Words fromFormer President Nicola O’Neill The evolution of learning and development has increased in pace particularly in the last decadewith several factors impacting, such as technology, the changing needs and wants of the learner, the emphasis on the value of learning and the organisational challenge of retention.We have easy ac-cess to content, we have an expectation of choice and on demand, we are time poor, we value learning and see it as a value add and attractive benefit when joining and/or staying in organisations. So, the pressure for the learning and development profession is well and truly on, but in turn the benefit that this has brought is a recognition that learning and development is an integral part of a high performance organisation.
The Institute has led itsmembers and will continue to do so, through this evolution. The Institute’s next phase evolution was marked when we relaunched themembership offer in 2014, we outlined the plan at our first half-day conference titled “Connect” that we held in December 2014. At that time, we asked ourmembers what they wanted fromthe Institute, the response was, access to up-to-date content (a go-to place), facilitate networking with industry peers, events with top quality speakers, industry voice contributing to and shaping policy and the provision of world-class education programmes for learning and development professionals.
Duringmy time as President and working with a dedicated and committed Council and office team, we have delivered on these member requests andmanymore.We have held between 25 and 30 events each year, becomemembers of several committees, commissioned at least two pieces of research per year to create visibility for the future of the profession, provided a website with quality industry content and distributed amonthly eZine, continued to host the annual National Training Awards and held two one-day conferences with international speakers to packed out audiences.
The relevancy of the Institute has never beenmore important, I amconfident that the legacy created in the last 50 years will continue to lead and evolve our profession, into the next 50 years.
Words fromCurrent CEO
Sinéad Heneghan Our 50th Anniversary celebration is an opportunity to pay tribute to all that you, ourmembers, have achieved and to thank you,most profoundly for the work which you continue to do in setting high standards for the L&D profession and for your continued loyalty to the Institute.
Through your work you crafted a vital bridge between your organisation and its workforce that will continue to provide the talent and the capacity for growth in the future. There is no greater legacy than this.
The IITD has grown tremendously over the past 50 years, both in terms of the depth of its remit and the impact of its interventions. I amvery pleased that today we continue to enjoy the contributions and legacy of our Past Presidents and that they continue to engage with us to also give their reflections on the history of the Institute.
Our Directors, Council and the IITD Teamhave built upon the great achievements of those who went before. It is a testament to the dedication and perseverance of all those who have worked for and with IITD over the years that IITD continues to be to the forefront of leading the L&D agenda and the necessity for a long-termoutlook on the importance of L&D.
The story of the IITD is inmany respects the story of the changing landscape of training, learning and development. Our offer hasmatured andmodified with the transforming needs of the learning profession and even today we see our suite of solutions being increasingly fine-tuned to address priorities such as professional networking, performance consulting, technology in learning, analytics andmanymore.
Our ongoing collaboration with industry stakeholders enables us to learn fromsome of our key partners about how the changing global landscape is providing new opportunities and challenges for L&D professionals in organisations. These relationships also help us in our ongoing commitment to understanding how the IITD can better help to integrate the learning agenda into the future strategy of organisations.
Fifty years is amilestone. It is an occasion to celebrate; an opportunity tomomentarily look back but a golden ticket to chart the path forward. I have every confidence that the next 50 years will be as dynamic as the last 50.
IITD Past Presidents 1973-74 Bill Lazenby 1974-76 Hugh Browne 1976-78 Bob Evans 1978-80 Dr Bertie M Collins 1980-82 JimFitzgerald 1982-84 Yvonne McAuliffe 1984-86 Eileen Sweeny 1986-87 Larry Maginn 1987-88 Fr Brendan McPartlin 1988-90 Micheal Ostinelli
1990-91 George Kearns 1991-92 LiamHogan 1992-93 Pat Campbell 1993-94 LiamStaunton 1994-95 Chris Taylor 1995-96 Dolores Carr 1996-98 Ray Bonar 1998-2000 Sexton Cahill 2000-02 DavidWalsh 2002-04 Mairtín Ó Faithaigh
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2004-06 Pat Costine 2006-08 Mary O'Connor 2008-10 John Gorman 2010-11 Jerry Linehan 2011-12 Sinead Marron 2012-14 James O'Neill 2014-18 Nicola O'Neill 2018- Kevin Hannigan
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