week 10 - growing talent. Orientation, Training & Development, and Career Planning

onboarding

¤The process of integrating and acculturating new employees into the organization and providing them with the tools, resources, and knowledge to become successful and productive

onboarding includes

¤orientation, socialization, and training and development activities

onboarding involves efforts to

¤build relationships, encourage

¤understanding of the culture,

¤provide KSAOs needed to

perform the job, etc

strategic importance of onboarding

¨Reduce employee turnover

¨Reduce errors and save time

¨Develop clear job and organizational expectations

¨Attain acceptable job performance levels faster

¨Reduce anxiety and increase organizational stability

¨Reduce instances of corrective discipline and grievances

¨Builds relationships and a common sense of purpose

content of orientation programs

¨Organizational Issues

¨HR Related Topics

¨Role Expectations & Performance

training

a planned effort by an organization to facilitate the learning of job related behavior of its employees. 

Main difference between training and development is…

one of time frame

training = for current job

development = for future job

learning principles

participation

repetition

relevance

transference

feedback

participation

improves motivation and engages more senses that help reinforce the learning process

repetition

¨etches a pattern into our memory, makes behaviour more automatic.

relevance

¨learning is helped when the  material to be learned is meaningful. 

transference

¨the application of training

 to actual job situations. 

feedback

gives learners information on their progress

on the job training

¤Typical On-the-Job Training

¤Job Rotation

¤Apprenticeships and Coaching

off the job training

¤Lecture and Video Presentations

¤Job Labs and Simulations

¤Role-playing

¤Case Study

¤Self-Study and Programmed Learning

¤Digital learning

training outcomes

¤A way to evaluate the effectiveness of a training program.

¤Reaction

¤Knowledge

¤Behaviour

¤Organizational results