This updated textbook from HRM expert and bestselling author, Michael Armstrong, is ideal for those studying learning and development (L&D). Armstrong's Handbook of Learning and Development by Michael Armstrong provides L&D students at all levels, especially undergraduates, an essential foundation in L&D theory and key practices. This second edition includes the distinction between L&D and training, the relationship of L&D to human resources, and also the coverage of emerging areas of learning such as digital, social and learning within the workplace. This new edition is crucial reading for academic success and includes: - Coverage of how to use AI, gamification and curation to support learning and how to host both online and offline learning events - Real-world examples to put the theory in context, reflective exercises to consolidate learning and further reading suggestions to broaden knowledge and engagement with the topic - Informed sections on apprenticeships, leadership development and personal and interpersonal skills development - Online resources such as lecture slides for every chapter, a lecturer's manual and a student manual