Join Dave Vance, Executive Director of the Center for Talent Reporting and former President of Caterpillar University, to learn about an exciting industry-led initiative to bring standard principles, measures, reports and management practices to the L&D field. In this interactive session, Dave will explore these standards called Talent Development Reporting Principles (TDRp) and how they can improve our planning, management and reporting.
This session will introduce the history and key components of the TDRp framework and discuss the impact our professions have on organizational goals, as well as how best to align learning and development with those goals. Focusing on elements of a good measurement strategy and how to apply TDRp principles will help you select and report key efficiency and effectiveness measures. Dave will share his experience using these principles at Caterpillar and how this business-like approach will make you a valued, strategic business partner.
In this session you will be introduced to TDRp and the standard measures and reports. You will learn how to:
Executive Director, Center for Talent Reporting
David Vance is the Executive Director of the Center for Talent Reporting, which is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the measurement, reporting, and management of human capital. He is the former President of Caterpillar University, which he founded in 2001. Until his retirement in January 2007, he was responsible for ensuring that the right education, training and leadership were provided to achieve corporate goals and efficiently meet the learning needs of Caterpillar and dealer employees. Prior to this position, Dave was Chief Economist and Head of the Business Intelligence Group at Caterpillar Inc. with responsibility for economic outlooks, sales forecasts, market research, competitive analysis and business information systems.
He was named 2006 Chief Learning Officer (CLO) of the Year by Chief Learning Officer magazine. He also was named 2004 Corporate University Leader of the Year by the International Quality and Productivity Center in their annual CUBIC (Corporate University Best in Class) Awards. His first book, The Business of Learning: How to Manage Corporate Training to Improve Your Bottom Line, was published in October 2010.