By the end of this course delegates will be able to:

• Describe the role of training within an organization
• Plan a transition from training to organizational development
• Link training to organizational goals
• Conduct an effective training needs analysis
• Develop a training strategy
• Identify learning solutions
• Evaluate training
• Promote value added training

DAY 1

Business Strategy and Training

• Introduction to the course and individuals
• Objectives
• Introduction to training, development and learning
• So why do we need to train anyway
• How businesses set their strategy
• The importance of aligning training strategy
• The role of training in supporting business strategy
• Champions and sponsors
• Defining the training function

DAY 2

Developing a Focused Training Solution

• The Systematic Training Cycle
• Learning and performance objectives
• Personality and Learning Styles
• Different learning methods – e-learning to classroom
• Developing learning solutions and blended learning
• Training design principles
• Selecting the trainer
• Prioritizing training needs
• Validation and Evaluation

DAY 3

The Training Strategy

• Research and analysis – TNA
• Training needs analysis
• Developing your customer base
• Building a training strategy
• Presenting strategy for impact
• Organizations and Change – driving the need for training
• Responding to organizational change
• Workshop – Training project to support major cultural change

DAY 4

Building the Value of Training

• The providers of training
• Developing partnerships and suppliers
• Pilot programs for Validation
• Evaluation for ROI
• Case Study - Evaluation and measuring Return on Investment
• Evaluation methods
• Evaluating what? Perceptions or reality
• Quality Control and Evaluation
• Tests and Assessments

DAY 5

Developing Your Training Strategy

• Creating the training plan
• Creating a cost budget
• The use of Service Level Agreements
• Reporting training activities against plan
• Skills practice on personal case studies
• Peer support in developing ideas
• Post seminar peer network support
• Action planning
• Key learning and personal development plans
• Issue of course certificate

• Managers, Supervisors, and Leaders in the Oil & Gas Industry
• Those involved in developing coaching or mentoring programs
• Anyone involved in talent management of Nationalization Programs
• Anyone involved in learning & development, training, or talent management
• Human Resource (HR) personnel at all levels
• Occupational health & safety personnel
• Anyone concerned with organizational learning