Practical Training Strategies for the Future

Introduction

1 Introducing a strategic approach to training

• Introduction
• What do we mean by strategy?
• What is a training strategy?
• Why is strategy important?
• Developing a training strategy
• Current situation analysis
• Identifying the desired future situation
• Moving from the present to the future
• Summary

• Introduction
• Integrating training at different levels
• Areas of HR
• Recruitment and selection
• Human resource planning
• Reward management
• Employee services
• Employee relations
• Employee development
• Potential levels of involvement in HR strategy
• Working across categories – performance management
• Summary

• Introduction
• Mechanisms for delivering training
• The changing balance in training delivery
• Implications for the training function
• Delivering training at different levels
• Determining levels of training
• Summary

• Introduction
• Multi-skilling and multi-scoping
• Supporting self-directed learning
• Empowering to learn
• Competencies for learning
• Managing in a learning environment
• Training in a learning environment
• Creating a learning organisation
• Developing learning contracts
• Summary

• Introduction
• The trainer’s role in the introduction of new applications
• Introducing new applications to the business
• Getting involved
• Planning the training
• Producing the training plan
• Documentation
• Delivery mechanisms
• Using technology in training
• Strategic training technology
• Digital broadcast technology
• Internet/intranet
• Introducing an intranet
• Summary

• Introduction
• Future requirements for skills and knowledge
• Delivery through projects
• Project process
• Managing a project team
• Delivery through consultants/contractors
• Summary