Employee development is the combination of formal

education, job experiences, relationships, and

assessment of personality and abilities to help
employees prepare for the future of their careers.

Training is more focused on improving performance

in the current job, but training programs may
support employee development.

To reduce start-up costs of a new employee.

To reduce the fear and anxiety of the new
employee and hazing from other employees.
To reduce turnover.
To save time for supervisors and co-workers.
To develop realistic job expectations, positive
attitudes toward the employer, and job
satisfaction.

 Need

assessment

Organizational Analysis
Person Analysis
Test Analysis

Training validity
Transfer validity
Intra-organizational validity
Interorganizational validity

Trainee must be motivated to learn.

Trainee must be able to learn.
Learning must be reinforced.
Training must provide for practice of the
material.
Material presented must be meaningful.
Material taught must transfer to the job.