Managing The Training Process

A comprehensive, practical guide to managing all aspects of training, from programme creation to implementation and monitoring success rates. It offers flexible strategies for adapting training to meet the demands on today's professionals. This new edition retains popular features of its predecessor, and also covers some of the latest developments in the ever-changing world of training and development.

“Michalak and Yager have done it again. Their detailed explanation of the training process is practical and fills the gap between the theories and what effective trainers actually do. It’s a great resource for the novice and experienced trainer alike.” Ron Kregoski, President Kregoski Associates, Brighton, MI “A lot of books on training promise the world, but few provide practical, step-by-step answers to training challenges that professionals deal with everyday. I am excited about this valuable resource. So much so, had I the power, I would see that a copy of this book was included in every college HR student’s and training professional’s library. This book will teach every training professional, regardless of their level of expertise, something they didn’t know or help them design a training process that will add to the crucial bottom-line.” Wanda J. Smith, Ph.D., Professor of Human Resource Management Virginia Tech University, Blacksburg, VA Senior Partner, H & S Enterprises “Clear, concise, and to the point. Michalak and Yager go beyond the “fad” approach to training and instead address larger organizational and management issues. Must-reading for the trainer, manager, and consultant.” Calvin Sun, President Technology Horizons, Paoli, PA

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

A comprehensive book from Dr R K Sahu, a passionate Corporate Trainer for all those who have passion for Training.A complete guide for Trainers, HR Professionals & Consultants, Professors of Human Resource Development & Management Students, Training Managers and all individuals who aspire to make a career as a Trainer or in Managing Training Function.A practical treatise covering all facets of Training including:v Managing Training Functionv Training Needs Identificationv Aligning training with organizational goalsv Designing Training Programmev Training Methodologiesv Delivery of Trainingv Measuring Impact of TrainingA masterpiece detailing all finer elements of Training with a practical approach.

This manual is a comprehensive, step-by-step practical approach to planning and delivering a training programme. Important points have been appropriately elaborated and further reinforced through examples. Guidelines are also provided to assist trainers in carrying out specific tasks. It makes an essential tool for training managers, trainers and instructors from both the management and development fields.

Are you reinventing the wheel each time you create a training project? Organize your way to efficiency, with project management templates and tools specifically designed for training professionals. This book is at its core a bank of training knowledge. Each customizable template is practical to use on training-related projects or ongoing operations. In this book you will find: forms to help you manage all aspects of your training project helpful information to guide you as you institute an information system for your training department templates that help you deliver business results and business success.Using good forms correctly can greatly increase productivity and consistency within a distributed network of project team members. Whether you are a project manager who has training responsibilities, or a trainer responsible for managing projects, this guide offers tools you need to maximize efficiency.

An updated edition of the bestselling classic Donald Kirkpatrick is a true legend in the training field: he is a past president of ASTD, a member of Training magazine's "HRD Hall of Fame," and the recipient of the 2003 "Lifetime Achievement Award in Workplace Learning and Performance" from ASTD In 1959 Donald Kirkpatrick developed a four-level model for evaluating training programs. Since then, the "Kirkpatrick Model" has become the most widely used approach to training evaluation in the corporate, government, and academic worlds. Evaluating Training Programs provided the first comprehensive guide to Kirkpatrick's Four Level Model, along with detailed case studies of how the model is being used successfully in a wide range of programs and institutions. This new edition includes revisions and updates of the existing material plus new case studies that show the four-level model in action. Going beyond just using simple reaction questionnaires to rate training programs, Kirkpatrick's model focuses on four areas for a more comprehensive approach to evaluation: Evaluating Reaction, Evaluating Learning, Evaluating Behavior, and Evaluating Results. Evaluating Training Programs is a how-to book, designed for practitiners in the training field who plan, implement, and evaluate training programs. The author supplements principles and guidelines with numerous sample survey forms for each step of the process. For those who have planned and conducted many programs, as well as those who are new to the training and development field, this book is a handy reference guide that provides a practical and proven model for increasing training effectiveness through evaluation. In the third edition of this classic bestseller, Kirkpatrick offers new forms and procedures for evaluating at all levels and several additional chapters about using balanced scorecards and "Managing Change Effectively." He also includes twelve new case studies from organizations that have been evaluated using one or more of the four levels--Caterpillar, Defense Acquisition University, Microsoft, IBM, Toyota, Nextel, The Regence Group, Denison University, and Pollack Learning Alliance.