While training is being designed and developed, the management and administration of training endeavors need to be in place. To be fair, this post should have been first in the Training Program Toolkit series. Nevertheless, managing and administering training is a crucial element to an organization’s training function and should not be overlooked. In most [...]
Controlling Training Costs: The Training Program Toolkit
Downturns in our economy over the last decade have prompted companies to tighten their belts and cut back on training, but I’ve been a staunch advocate for companies to not cut training programs when times are tough. Instead, I have encouraged them to either maintain or throw more support toward training to remain competitive in [...]
Training Needs Analysis: The Training Program Toolkit
A training needs analysis is conducted to determine who in a given organization needs training and what specific areas they need help in to increase knowledge and skills. The training needs analysis is an outline for goals to be met, format of training that needs to be delivered, and in most cases, performance metrics that [...]
Strategic Planning for Training and Development: The Training Program Toolkit
Strategic planning for training and development is used to direct a company and its respective departments on how best to implement training in the workplace. Under its direction, the strategic plan provides oversight to the objectives outlined by the company’s leaders or stakeholders. The strategic planning of training programs in companies need not be a [...]