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Amit Kumar Sharma, Lovely Professional University Unit 14: Contemporary Issues in Training and Development

Unit 14: Contemporary Issues in Notes
Training and Development

CONTENTS
Objectives
Introduction
14.1 Training Issues Resulting from External Environment

14.2 Training Issues Resulting from Internal Need of the Company
14.3 Career Development and Training Career Development
14.3.1 Career Stages
14.3.2 Dual Career Paths
14.3.3 Career Plateau

14.3.4 Coping with Career Breaks
14.4 Balancing Work and Life
14.5 Increased use of Technology for Training
14.6 Summary
14.7 Keywords
14.8 Review Questions
14.9 Further Readings

Objectives

After studying this unit, you will be able to:
 Describe the training issues with respect to internal and external environment
 Discuss the consideration of career issues with training

 Recognize the ways of balancing work and life.
 Explain about the increased use of new technology for training

Introduction

Yesterday’s proven track record and today’s seemingly perfect solution is often tomorrow’s
anchor. In a technology-driven environment, making the whole organization aware of the need
to invest in human development perhaps may be the basic step in building up a resourceful and
efficient group of individuals (Varghese, 2001). The mindset of people should change in order to
assimilate the changes taking place in and around their organization. This is essential even to
carry on the existing line of activities and to earn the income they are presently earning. All
should realize that only the unusual and resourceful HRM factor can lead the organization
amidst rapidly changing business realities.

Training is an instructor-led activity aimed at helping the trainee to learn in a stated way;
development is the summation experiences people gain by working independently on the job
or the awareness occurred by interacting with the environment.

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