Human Resource Management

Topic:

Organizations need to establish training programmes that are effective. Critically examine and discuss how a systematic approach to training can enhance training programmes that are linked to organizational needs.

Introduction:

Into the 21st century, human resource management is the most crucial resource in the various social resources. It has a significant influence on the corporate resources and also many experts, scholars and successful personages of home and abroad attach importance to this resource. Nowadays, many organizations have paid more attention on human resource management; they want to establish an advance training program to improve their employees’ skills and knowledge. Training provides employees with the skills they need to do their jobs. Having high-potential employees does not guarantee they will succeed. They must know “what” to do and “how” to do it. A systematic approach to training ensures that an organization's course development efforts produce consistent results. Sponsors and stakeholders expect a return on investment for development and delivery.

The systematic approach to training process consists of five steps (see Figure 1). Most employers do not create their own training materials. Many materials are available from professional training providers.

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Central arguments:

1. Training Needs Analysis

Analysis of training needs depends on whether the training is for new or current employees. The first step in a systematic training approach involves assessing training needs. By observing employees at work, interviewing managers and asking expert workers about what they need know to perform their tasks, training professionals more accurately identify what topics and activities should be included in training courses. During this phase, training professionals identify when training should occur and who should attend. There are two main ways to identity training needs:

1) Task analysis

2) Performance analysis.

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