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Suggested Books To Help With Planning Training and Development and Undertaking Training Needs Assessments
So much of training dollars is wasted due to a lack of proper front-end analysis and planning. It's the upfront work - making sure that training meets the needs of the company, that makes all the difference. Here, we've listed some excellent texts and guides to help with planning training, and undertaking training needs analyses and assessments. Whether you are developing a corporate training strategy, or you are a trainer wanting to develop your skills, these will work for you.
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The Professional Trainer: A Comprehensive Guide to Planning, Delivering, and Evaluating Training Programs by Robert H. Vaughn
In today's highly competitive business world, people are the critical — sometimes only — difference between success and failure. As technology evolves, businesses must train employees, clients, and even customers more quickly and more often. In this rapidly changing climate, almost anyone can be called upon to be a trainer. Some relish the role, but most view it with trepidation. The Professional Trainer provides both full-time trainers and those who train only occasionally with the tools and techniques needed to rise to the challenge. A basic primer covering the entire training process, the book can also be used as a troubleshooting guide, with chapters on how to determine what skills and knowledge to include in a training program and the development of on-the-job lesson plans, checklists for progress evaluation, and information on when and how to use media support, and tools for making the learning process effective and attractive.
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Successful Training Strategies: Twenty-Six Innovative Corporate Models
by Jill Casner-Lotto
Detailed case studies of leading companiessuch as Xerox, General Electric, Goodyear, and Manpower, Inc.show how innovative training practices make organizations more competitive. Illustrates how effective programs can help companies utilize the latest manufacturing, production, communication, and service technologies. A companion to TrainingThe Competitive Edge. |
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Practical Guide to Needs Assessment
by Kavita Gupta
This how-to handbook is perfect for anyone seeking a methodical approach to needs assessment. You'll get a treasury of tools: worksheets, ready-to-use forms, and templates for planning a course of action. The accompanying disk, packed with job aids, enables you to customize materials for your own use.
You'll learn how to:
. Overcome barriers to success
. Prepare interviews and surveys
. Accelerate the data-gathering process
. Identify competencies for effective performance
. Develop a long-term performance improvement plan
Whether you're an experienced trainer who's been conducting needs assessments for years, or a supervisor who wants to get to the root of job performance problems, this book has the tools for you! No other resource tackles such a wide range of needs assessments. A Practical Guide to Needs Assessment has it all!
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First Things Fast : A Handbook for Performance Analysis
by Allison Rossett
This hands-on book tells you how to quickly determine performance needs before investing precious time and resources. When trainers, consultants, and problem-solvers need to figure out what's wrong with an organization--and they need a solution fast--they need this book. Needs assessment is about doing things right; performance analysis guarantees doing the right thing.
Rossett offers extensive guidance on:
. Accelerating a performance analysis
. Overcoming organizational obstacles
. Using technology in analysis
. Presenting the results of an analysis . . . and much more!
You'll get job aids, templates, and implementation examples that direct you through the basics of performance analysis. Carefully selected case studies further illustrate the text.
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