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Training and Development System
Notes 1.3.1 Stakeholders in Training and Development
The stakeholders’ in training and development are categorized into several classes.
(a) The sponsors of training and development are senior managers.
(b) The clients of training and development are business planners. Line managers are
responsible for coaching, resources, and performance.
(c) The participants or the trainees are those who actually undergo the processes.
(d) The facilitators are Human Resource Management staff.
(e) And the providers or the Trainers are specialists in the field. Each of these groups has its own
agenda and motivations, which sometimes conflict with the agendas and motivations of
the others.
1.3.2 Role of Trainee in Transfer of Training
The role of Trainer and the trainee is the most important for the success of any training
programme. The trainee is a major stakeholder in a training programme. The whole training
programme is developed for the trainees only. Each candidate plays an important role in the
transfer of training because one participant’s attitude regarding the training influence the other
participants and also each participant can assist by advancing the learning process to realize the
training objectives.
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Caution It is to be remembered that participant’s willingness to invest in the program is
directly proportional to the benefits of the learning that the trainee could expect.
Each participant forms their own perception towards training. Some perceptions remain the
same during the program, while some faded depending upon the assessment of a program by
the participant.
Self Assessment
Fill in the blanks:
8. Under the …………….. view, it is being considered that managers are born and not made.
9. Training and development encompasses three main activities which are training,
…………….. and development.
10. In modern approach Training is considered as more of retention tool than a …………..
11. The sponsors of training and development are …………………..
12. The role of trainer and .................................. is most important for success of any training
programme.
1.4 Problems and Future Trends in Training
Training is influenced by trends in other disciplines, demographics, politics, technology and a
number of other domains. In this connection, the critical uncertainties confronting training are
as under:
1. Competition for the expertise elite: what is training role in developing increasingly
competent and expert workers?
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