Training is a worthwhile investment when planned and executed properly. An organization should train to their goals, strategies, and competencies desired in employees. Training is more than instructing others to mimic the steps necessary to complete a task or process. It provides skills necessary to think and react to anomalies that may occur throughout the process of completing the task.
With continuous training, employees can develop new skills, refine current skills, and adapt to changing environments. This helps the company remain competitive and potentially reduce lay-offs in an ever-changing environment.
To execute training properly, a systematic approach using ADDIE or similar method should be used. ADDIE is an acronym for Analyze, Design, Develop, Implement, and Evaluate. Special attention should be placed on the analyze phase to ensure both the learners and business' needs are met. Another commonly overlooked phase is the evaluation of training. In it, the questions of: are the learners able to apply the knowledge and lessons taught, is the training relevant to the current needs, and does the training support the business long-term and short-term needs should be asked.
As you can tell, training is a complex process that helps businesses remain competitive and obtain their goals.
Leanne,
ReplyDeleteI think you did a great job with your speech! It was good to hear you mention how training is not just getting someone to repeat the steps of a process but to understand the process well enough to respond to unexpected situations that may occur during its span as well as be able to think of ways of improvement.
I can also appreciate how you brought it back to the ADDIE foundation and pointing out how significant the first and last steps are to the success of training. Without properly recognizing and analyzing objectives and then evaluating the processes and results that are to take place due to those objectives, training stands a great chance of being unsuccessful. As a result, organizations perform poorly at maintain and improving its purpose.
Leanne,
ReplyDeleteYou did a wonderful job with your speech! It was fluent, clear, and nicely paced. I like the fact that you pointed out that training goes beyond just being able to do the procedures, but also to react to unplanned variances that may come up at any time. Having the ability to be flexible and problem-solve are important attributes in the work-place.
Although there are many models available, your connection to ADDIE is very appropriate to point out since the training design process is a systematic approach for developing programs (Noe, 2010). In addition, analysis and evaluation are vital to the success of the training program. Without these, needs may not be met and the effectiveness will not be known.
Beth
References
Noe, R. A. (2010). Employee training and development (5th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw Hill.