Step 3 – Develop The Development Stage is the next crucial step to follow when building a training program for a company. This stage may at first appear easily understandable, but it can be overlooked without proper planning. During development, management considers what curriculum is needed for each person or group of persons, and then [...]

Step 2 - Plan The Planning Stage closely follows the Investigation Stage. Together, Investigation and Planning activities strategically connect the workforce training and development to business goals for the company. The reasons to conduct training differ for individual companies, ranging from improved competitiveness to better productivity, to scrap reduction on the manufacturing floor, to eliminating [...]

Step 1 - Investigate All future steps of a training program depend on the Investigation Stage. Companies that train successfully have already made the cultural commitment to training and recognize that training and development is essential to succeed in today’s increasingly competitive global markets. As a company adopts training, management must begin to gain a [...]

Goals of Training and Development In today’s business environment, the idea of setting goals sounds like something that should be second nature. Everyday business demands goal setting. The same is true for training and development. Nevertheless, training and development programs often follow the philosophy that “if you build it, they will come.” In today’s fast-paced [...]

Introduction Effective workforce training and development is a process. This process takes time, effort and dedication to make it successful. The process also demands a range of activities that all support the overall training and development objectives. According to the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD), 70% of all training efforts fail after the [...]