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Unit 2: Strategic Training

 Comfort Notes
 Equipment
 Timing.
Careful attention to these operational details will contribute to the success of the training
programme.
An effective training programme administrator should follow these steps:
 Define the organizational objective.

 Determine the needs of the training programme
 Define training goals
 Develop training methods

 Decide whom to train
 Decide who should do the training
 Administer the training
 Evaluate the training programme.
Following these steps will help an administrator develop an effective training programme to
ensure that the firm keeps qualified employees who are productive, happy workers. This will
contribute positively to the bottom line.

Evaluation of Training

Training should be evaluated several times during the process. Determine these milestones
when you develop the training. Employees should be evaluated by comparing their newly
acquired skills with the skills defined by the goals of the training programme. Any discrepancies
should be noted and adjustments made to the training programme to enable it to meet specified
goals. Many training programmes fall short of their expectations simply because the
administrator failed to evaluate its progress until it was too late. Timely evaluation will prevent
the training from straying from its goals

Self Assessment

Fill in the blanks:

4. Strategic training and development process is directed towards …………… outcomes.
5. There are two broad types of training available to businesses which are on-the-job and
………………. techniques.

6. A programme structured with the company’s strategy and objectives in mind has a high
probability of improving productivity and other goals are set in the training …………….

2.3 Organisational Factors Influencing Training

Training programmes fail not always because of lack of KSAs (Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes)
but sometimes it is because of the organizational forces also. These forces also hold back the
transfer of training, and learning. Therefore, it is important to keep in check those forces. The
key organizational forces that drive the successful transfer of training are:

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