Contents: The Nature and Scope of Human Resource Development • Strategic HRD and the Learning and Development Function • National HRD Policies and Practices • Learning Theories and Principles • The Practice of Training: the Identification of Training Needs • The Practice of Training: the Design and Delivery of Training • Evaluation of Human Resource Development • E-Learning • Workplace Learning, Knowledge Management and Organisational Learning • HRD and Change at Work • Continuing Professional Development and Life-Long Learning • Contrasting Contexts of HRD Practice • HRD and Diversity • Cross-Cultural HRD • Management Development • Leadership Development • Team Development • Graduates and Graduate Employability • The Future of HRD