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Summary of TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT | CDSCDB
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In today’s emerging and competitive global economy, only those organizations dedicated to continuous learning are expected to grow and thrive. This course provides students with an overview of the roles of training and development (T&D) in human resource management. Theoretical foundations and practical issues involved in employee T&D in business [profit and nonprofit] organizations are explored. This course is an examination of individual and organizational strategies designed to stimulate creative approaches to learning in organizations and will facilitate an understanding of individual development from both an organizational and personal perspective. Major topics include identifying training and development needs through needs-assessments, analyzing jobs and tasks to determine training and development objectives. Such a process includes learning, designing, and evaluating the effectiveness of a variety of T&D programs. In so doing, course requirements will include designing a needs-assessment/analysis and a training evaluation program.

Skill Level: Beginner