Chapter 6 Training And Development Flashcards
The first thing that industrial psychologist do before designing and implementing any training program is to conduct a training needs analysis
Training Needs Analysis
Ways in Determining the Training Needs
Survey
Interview
Performance Appraisal
Observation
Test
Focus Group Discussion
Once the needs of the employees are assessed, the next step is to formulate the main objectives of the proposed training programs. The objectives should be clear, achievable, and responsive to the needs of the organization and employees
In formulating the training objectives, itis important to understand the
roles of the trainers and the trainees. Their role is expressed in the form of aims whereas the trainees’ role is expressed in the form of objectives.
Training Objective
are stated according to the desired behavioral changes among the learners. There are three types of learning objectives. These are knowledge, attitude, and skills objectives. (ICAR-Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute,2014).
Learning Objectives
- It includes the acquisition of information. Learning is easily quantified. Focuses on testing the learner’s knowledge and comprehension in order to assess their level of understanding
Knowledge Objectives
- It includes the change of feelings or beliefs. These are the most difficult to achieve among the three types of objectives because the participants should be convinced that the change of attitude will benefit them in some way
Attitude Objectives
It includes the ability of participants to do somethings new or acquire new ways or methods of doing task. Learning is seen according to the changes in a way they do a task
Skills Objectives -
• Lecture
Computer-Based Training
Virtual Reality
Distance Training
Brainstorming
Case Study
In-basket Technique
Role-Playing
Training Methods
- is the process of identifying specific objectives or outcomes that an individual or organization wants to achieve and developing a plan to accomplish them.
Goal-setting
refers to the process of developing cohesion, collaboration, and trust among members of a group to enhance their effectiveness in achieving common goals
Team-building
is a management approach aimed at continuously improving the quality of products, services, and processes within an organization
• Total quality management (TQM) -
- A professional development process designed to help executives, senior leaders, and high-potential individuals improve their leadership skills, performance, and effectiveness.
Executive coaching
- A professional relationship in which a more experienced and knowledgeable individual (the mentor) provides guidance, advice, and support to a less experienced or junior individual (the mentee) who is typically in a leadership or executive role.
Executive mentoring
is a human resource management strategy where employees are moved through a variety of positions or departments within an organization over a certain period of time.
Job rotation -
- It is a practical training method
It is when new employees learn applicable skills for their role while in the workplace
On-The-Job Training
