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Unit 4: Training Design

2. Consider the learning population and how they will affect the programme design: The Notes
learning population is an important consideration in the design of the programme.
(Number of people to be worked in training programme.)
3. How many people the programme will cover? This will obviously have an effect on how
many events must be arranged.

4. Age range of the learners: New entrants, young, inexperienced will require a deferent
approach from existing, older, experiences people and advice must be given to the planners
accordingly
5. To know learning preferences

6. To know the level of knowledge of learners
7. The location of the potential learners
8. List the ways in which each objective might best be met

9. Decide whether the learning will be best achieved by an on-the-job or off-the-job
programme form.

4.4.2 Material Design

1. It decides on the nature of the training approaches – one-to-one, coaching, project
management, and mentoring, open decrying.
2. Plan the order of events to meet the programmer and individuals’ objectives.

3. Prepare an outline plan for the programme detailed from the precious items.
4. Discus the proposed plan with the people who will be involved and, if possible, the
learning population and their line managers.
5. Complete a final, agreed programme plan.

4.4.3 Types of Training Approach

The first, and probably the most important, decision concerns the type of training approach that
will be used to satisfy the agreed objectives for a particular group of learners.
Type of Training can be ® ON THE JOB TAINING
® OFF THE JOB TAINING
4.4.4 Operational Design of Off-the-job Training

Objectives and the Learning Population

Objectives and the learning population were considered fully in On the Job Training. Additional
comments related to off-the-job training are:

 Number of people needed to be covered by the programme
 Age range of the learning groups

 List the agreed objectives for the training programme
 Consider the learning population and how they will affect the programme design

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