Exam 1: Introduction to Human Resource Development

The first privately funded vocational school in the US was founded by:

Yeomanries were the forerunners of modern labor unions.

The Smith-Hughes Act of 1917 granted funds to the states to:

The purpose of the Benchmarking forum is to

The HRCI offers which of the following designations upon passing a written exam and having 2 years exempt-level HR experience?

For HRD to play a more important role in the strategic plan of an organization all of the following are necessary except:

A multi-step, sequential process used to design HRD interventions is called:

The Organization design consultant produces which of the following outputs?

The learning strategist focuses on entry level employee training.

A primary role of the HRD Executive/Manager is to

The HRD Manager used to be called the Corporate Personnel Manager.

The 3 areas of foundation competencies needed by HRD professionals include all of the following except:

Lifelong learning means:

ASTD stands for:

The first documented Factory School began at Hoe and Company in 1782.

In 2007 ASTD had over 70,000 members in 100 plus countries.

Apprenticeship training

Diversity in the workforce includes what groups of employees?

The work force is:

The Los Angeles public school system will retrain graduates at reduced cost if they are deficient in basic skills.