Session 10 - Learning & Development
Session 10 - Learning & Development
Session 10
What is Training and Development
Training
• Systematic process of altering the behavior of employees in a direction to
increase organizational goals
• Improve knowledge, skills, attitude and thus equip an individual to be
more effective in his present job or prepare him for a future assignment
Development
• It is more future oriented
• More in terms of educating i.e. imparting knowledge in general that can
be applied in many different settings
Objectives of Training and Development
Training
• Emphasis on imparting job-related skills
• Focus on present job
• Immediate and short-term
Development
• Emphasis on continuous learning
• Focus on future growth
• Long-term objectives
Process of Training and Development
Needs analysis
• Identify job performance skills needed, knowledge gaps, assess
prospective trainees skills, and develop objectives.
Design
• Produce the training program content, including workbooks, exercises,
and activities.
Development
• Presenting (trying out) the training to a small representative audience.
Implement the program
• Actually training the targeted employee group.
Evaluation
• Assesses the program’s successes or failures.
Training Needs Assessment
Training Needs Assessment – Auditing current situation
Organizational analysis
Organizational analysis looks at the proposed training within the context of the
entire organization
Person analysis
Individual analysis determines which employees should receive training and what
their current levels of skill and knowledge are
• identifies the learning problem, the goals and objectives, the audience’s needs,
existing knowledge, and any other relevant characteristics
Need Analysis
• List activities the will help the participants learn the task.
Types of evaluation:
for evaluating