To help you celebrate Employee Learning Week in your organizations, here are some tips:

--  Introduce a year-end awards event during Employee Learning Week to promote best practices in learning.

-- Show the link between employee learning and business objectives when you introduce a new training program.

-- Work with local businesses and government to officially recognize Employee Learning Week with a proclamation in your city or region.

-- Offer your customers or education partners access to some of your organizations’ training courses.

-- Help employees create individual development plans to increase and enhance their skills.

-- Invite employees to a “Lunch and Learn” event to discuss learning opportunities and skills development in the office and in the community.

-- Implement a recurring CEO question-and-answer forum to disseminate key information about the organization’s strategies and goals.

-- Provide leadership development opportunities for employees and managers and communicate the results.

-- Use data from ASTD’s State of the Industry Report to benchmark your organization’s learning programs and practices.

-- Communicate with all stakeholders in the company about the importance of lifelong learning.