Training magazine, published by Lakewood Media Group, is a professional development magazine that advocates training and workforce development as a business tool. The magazine delves into management issues such as leadership and succession planning, HR issues such as recruitment and retention, and training issues such as learning theory, on-the-job skills assessments and aligning core workforce competencies to enhance the bottom-line impact of training and development programs. The magazine is written for training, human resources and business management professionals in all industries. In addition to the printed and digital formats of Training magazine, Lakewood Media publishes Training Weekly e-newsletter and produces the training industry's premier program for excellence, the Training APEX Awards. Training magazine events include two annual conferences, Training Conference & Expo and TechLearn Conference, as well as Innovations in Training field trips, Training Live + Online certificate courses, and webinars via the Training Magazine Network.