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Update May 19, 1998

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 non-profit organizations. If you have complete information on others, please send it to me. Thank you.

Non US-Based Organizations

I 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)
 P.O.Box 33213
 Washington, DC 20333-0213 USA
 202-333-1811 tel, 202-342-6055 fax
 Email: Dr. David Waugh, Executive Director [email protected]
 Web site: http://www.iftdo.org

Asia-Pacific Based Organisations

APEC HRD Lifelong Learning Project
Website: http://www.apec-hurdit.org/apec-hurdit-contacts.html

Australian Association of Adult and Community Education (AAACE)
 PO Box 508, Neutral Bay, NSW 2089
 Suite 3, 20 Young Street, Neutral Bay, NSW 2089
 02 9953 2900 tel, 02 9908 3012 fax
 Email: [email protected]
 Web site: http://sunsite.anu.edu.au/community/aaace/index.html

Australian Human Resources Institute
2nd Floor, 21-23 Grovenor Street, Neutral Bay, NSW 2089
02 9953 2900 tel, 02 9908 3012 fax
Email: [email protected]
Web site: http://www.ahri.com.au

Australian Institute of Training & Development (AITD) ...new addition!
PO Box 5452
West Chatswood NSW 2057
Email:  [email protected]

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: [email protected]
Website: http://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 2281fax
Email:  [email protected] or for Membership, [email protected]
Website: http://cleo.murdoch.edu.au/gen/aset/

New Zealand Association for Training and Development (NZATD)
04 473 6650 tel
Email: [email protected]
http://www.nzatd.org.nz

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Singapore Training & Development Association (STADA)
Tanglin Post Office PO Box 323 Singapore 912411
65 7336369 tel, 65 7320027 fax
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.stada.org.sg

Canada Based Organisations

AFIRM (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: [email protected]
Web site: http://www.afirm.com

Canadian Association of Distance Education (CADE)
 205-1 Stewart Street
 Ottawa, Canada K1N 6H7
 Email: [email protected]

Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC)
 140 Promenade du Portage, Phase IV
 Hull, Quebec K1A OJ9
 819-953-7260 fax
 Email: [email protected]
 Web site: http://www.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca

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: http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/SSG/sc00109e.html
 (Local chapters, news magazine, conference)

Europe Based Organisations

Associazione Italiana per la Qualit� della Formazione (AIQF)
Italian Association for Quality Training
Palazzo Lazzaroni
Via de' Lucchesi, 26
00187 Roma
06 699 22 512 3 tel, 06 699 22 515 fax
Email: Dr. Giovanni Vannini [email protected]
Web site: http://www.fita.it/aiqf.html

Belgium training organisations
Cellebroedersstraat 22 - B-2000 Antwerpen (Belgium)
++32 (0)3 227 28 00 tel, ++32 (0)3 227 26 06 fax
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://hermes.bluemountain.be

British Association for Open Learning (BAOL)
Pixmore House, Pixmore Avenue, Suite 16
Letchworth, Herts SG6 1JG
United Kingdom
44 1462 485588 tel, 44 1462 485633 fax
Email: [email protected] or Brian Merison [email protected]
Web: http://www-icdl.open.ac.uk/icdl/database/europe/unitedki/britasso/inst/index. htm

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Deutscher Volkshochschulverband (German Association of Adult Education)
Fachstelle Fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit (Office of International Cooperation)
Rheinalle 1, D5300 Bonn 2, Germany
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.dvv-vhs.de/

European Human Resource Planning Forum of the HR Planning Society (HRPS)
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.hrps.org
(Non-profit global organization)

Institute of IT Training
Institute House, University of Warwick Science Park, Coventry CV4 7EZ
01203-418128 tel, 01203-690164 fax
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://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: [email protected]
Website: http://www.ipd.co.uk/

International Council for Educational Media
ICEM General Secretariat
FUS Grup de fundacions, Proven�a, 324, 3r - E-08037 Barcelona
34 3 458 3004 tel, 34 3 458 8710 fax
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.cndp.fr/icem/

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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: [email protected]

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: http://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 [email protected]
 Web site: http://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: [email protected]
 Web site: http://www.ping.at/vmmt

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