 246-2490 fax
Email: webmaster@anta.gov.au
Website: www.anta.gov.au/ Australian Society for Educational Technology (ASET)
Peter Blakey, National Secretary of ASET
Australian Catholic University
179 Albert Road, Strathfield NSW 2135
Australia
02 9739 2142 tel, 02 9739 2281 fax
Email: asetnat@cleo.murdoch.edu.au or for Membership, P.Blakey@mary.acu.edu.au
Website: http://cleo.murdoch.edu.au/gen/aset/ New Zealand Association for Training and Development (NZATD)
04 473 6650 tel
Email: phj@actrix.gen.nz
Website: www.nzatd.org.nz Singapore Training & Development Association (STADA)
Tanglin Post Office PO Box 323 Singapore 912411
65 7336369 tel, 65 7320027 fax
Email: stada@singnet.com.sg
Website: www.stada.org.sg Canada Based OrganisationsAFIRM (L'Association pour la Formation en Informatique de Montreal)
MODE (Montreal Organization for DataProcessing Education)
c/o Alain Berube
3517 LaSalle Boulevard, Suite 103
Verdun, Quebec H4G 1Z4
514-765-3565 tel
Email: aberube@batra.com
Web site: www.afirm.com Canadian Association of Distance Education (CADE)
205-1 Stewart Street
Ottawa, Canada K1N 6H7
Email: csse@acadvm1.uottawa.ca Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC)
140 Promenade du Portage, Phase IV
Hull, Quebec K1A OJ9
819-953-7260 fax
Email: info@hrdc-drhc.gc.ca
Website: www.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca International Council for Adult Education (ICAE)
720 Bathurst Street, Suite 500 ...added 12/29/01
Toronto, ON, Canada M5S 2R4
416-588-1211 tel, 416-588-5725 fax
Email: icae@icae.ca
Website: www.web.net/icae/
Established in 1973, the International Council for Adult Education (I.C.A.E.) is a global partnership of adult learners and adult educators and their organizations, and others who promote the use of adult learning as a tool for informed participation of people and sustainable development. North Atlantic University Alliance
PO Box 790
101 Research Drive
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Canada B2Y 3Z7
902 424 8670 x114 tel, 902 424 4679 fax
Email: naua@naua.com
Website: www.naua.com Ontario Society for Training & Development (OSTD)
110 Richmond Street East, Suite 206
Toronto, Ontario M5C 1P1
416-367-5900 tel, 416-367-1642 fax
Website: www.ostd.ca
(Local chapters, news magazine, conference) Europe Based OrganisationsAssociazione Italiana per la Qualità della Formazione (AIQF)
Italian Association for Quality Training
Course Vittorio Emanuele II, 18 ...updated 12/29/01
00186 ROME
+39 0669920231 tel, +39 0669922515 fax
Email: Dr. Giovanni Vannini Ateneo.Impresa@agora.stm.it
Web site: www.cestor.it/enti/aiqf.htm British Association for Open Learning (BAOL)
Suite 12, Pixmore Centre Pixmore Avenue, Suite 16
Letchworth, Herts SG6 1JG
United Kingdom
44 1462 485588 tel, 44 1462 485633 fax
Email: info@baol.co.uk
Web:www.baol.co.uk ...updated 12/29/01 Deutscher Volkshochschulverband (German Association of Adult Education) Fachstelle Fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit (Office of International Cooperation)
Rheinalle 1, D5300 Bonn 2, Germany
Email: buero@dvv-vhs.de
Website: www.dvv-vhs.de European Consortium for the Learning Organisation (ECLO)
Venelle des Lauriers, 8 B ...added 12/29/01
1300 Wavre
Belgium
+32 (0)10.24.16.00 tel/fax
Email: info@eclo.org
Website: www.eclo.org
Following almost two years of dialogue between universities, businesses and consultants, the European Consortium for the Learning Organisation was established in Belgium in 1993 as an international non profit making association. It 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. European Human Resource Planning Forum of the HR Planning Society (HRPS)
Email: info@hrps.org
Website: www.hrps.org
(Nonprofit global organization) European Training Media Association (ETMA)
Email: formavision@easynet.fr ...added 12/29/01
Website: www.etma.org
List of Worldwide Member organisations: www.etma.org/fv-text.html
A network of multimedia centres in Europe offering the world's best training aids as well as professionnal and impartial advice for implementation. Institute of IT Training
Institute House
University of Warwick Science Park
Coventry CV4 7EZ
01203-418128 tel, 01203-690164 fax
Email: info@iitt.org.uk
Website: www.iitt.org.uk Institute of Personnel & Development (IPD)
IPD House, Camp Road
London SW19 4UX
United Kingdom
0181-946-9100 tel, 0181-947-2879 fax
Email: flex@ipd.co.uk
Website: www.ipd.co.uk The Institute of Training and Occupational Learning (ITOL)
PO Box 69, Hazel Grove
Stockport, Cheshire SK7 4FR
0161-483 4577 tel, 0161 484 0576 fax
Email: enquiries@itol.co.uk
Website: www.itol.co.uk International Council for Educational Media
ICEM General Secretariat
FUS Grup de fundacions, Provença, 324, 3r
E-08037 Barcelona
34 3 458 3004 tel, 34 3 458 8710 fax
Email: secretariat@icem-cime.com
Website: www.icem-cime.com (updated 1/6/02) Standing Conference on University Teaching & Research in the Education of Adults (SCUTREA)
c/o Paul Armstrong
Centre for Extramural Studies
Birkbeck College, University of London
26 Russell Square, London
0171 631 6621 tel
Email: m.zukas@leeds.ac.uk Training & Development Lead Body (TDLB)
Mr. Tony Green, Employment Occupational Standards Council
Room 32, 4th Floor, Kimberley House
47 Vaughan Way
Leicester LE1 4SG
0116 251 7979 tel, 0116 251 1464 fax
Website: www.open.gov.uk/dfee/nvq/nvq.htm Training Media Copyright Association (TMCA)
Bolsover House
5/6 Clipstone Street
London W1P 7EB
United Kingdom
0171 323 1004 tel, 0171 436 2606 fax
Email: Hugh Murray, Executive Director fenman@dial.pipex.com
Web site: www.tmca.org Verband der Management und Marketing-Trainer/innen (VMMT)
Austrian Association of Management and Marketing Trainers
Josef-Genuiter-Weg 1
A-4060 Leonding, Austria
+43-732-67 20 18 tel, +43-732-67 78 19-6 fax
Email: vmmt@office.vmmt.co.at
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