Managing The Training Function

This book presents time saving strategies, tactics, and a host of job aids to get the best result from the corporate learning function. It will serve both as a must-have reference tool and as a practical survival guide for workplace learning professionals who face unique challenges in accomplishing their responsibilities. Several strategies and tactics are offered to organize the roles and responsibilities of the training function. There's authoritative advice, too, for managing the function including staff management, communicating expectations, setting the learning agenda, coaching subject matter experts, hiring consultants and vendors, managing content, working with learning portals, setting up and managing a learning resource center, marketing and building internal support for training, and integrating learning into the business.

Cover -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Original Title Page -- Original Copyright Page -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 The Job of the Training Manager-seven Steps -- 2 Theory 1-Training Systems and Instructional Technology -- 3 Step 1-Define the Problems -- Step 2-Arrange the Problems in Order of Priority -- 4 Step 3-Analyse Each Problem to Determine the Best Mix of Organizational Change, Selection and Training -- 5 Step 4-Produce a Target Population Analysis, a Task Analysis and a Performance Analysis to the Relevant Level of Detail -- 6 Theory 2-More Instructional Technology -- 7 Step 5-Design the Training Process and Produce the Training Plan -- 8 Step 6-Assemble the Resources and Implement the Training Process -- 9 Step 7-Evaluate and Recycle -- 10 Assessing New Developments -- References -- Index

Monograph on the organisation of in plant training - covers the establishment of a training programme, job analysis, trainer teaching methods, training budget and evaluation of activities. References.

If you have questions about how to meet the demands of the new economy, corporate and organizational agendas, and the changing workplace you will find the answers in this well-written and concise book. Reengineering the Training Function provides a plan of action rich in strategies and tactics, full of specific guidelines and tools that can be put to use immediately. Learn how successful business reengineering and training practices parallel the reengineering of business processes. Any business that wants to remain competitive in a global marketplace will find this book relevant. Put these guidelines to work immediately to conduct a strategic training audit prior to initiating any reengineering process. You can change the process of training and control the new continuous learning organization with Reengineering the Training Function.