Debra Scott

For attendees of the 2023 CLO Symposium, Day 1 felt like returning to summer camp after a long year — or four — of not seeing your favorite camp buddies. Festivities began Sunday evening with the 13th annual LearningElite Awards Gala, where 59 learning and development organizations were honored for their outstanding achievements in L&D, including KPMG LLP, this year’s recipient of the prestigious LearningElite Organization of the Year award.

A traditional four-year degree has long been the gold standard indicator of an individual’s ability to perform well in a career of their choice. But the world we live in at the height of the Information Age is much different (i.e., faster-paced) than it was decades ago. The need for agility is only increasing in the workplace and elsewhere. There are valid questions about how well traditional educational pathways serve this need for speed in our advancing world. Today, the .