What is strategic training and development?
Linking training and development activities to strategic initiatives...especially financial initiatives.
Appropriate for both presentation and total group instruction
Trainers should address E to P, P to O, and O to M (Motivation) elements to ensure learners are motivated to learn.
A curriculum roadmap refers to a figure showing all of the courses in a curriculum, the paths that learners can take through it, and the sequences in which courses have to be completed.
How is needs theory used in training and development programs?
Suggest that to motivate learning, trainers should identify trainees’ needs and communicate how training program content relates to fulfilling these needs
The trainer needs to identify and highlight how the behavior is being modeled throughout the organization…especially by those in leadership positions.
Increased revenue (increased productivity, selling T&D, increased market share, etc.).
Decreased expenses (low scrap, fewer accidents, employee retention, etc.).
Generalization refers to applying what was learned to situations that are similar but not identical to those in training
Maintenance refers to trainees continuing to use what they learned over time
What are the three components of McClelland's Needs Theory?
The need for power, affiliation, and achievement.