Human Resource Development Human Resource Development

By By
Bhupendra Ratha, Lecturer Bhupendra Ratha, Lecturer
S. L. I. Sc., S. L. I. Sc.,
D.A.V.V., Indore D.A.V.V., Indore
Email Id: Email Id: bhu261@gmail.com bhu261@gmail.com
HRD HRD
Human Resource Development (HRD) is the Human Resource Development (HRD) is the
framework for helping employees develop their framework for helping employees develop their
personal and organizational skills, knowledge and personal and organizational skills, knowledge and
abilities. abilities.
A set of systematic and planned activities designed by A set of systematic and planned activities designed by
an organization or HR department to provide its an organization or HR department to provide its
members with the necessary skills to meet current and members with the necessary skills to meet current and
future job demands. future job demands.
Relationship Between HRM and Relationship Between HRM and
HRD HRD
Human Resource Management (HRM) has Human Resource Management (HRM) has
many functions. many functions.
Human Resource Development (HRD) is just Human Resource Development (HRD) is just
one of the functions within HRM one of the functions within HRM
Functions of HRD Functions of HRD
Training and development (T&D) Training and development (T&D)
Organizational development Organizational development
Career development Career development
Training and Development Training and Development
Training Training improving the knowledge, skills improving the knowledge, skills
and attitudes of employees for the short and attitudes of employees for the short--term, term,
particular to a specific job or task. particular to a specific job or task.
Employee orientation Employee orientation
Skills & technical training Skills & technical training
Coaching Coaching
Training and Development Training and Development
Development Development Preparing for future Preparing for future
responsibilities, while increasing the capacity responsibilities, while increasing the capacity
to perform at a current job to perform at a current job
Management training Management training
Supervisor development Supervisor development
Organizational Development Organizational Development
The process of improving an organizations The process of improving an organizations
effectiveness and members well effectiveness and members well--being being
through the application of behavioral science. through the application of behavioral science.
Focuses on both macro Focuses on both macro-- and micro and micro--levels levels
HRD plays the role of a change agent HRD plays the role of a change agent
Career Development Career Development
Ongoing process by which individuals Ongoing process by which individuals
progress through series of changes until they progress through series of changes until they
achieve their personal level of maximum achieve their personal level of maximum
achievement. achievement.
Career planning Career planning
Career management Career management
Organizational Structure of HRD Departments Organizational Structure of HRD Departments
Depends on company size and status. Depends on company size and status.
No single structure used. No single structure used.
Librarians Role in HRD Librarians Role in HRD
A front A front--line participant in HRD line participant in HRD
Implements HRD programs and procedures Implements HRD programs and procedures
On On--the the--job training (OJ T) job training (OJ T)
Motivational lecture Motivational lecture
Career and employee development Career and employee development
Integrates HRD with organizational goals and strategies Integrates HRD with organizational goals and strategies
Promotes HRD as a profit enhancer Promotes HRD as a profit enhancer
Tailors HRD to corporate needs and budget Tailors HRD to corporate needs and budget
Institutionalizes performance enhancement Institutionalizes performance enhancement
Challenges for HRD Challenges for HRD
Changing workforce demographics Changing workforce demographics
Competing in global economy Competing in global economy
Eliminating the skills gap Eliminating the skills gap
Need for lifelong learning Need for lifelong learning
Need for organizational learning Need for organizational learning
A Framework for the HRD Process A Framework for the HRD Process
HRD efforts should use the following four stages: HRD efforts should use the following four stages:
Needs assessment Needs assessment
Design Design
Implementation Implementation
Evaluation Evaluation