TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

Organizations understand that in order to compete and succeed, employees need to

continually learn and utilize the new knowledge in the operation.

This topic will cover how training and development become the backbone of
strategic management. This will identify how training become a central to nurture,
strengthen, and expand the capacity of the business.

Specifically, this topic will help you be able to:

1. Discuss the scope of training and development and its strategic aspects.
2. Identify the different phases and activities in Training Needs Assessment.
3. Describe the factors that must be considered when designing a training program.
4. Identify the different training-delivery methods organizations use.
5. Identify how the effectiveness of training programs are evaluated and describe
some of the additional training programs conducted by firms.

The links below will bring light on how training and development happens in the
organization. Access and read the links below:
1. https://courses.lumenlearning.com/wm-principlesofmanagement/chapter/employee-
orientation-and-training/
2. https://www.aihr.com/blog/training-needs-analysis/
3. https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/tools-and-samples/toolkits/pages/
developingemployees.aspx
4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aR9TDNyn8cM
5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGMfSccwKaE

After reading all the materials and watching the videos you are expected to perform
assessment activities that include:

1. Answer the following questions:

a. Why training is important?
b. Differentiate employee orientation and employee training.
c. What is the common objective of training?
d. Difference of employee training and of employee development.
e. What influences training and learning?
f. Enumerate the different training methods and describe when it is
appropriately used.
g. Describe the preparations, responsibilities of the trainer/training officer
during the pre training, the training proper, and post training. Refer to the
provided videos above.