Professional Training Management Event, 13.Jan.2025

Introduction

Training departments carry a major responsibility in the organizations which focus on developing employees' knowledge and skills for current and future business needs. Being in charge of a training department requires an understanding of a number of concepts like management, strategy, policies, budget, evaluation, and technology. The course covers such important topics and provides participants with the knowledge and tools to survive the ever-growing demands placed on the training function.

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

Professional Training Management Course Outlines

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