Professional Training Management

Course Objectives of Professional Training Management

• Describe the key roles and responsibilities of training departments

• Develop a training department mission statement with key result areas and key performance indicators

• Establish a comprehensive training strategy that includes training policies, procedures, and training plans

• List important steps for developing and administering training budgets

• Identify methods for evaluating the training function

• Conduct a cost-benefit analysis for training activities

• Prepare business requirements for a Learning Management System (LMS) and list the necessary system selection steps

Day 1
Developing the internal Training Capacity

• Select & recruit internal trainers for your organization

• Prepare Train-of-Trainer materials for your organization

• Master your training & presentation skills

• Class management 

• Adults learning vs. child learning

• Shared learning principle

Day 2
Managing a training department

• Defining management

• Key management functions

• Personal assessment and development plan

• Role of the training department in an organization

• Conducting a 'PEST' and 'SWOT' analysis

• Devising a training strategy

• Training department mission statement

• Identifying key result areas

• Training department key performance indicators

• Marketing the training function within your organization

• Training and development roles

• Structure of a training department

Day 3
Mapping training policies, procedures, and training plans

• Importance of training policies

• A look at common training policies

• Drafting training policies

• Components of a training plan

• Partnering with training providers

Establishing a training budget

• Whose responsibility is it

• Budget types and techniques

• Measurement, metrics, and budget data

• Eight steps to creating your budget

• Tips for defending your budget

• Examples of training budgets

Day 4
Evaluating the training function

• Reasons for evaluating the training function

• Key performance indicators

• Deciding on indicators

• Monitoring and reporting

Measuring employees' satisfaction with the training function

• Evaluation methods

• Developing the training function's satisfaction survey

• Evaluating transfer of behavior

• Conducting a cost/benefit analysis

• Reporting return on investment

• Presenting your findings

Day 5
Selecting and implementing an LMS

• Purpose and importance of LMS

• Existing types and technology

• Common features

• Business requirements

• Defining the selection process

• Examples and comparison of LMS

Consulting Workshop

• Applying Training Needs Assessment TNA

• Make an Annual Training Planning

• How to build your own internal training capacity