Training & Development

Training & development are key to building an empowered and motivated workforce. This course will help you build knowledge and skill in the design, development, delivery, and evaluation of organizational training. You’ll also learn how to create effective performance improvement programs, a vital resource in talent retention that is often overlooked. Lastly, you’ll get hands on experience, by producing your own sample training plan.

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Syllabus

Course Topics

The Context for Training and Development

  • ATD Competency Model
  • Learning Organizations

Designing Training

  • Needs Assessment
  • Task Analysis

Learning and Transfer of Training

  • Learning Outcome
  • Learning Theory

Traditional Program Design & Training Methods

  • Program design elements

Training Evaluation

  • Formative Evaluation
  • Summative Evaluation

Technology-based training

  • Web-Based Training

Employee Development & Career Management

  • Mentoring
  • Personality Types
  • Succession Planning

Social Responsibility

  • DEI

Cross-Cultural Assignments

  • Globalization

Automation vs. Human Ingenuity

  • Workforce Technology Neuroscience

Mobile Training

Becoming a Certified T&D Professional

Course Level

400

Skills Covered

  • Data Analysis
  • Talent Management
  • Effective Communication
  • Performance Appraisal
  • Project Management
  • Process Improvement

Common Prerequisites

All courses listed may not be required. Discuss with your advisor to learn more.

Disclosure

This course is delivered online through an institution of the Lower Cost Models Consortium (LCMC) that is different than your degree-granting institution that awards the academic credit for the course.