Linking Training to Organisational Goals

DAY 1

Business Strategy and Training

• Introduction to the course and individuals

• Objectives

• Introduction to training, development, and learning

• So why do we need to train anyway

• How businesses set their strategy

• The importance of aligning training strategy

• The role of training in supporting business strategy

• Champions and sponsors

• Defining the training function

DAY 2

Developing a Focussed Training Solution

• The Systematic Training Cycle

• Learning and performance objectives

• Personality and Learning Styles

• Different learning methods – e-learning to classroom

• Developing learning solutions and blended learning

• Training design principles

• Selecting the trainer

• Prioritizing training needs

• Validation and Evaluation

DAY 3

The Training Strategy

• Research and analysis – TNA

• Training needs analysis

• Developing your customer base

• Building a training strategy

• Presenting strategy for impact

• Organizations and Change – driving the need for training

• Responding to organizational change

• Workshop – Training project to support major cultural change

DAY 4

Building the Value of Training

• The providers of training

• Developing partnerships and suppliers

• Pilot programs for Validation

• Evaluation for ROI

• Case Study - Evaluation and measuring Return on Investment

• Evaluation methods

• Evaluating what? Perceptions or reality

• Quality Control and Evaluation

• Tests and Assessments

DAY 5

Developing Your Training Strategy

• Creating the training plan

• Creating a cost budget

• The use of Service Level Agreements

• Reporting training activities against the plan

• Skills practice on personal case studies

• Peer support in developing ideas

• Post seminar peer network support

• Action planning

• Key learnings and personal development plans

• Issue of course certificates