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Title: Human Resource Management
Description: Assignment on Training and Development

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Course: HURM 210
Human Resources Management

Assignment
Training & Development

Training and Development in
Human Resources
Definition of terms

Training
This term is often interpreted as the activity when an expert and learner work together to
effectively transfer information from the expert to the learner (to enhance a learner's
knowledge, attitudes or skills) so the learner can better perform a current task or job
...
This development often includes a wide variety of methods, e
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, orienting
about a role, training in a wide variety of areas, ongoing training on the job, coaching,
mentoring and forms of self-development
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Sherman, Bohlander & Snell (1998) explain training as any effort initiated by the
organization to foster learning among its members
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Where as development tends to be more oriented towards broadening an individual skills
for future responsibilities
...


Training and development
Training and development are processes that provides employees with information, skills,
uplift of personality, understanding of organization’s goals, culture and missions as well
as the ability to make positive contributions in the form of good performance
...
It may take the form of an older employee that is assigned to show
the new employee "the ropes
...

Organizations, especially in government have created new employee training and
development that is designed, exclusively or primarily, to provide mandated safety
familiarization within the organization
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2)In structural design that describes the actual content of training Programme
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3) Validation that is to test training program’s a particular group to ensure that the
training is valid
4) Implementation – the training Programme is implemented using techniques such as job
training and programmed learning
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This step is very important as it sets the stage for feedback to the
trainer, indicating how much learning that actually took place and what if anything needs
to be done in term of a follow up of further training
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 High competition among rival firms and to cope with new processes and system
introduced by the organization as well as focus on customer service that requires
efficient and effective quality service
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 If you have a high turnover, training new employees will make them more
productive
...
They will stick
around longer
...

 When a performance appraisal indicates performance improvement is needed
 To "benchmark" the status of improvement so far in a performance improvement
effort
 As part of an overall professional development program
 As part of succession planning to help an employee be eligible for a planned
change in role in the organization
 To "pilot", or test, the operation of a new performance management system
 To train about a specific topic
 The bring employees to the level required for satisfactory performance by the
organization
 To prepare employee to grasp and move up the organization’s ladder
 Organizational change that requires employees to use and acquire skills in team
building, decision making and communication
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 Computer skills: Computer skills are becoming a necessity for conducting
administrative and office tasks
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 Diversity: Diversity training usually includes explanation about how people have
different perspectives and views, and includes techniques to value diversity
 Ethics: Today's society has increasing expectations about corporate social
responsibility
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 Human relations: The increased stresses of today's workplace can include
misunderstandings and conflict
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 Quality initiatives: Initiatives such as Total Quality Management, Quality
Circles, benchmarking, etc
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 Safety: Safety training is critical where working with heavy equipment,
hazardous chemicals, repetitive activities, etc
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 Sexual harassment: Sexual harassment training usually includes careful
description of the organization's policies about sexual harassment, especially
about what are inappropriate behaviors
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Title: Human Resource Management
Description: Assignment on Training and Development