Primarily aimed at postgraduate students studying employee development as part of their diploma in Personnel Management, HRM, HRD or Employee Development. Also suitable for those studying Personnel, Human Resources or HRD at masters level, as well as modules or electives in HR/HRD on undergraduate degree programmes. Fully updated to meet the needs of the new CIPD syllabus. Well structured and easy to read, this text provides a thorough and critical evaluation of the theory, practice and developments in the field of employee development. The text is divided into three parts: the context, the process and the management of employee development. The first part examines developments in ED, the national context, with international comparisons, and the organisational context. The second part evaluates various models of ED and the analysis, design and implementation of ED activities, including a thorough treatment of learning theory. The third part concentrates on ED policy and resourcing.