Managing Training And Development

The eighth edition of Managing Training and Development focuses on the training and development of people from a human resource management perspective.The book is written for undergraduate students of Human Resource Management; Human Resource Development; Industrial Psychology; Management and Business Management at universities, universities of technology as well as industry training providers.

Managing Training and Development focuses on the training and development of personnel from a human resource management perspective. It provides detailed discussions, case studies with case questions, self-evaluation questions, and activities to guide students through a wide spectrum of training and development issues, from legislation that impacts on education and training, such as South African Qualifications Authority, the NQF, the Skills Development Acts of thefactors that influence the training and development of people in organizations, to benefit the individual and the enterprise by integrating theory and practice. Managing Training and Development 7e is suitable for senior undergraduate students of Human Resource Management, Human ResourceDevelopment, Industrial Psychology, Management, and Business Management at universities, universities of technology, and private education and training providers.

Managing Training and Development in South Africa fourth edition equips human resource practitioners with the skills to manage the training and development of employees in various enterprises. Detailed discussions, case studies and self-evaluation questions guide students through a wide spectrum of training and development issues, from legislation that impacts on education and training, such as SAQA, the NQF, the Skills Development Acts, and SETAs (Sector Education and Training Authorities), to contemporary issues, such as broad-based black economic empowerment, affirmative action and employment equity.

Put the most advanced training practices available today to work for your organization. In this guidebook, a number of researchers and practitioners combine the often unshared breakthroughs from a number of training disciplines into a single set of principles and guidelines that you can use to implement and maintain a state-of-the-art training program. Learn the best practices and most current developments in strategic planning and needs assessment, training design and media selection, training delivery, transfer of training and training evaluation, long-term maintenance of leading programs within organizations, and more!

Managing projects in HR, Training and Development is an essential handbook for both operational staff and senior human resource managers and covers all aspects of project management. The book examines how to carry out an effective project intended to make an improvement in a context where human resources, training and development are central concerns. This includes workplaces, universities, colleges, training and development organizations. The book introduces a framework of techniques and processes that provide practical tools and approaches and there are numerous examples that demonstrate how these tools can be used and applied to achieve change and improvement. Each chapter discusses an aspect of project management and includes examples drawn from human resource, training and development settings. Techniques are introduced and applied to examples and there are 'pauses for thought' to encourage the reader to think ideas through. The book also puts an emphasis on structured learning from experience and critical reflection. This practical and thoughtful approach provides an ideal guide for anyone who takes responsibility for leading, managing, supervising or contributing to a project in this area of work.

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.