Employee training and development unit

training

A planned effort to facilitate the learning of job-related knowledge, skills, and behavior by employees.

transfer of training

Effective application of principles learned to what is required on the job

Formal Programs

10% of development types. workshops, training courses, formal education, 360 feedback, books, articles, manuals

Working with others

20% of development types. Model behaviors of others who excel in the area, interview role models, informal mentors, feedback, build relationships

On the job/experimental

70% of developmental types. Start something new, managing new projects, serves on a task force, lead a task force/team, improve a process/product, take on new assignment

Performance = Ability x Motivation x Opportunity

P=AxMxO

Experimental development

Training programs in which participants learn concepts and apply them by simulating behaviors involved and analyzing the activity, connecting it with real-life situations

Characteristics of development experiences

1. Success and failure are both possible and will be apparent to others

2. Requires "take charge" individual with strong leadership qualities

3. Involves working with new people, a lot of people or both

4. Creates high levels of personal pressure

5. Requires influencing people, activities over which the person has no formal control

6. Large variety of situations and tasks that will be watched and assessed by important individuals

7. I textually challenging

Different types of experimental development

-small projects start ups(things that a given person can do that really greats a project or program going)

-small scope jumps "fix its"(fix issues within the company)

-small strategic assignments

-coursework and coaching assignments

-activities away from work

-large leaps in scope or scale (job grows a lot)

-lateral moves

-switches (line to staff or staff to line)

coach

A peer manager who works with an employee to motivate the employee, help them develop skills, and provide reinforcement and feedback.

mentor

an experienced, productive senior employee who helps develop a less experienced employee

Different types of training methodologies

-Classroom

-Computer-based (CBT)

-Audiovisual (e.g., DVD, videotape, etc.)

-E-learning

- "On the Job Training" (OJT), Action Learning, etc.

-Experiential

-Simulations, Games, etc.

-Case Studies

-Podcasting

- YouTube Videos