Michael Armstrong is the UK's bestselling author of HRM books. With over a million copies sold, his books have been translated into 21 languages. Based in London, he is managing partner of e-reward and was previously a chief examiner of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). He is the author of a number of other books on HR published by Kogan Page including Armstrong's Handbook of Performance Management and Armstrong's Handbook of Strategic Human Resource Management.

Chapter - 00: Introduction; Section - ONE: Fundamentals of learning and development; Chapter - 01: The basis of learning and development; Chapter - 02: The context of learning and development; Chapter - 03: Learning culture; Chapter - 04: Organizational learning and the learning organization; Chapter - 05: Individual learning; Chapter - 06: Learning and development strategy; Chapter - 07: The contribution of learning and development to organizational performance; Chapter - 08: Learning analytics; Section - TWO: The responsibility for learning and development; Chapter - 09: The role of the learning and development function; Chapter - 10: The role of the line manager; Section - THREE: The process of learning; Chapter - 11: The nature of learning; Chapter - 12: Approaches to learning and development; Chapter - 13: Learning and development techniques; Section - FOUR: Areas of learning; Chapter - 14: Workplace learning; Chapter - 15: Social learning; Chapter - 16: Digital learning; Chapter - 17: Training; Section - FIVE: Planning and delivering learning events; Chapter - 18: Identifying learning needs; Chapter - 19: Planning learning events; Chapter - 20: Managing learning events; Chapter - 21: Transferring learning; Chapter - 22: Evaluating learning events; Section - SIX: Aspects of learning and development; Chapter - 23: Leadership and management development; Chapter - 24: Sales training; Chapter - 25: Apprenticeships; Section - SEVEN: Conclusion; Chapter - 26: Learning and development trends and issues