Training Basics
The workplace has shifted from 'touch labor' to this type of worker who relies on knowledge and information.
Who are Knowledge workers
The first phase of the training and development model.
What are needs assessment?
These two preconditions strongly affect whether trainees will successfully learn.
what is readiness and motivation?
The most common training delivery method accounting for about 41% of training hours.
What is classroom instruction?
This criterion evaluates how participants felt about the training.
What is Reactions?
These are subjective skills like communication, leadership, and teamwork that are harder to measure.
What are soft skills?
This analysis reviews a company’s environment, goals, strategies, and resources to identify training needs.
what are Organization Analysis?
This refers to whether trainees have the experience and knowledge needed to absorb training.
What is trainee readiness?
This training method combines online learning with traditional instruction.
What is blended learning?
This evaluation criterion measures knowledge and skills gained.
What is Learning?
These are tangible, teachable abilities such as operating machinery or budgeting.
What are hard skills?
This step involves reviewing job descriptions and the KSAOs needed to perform a job.
What is Task Analysis?
This principle states people learn by participating in activities and reflecting on them.
what is experimental learning?
This approach teaches employees multiple jobs rather than just one role.
This measures how trainees apply new skills back on the job.
What is behavior?
The overall goal of training programs is to contribute to these within an organization.
What are strategic Goals?
Companies track quality, absenteeism, turnover, and accidents through this type of HR information.
What is HR data collection?
This principle recognizes that people learn in different ways such as visual or hands-on.
What is individual learning differences?
This training method involves employees learning directly while performing tasks.
What is on the job training?
Organizations measure this to determine bottom-line effectiveness of training.
What is Return on Investments? (ROI)
This process determines which employees require training and which do not.
What is Person analysis?
This assessment focuses on the skills and knowledge employees need for decision-oriented jobs.
What is competency assessment?
This stage of the learning curve occurs when progress slows after initial improvement.
What is the plateau?
This acronym represents Prepare, Present, Orient, Perform, Evaluate, Reinforce.
This company used 'Whirlpool University' and later shifted to short training modules.
What is Whirlpool?